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Quality and Education

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta mentors several students techs each semester. Radiology educators and Leadership work closely with each school to define expectations for students and to learn course objectives for each student who shadows at our facility. This communication is key to ensure all students have a positive experience at Children's because we realize that a positive experience can equal highly trained techs for hire down the line. Our communication consists of a welcome packet for students (typically sent to each student at least two weeks prior to their rotation), a brief tour of our facility and introduction to key staff and continued follow-up throughout their stay. We also provide daily feedback to instructors regarding their skill level and acclamation to pediatrics.

Customer Service

Customer Service. Here at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Radiology we have made great strides in improving our service. For the last 3+ years we have been using Press Ganey to collect our customer feedback. Random customers are mailed questionnaires to fill out and return. Press Ganey then sends us the results. We had a rough start. We did not meet our goals. We fell short on the areas that should have been the easiest. Our manager has named these areas as the "warm and fuzzies". These are the personal touches. Making sure your patient and family are comfortable, that their questions have been answered and personally escorting patients to their destinations. We formed a Customer Service Committee. We meet every other week. We review our weekly scores, have guest speakers, and discuss how we can do better. We added 2 Customer Service Liaisons for Radiology. Our scores have increased dramatically. In 2006 we met our goal each month. It goes to show that those "warm and fuzzies" go a long way.

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