Discover Why Medical Call Center Experience Matters
Any answering service can claim to offer quality service. But not all can follow through by providing it. One smart way to differentiate one call center from another is by looking at how much experience they have. When it comes to a medical call center, experience matters even more. A Long History of Accomplishment To […]
How Long Are You Willing to Hold?
When you call someplace how long are you willing to hold before you grow irritated? Close your eyes, and slowly count to thirty. That’s about thirty seconds, which is equivalent to five rings. This is also the typical length of a television commercial. Most people are willing to wait that long. Now, how long do […]
Does Your Medical Answering Service Deliver Quality Service?
Look at your telephone answering service’s website. If it’s like most answering services, it trumpets their commitment to quality. This talk about quality may also come up in their literature, email communication, and even invoices. Yet does your answering service follow-through by providing the quality they talk about? Do they deliver quality service, or do […]
Does Your Medical Call Center Focus on Complaint Resolution or Quality Assurance?
It’s the human beings who staff a call center that make the difference, providing personalized service that callers crave and expect. And since no one is perfect, mistakes do happen from time to time. The question is, how often do mistakes occur? Are errors the exception or the norm? The answer to this question reveals […]
What Is Your Medical Answering Service’s Quality Assurance Procedure?
Answering services all talk about quality, but the best ones act to provide excellence on every phone call. Quality isn’t an accident. It’s intentional. This means having a quality assurance procedure. Establish a Protocol of What an Excellent Call Looks Like The first step in providing quality service is to determine what makes for a […]
Are You Willing to Pay More to Get a Quality Medical Answering Service?
When most people select a telephone answering service, their first question looks at answering service cost. This is the wrong approach and leads to disappointing results in most all cases. The only people pleased by selecting a low-cost answering service are those who don’t care about their callers’ experience. Yet with this perspective, why not […]
How Committed Is Your Call Center to Quality Assurance?
Every answering service talks about quality assurance, but how many of them do anything about it? Very few it seems. Talking about quality service is one thing, but it’s another to put words into action and pursue service excellence. Too often call center quality is a haphazard proposition. Some calls are good, while others aren’t […]
Why Leading Medical Answering Services Use Multiple Phone Carriers
When you think about your medical answering service and the critical role it plays in ensuring 24/7 availability to your patients, you may not give much thought to the infrastructure behind it. However, the reliability of today’s telephone answering services depends completely on the reliability of the technology behind it. One piece of technology that’s […]
Discover the Value of Using Your Answering Service’s Client Portal
Your medical answering service is available to help you better serve your patients and callers 24/7. They are your customer-facing resource when you’re not in the office or aren’t able to answer your phone. This is the primary function of an answering service. However, your answering service’s purpose isn’t just to serve your patients, they […]
The Risks of Going with an Offshore Answering Service
If you care about your patients and the future of your healthcare business, it’s never a good idea to go with an offshore answering service. There are risks involved. And these offshore answering service risks are significant. They far offset the few dollars you might save on your monthly answering service bill. Consider these key […]
