Healthcare is inundated with data. As an industry, we are obsessed with measuring everything under the sun. The problem? All these numbers do not really tell the story. We need to move away from data for data’s sake and towards quality, actionable data that is easy to access and allows us to act and make good business decisions. How do we get there?
Continue readingA knowledge base, as previously discussed, is better for everyone. It empowers your contact center agents with the information they need to create happy customers. But setting up a knowledge base correctly takes time and energy. We can help.
Continue readingIn the health system contact center, knowledge is king. When callers dial in, they need information, and let’s not mince words here: sometimes it’s a real crapshoot to be connected to a knowledgeable agent that can provide the correct information and quickly.
Continue readingLook, creating an overall strategy for this issue is a lot to take on. It’s a huge project, we know. But it’s so important to have a long-term vision, and taking steps now to excel at access and intake will improve an organization across the board.
Continue readingIf you’re a growing organization, you need a patient access and intake strategy, there’s no way about it. As hospitals and clinics merge and integrate into large health systems, it can be confusing for patients to know where and how to receive care. Before it gets too frustrating, start coordinating efforts to build a patient access and intake strategy across the entire enterprise.
Continue readingThe name of the healthcare game these days is merger and acquisitions. As health systems continue to grow and absorb more and more once-disparate entities, working to merge them to create a single brand and single voice becomes harder and harder. Combining EMR systems, patient portals, scheduling procedures, and implementing a new referral management program can be daunting and take time to do right, but there is only one place from where to start.
Continue readingListening to the Voice of the Customer (VoC) can be difficult. As with any human interaction, it can be hard to understand what the customer is saying and actually wants to convey. But to be an effective contact center, you need to work hard at listening to the customer.
Continue readingRecently, we had the chance to listen to some calls at a client’s contact center. This client has a high percentage of positive responses from their post-call survey, and all of the calls we heard ended with the customers saying that yes, they were satisfied with the quality of their service that day. Still, we ended our listening session feeling a little disappointed. What was our problem?
Continue readingWhether you call them patients or customers, the people calling your contact center have a simple wish: to have their problems solved quickly and on the first try. Usually, first call resolutions require skilled agents who know how to navigate the system and quickly find answers for the callers. In order to get agents skilled enough to do this, you need to train them properly.
Continue readingThis month the focus is on recruiting and we talked your ear off (or typed your eyes off?) during the last blog post. But we have a secret.
That was only part of the recruitment process.
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