by Melanie Herron | May 2, 2012 | Blog
A recent article I read titled, Improving Hospital Patients’ Experience is Just a Phone Call Away, brought to mind a blog we wrote in 2010 on the importance of the physician phone call for patient retention. If you missed that blog post, you can read it here....
by Melanie Herron | Feb 20, 2012 | Blog
Many of today’s consumers are quite tech savvy and rely heavily on the Internet to research virtually everything, including doctors they are considering seeing. If you are not managing your online reputation, you are doing yourself a disservice. While you may offer...
by Melanie Herron | Feb 14, 2012 | Blog
Have you ever considered the impression a caller receives when they dial into your practice? Are they given a warm and friendly hello? Are they immediately put on hold for extended lengths of time? Are they transferred to everyone in your practice so they can simply...
by Melanie Herron | Jan 23, 2012 | Blog
We are all guilty of it. We get so caught up in what we are doing, so focused in completing our job, we forget to smile. In a patient or any other customer facing career, a smile is a necessity. A smile eases tension and adds warmth. Think about it. When you go to the...
by Melanie Herron | Sep 28, 2011 | Blog
Big changes are happening in healthcare and patients are pleased! Beginning in 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will begin withholding 1% of reimbursements from hospitals. This amount will be reimbursed back relative to how they perform on patient surveys...
