Mystery Shopping the Patient Experience
July 2008

This paper, written by Kristin Baird, Baird Consulting and a senior faculty member of The Beryl Institute, outlines how mystery shopping goes beyond satisfaction surveys to discover why patients leave before they ever engage a health care provider. This paper explores the value of mystery shopping, how the shopping is done, and how healthcare organizations can turn the results into actionable improvement opportunities.

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High Performing Organizations: Culture as a Bottom-Line Issue
November 2007

This paper, written by adjunct faculty members Britt Berrett, CEO of Medical City, and Jason Wolf, Director of Organization Development for the Eastern Group of HCA, outlines the results of a ground-breaking study.  It discusses “Seven Truths” about high performing organizations in case study format and provides actionable tips for hospital executives.

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Moments of Truth: Hospital Switchboards a Bottom-Line Issue
August 2007

Switchboard operators and other hospital-based call centers are the front-line of the customer acquisition process. Individual healthcare organizations are losing significant dollars by providing poor customer service at this initial touch point. Savvy healthcare leaders will close this “service gap” and transform their switchboards into customer focused and outcomes oriented front-line acquisition centers.

This paper is the third in a series focused on the benefits of improving the customer acquisition process.

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It’s Not Just a Call, It’s a Customer
May 2007

Consumers are becoming more selective in making healthcare decisions and they are demanding convenience and accessibility from service providers. Data reveals that, contrary to popular belief, consumers are not willing to give providers a second chance if they are unable to make contact on the first try.

This paper explores reasons why callers hang up before completing the call, the impact of lost revenue as a result of those abandoned attempts, and ways to decrease the number of callers who cannot get through.

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Ready or Not, Customer Service is Coming to Healthcare
March 2007

Consumers are gaining more control of healthcare spending. This will lead to a new culture where cost, quality and service are all part of the value equation.

With pricing transparency and quality reporting standards, the true differentiator in the future will be service. Savvy healthcare leaders will transform their institutions to be consumer rather than patient focused, leading to new standards in care and service delivery.

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