MultiCare Health System is committed to providing you the information you need to make informed decisions about your health care provider. As part of that commitment, we post our patient experience ratings and reviews online. To assist you, we’ve developed this guide.
About the survey
All ratings and reviews are submitted by actual patients through Press Ganey, a company focused on improving performance and patient experience for health care organizations. Once we receive the survey responses from Press Ganey, their technology allows MultiCare to display ratings and comments on provider profiles and location pages.
Who receives the survey?
Patients are asked to complete the survey and provide comments regarding specific aspects of care. We use this feedback to improve and enhance the care we offer.
What questions do we ask?
The surveys ask patients to evaluate how well their provider communicated, listened and showed courtesy and respect toward them. Results are used to evaluate patients’ overall perception of care and to identify areas for improvement.
Does MultiCare post all comments?
Both positive and negative comments are posted, with these exceptions:
- Comments about other providers, clinical departments or other instances of care.
- Comments that include names or detailed descriptions of patients that jeopardize patient privacy/confidentiality, including date of birth, address, phone, email, social security number, account numbers, etc.).
- Comments that include profanity/offensive language (anything that wouldn’t be allowed on primetime television).
- Comments that include potential libelous/defamatory content or personal attacks.
While the comments are posted in an anonymous manner, we understand some patients may recognize their comment and want it removed from the website. Patients may request to remove a comment from their doctor’s profile by emailing [email protected].
Which providers are included in the ratings?
Only MultiCare’s employed providers are included in the ratings.
Why don’t we see patient ratings and comments for every provider?
At MultiCare, you can expect the very best care and service from all our providers — but not all will have ratings or reviews displayed online, for a few possible reasons. The provider may:
- Not have received the minimum number of reviews (to ensure accuracy, we require a minimum of 30 patient surveys before we develop each provider’s rating).
- Care for patients only as part of a team in the hospital.
- Not see patients.
Can anyone complete a survey about a provider?
No. Only patients who have been in a MultiCare adult hospital or with appointments at MultiCare-employed primary care or specialty care provider may be selected to receive a survey.