When someone asks, “What do you do?”, your answer is most likely short and to the point, describing your job or occupation. The ‘what’ is straightforward enough. After you answer the ‘what’, not too many people will ever follow up Read More
Ask most healthcare administrators, and they’ll list improving patient engagement as a primary focus of their teams. Many of those same practice managers will fail to list employee engagement in the same breath. Yet several studies have shown that employee engagement in 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
Creating a culture of service excellence that goes beyond ‘good customer service’ is all about being hospitable. Having spent my entire professional life in two service industries; the airlines and healthcare, using ‘hospitable’ to describe a customer-centered, service-oriented culture is 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
While four years have passed since its publication (in the healthcare industry that seems like a decade or more), our list of eight (8) essential practices for creating an exceptional patient experience is still entirely relevant today. What has changed Read More
Empathy and Compassion in Healthcare Responding to the emotional needs of patients with empathy and compassion can be challenging, at best, and it takes much practice to get it right. The first step is to recognize that there is an Read More
Turning Dissatisfaction Into Trust & Assurance Last week we unpacked the unique opportunity of strengthening the patient-provider relationship by monitoring feedback consistently and responding quickly. In his blog, “Service Recovery: Turn Unhappy Customers Into Loyal Fans,” author Harsh Vardhan writes, Read More
Tried and True When I think about the tried-and-true relationships in my life, I find they all have exactly that in common – a period of trying that led to a deeper, more meaningful level of relationship. The bonds were Read More
Social Proof Last week we began discussing the topic of your healthcare facility’s Google reviews and how to leverage your satisfied patients to improve your online reputation. Google really has become our one-stop-shop for basically all information these days: directions Read More