OBI Patient Voices

 

Mother and newborn baby

Survey items assessing Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) provide a standardized way of incorporating patient perspectives into quality improvement activities.

OBI Patient Voices collects patient-reported measures from over 65 hospitals in Michigan and informs quality improvement efforts that promote respectful, person-centered care for all.

 

Implementation Resources:

Initiative Background

Project Description

An overview of the OBI Patient Voices project to support implementation of OBI Patient Voices at your hospital.

Patient Voices FAQs

QI Planning & Implementation Tools

2025 Patient Voices Project Update

Steps for Implementation Success

Draft Patient Survey

A summary of the questions patients will see in the online survey.

 

Clinician Engagement

Script for Engaging Patients

The Inpatient Birth Experience Survey Script includes talking points to help providers personally invite patients to participate in Patient Voices.

 

Patient Engagement

Patient Flyer

An 8.5×11-inch flyer to encourage patient participation in OBI Patient Voices. Hang on your unit and/or include in patient welcome/discharge materials. View a sample and navigate to the Performance Reports page (log-in required) to download your hospital’s customized flyer.

Pocket-Sized Flyer

A business card-sized version of the flyer that can be tucked into a badge holder or passed out to patients. View a sample and navigate to the Performance Reports page (log-in required) to download your hospital’s customized business card.