One major challenge facing all physician practices is patient scheduling. Regardless of the skill level, state-of-the-art equipment, and treatments available at the physician practice, patients cannot be adequately cared for without first gaining access to the care they need. Patient Read More
Despite how ingrained machine learning and artificial intelligence are in our daily lives, the mention of A.I., especially regarding health and healthcare outcomes, can conjure thoughts of machines forcing humans to serve and fuel them, becoming sentient and demanding rights, Read More
This week’s Thinking Thursday’s TIPs focuses on the key role of the medical office receptionist. It can be argued that the role of the receptionist is among the most important on the care team. Unfortunately, the role of the receptionist Read More
When your primary goal is to improve and better market your practice, most experts place substantial value on commanding your online patient review scores. Public star ratings and reviews are certainly important for attracting patients, but too many practices have Read More
It’s no revelation that as fellow humans we naturally share a lot of similarities. We look similar, behave similarly, require the same elements to survive, and have a core set of senses and emotions that drive and guide us. Somehow, Read More
Close your eyes and imagine for just a few seconds (don’t let yourself spiral) that you’ve learned that your healthcare facility just exposed private patient information. What were your first thoughts, and what ramifications would impact your clinic, your patients, Read More
The power of social media to exponentially amplify good, bad, and even neutral patient experiences and health information simply can’t be ignored today. Despite its prevalence in most of our personal lives and leisure time, a surprising number of practice Read More
Following-up with patients is not only critical to compliance and outcomes, it is a key factor in building stronger, healthier patient relationships. When patients provide feedback indicating their expectations were not met, a quick follow-up phone call will increase the Read More
The Power of Service Recovery If your healthcare organization subscribes to M3-Patient Experience®, you and your team have perhaps the most powerful service recovery tool available on the market today. One of our largest physician groups recently had this to Read More
Last week we shared three of the six TIPs related to improving acute access as part of MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, Endeavor for Excellence: Start Where the Patient Starts. If you’d like to review TIPs from last week, click here. 1. Read More