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Kristin Baird (Author)
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0787952516 978-0787952518 June 29, 2000 1
Research confirms that it is six times more costly to attract a new customer than it is to retain an existing one.

Creating a culture of service excellence requires planning, preparation, and persistence. Customer Service in Health Care is designed to provide readers with the fundamental information and skills to start or strengthen a customer service initiative within a health care organization. This book concentrates on action as opposed to theory. It offers a practical, step-by-step process for creating a culture shift toward customer service excellence at all levels of an organization, and presents the essentials to improving performance that will bring the individuals closer to the mission, values, and standards.

    Chapters focus on:
  • Tools for establishing and measuring customer service team goals
  • Creating customer service standards unique to your organization
  • Tips on training sessions
  • Strategies for maintaining top-of-mind awareness of customer service among employees
  • Customer service techniques for physicians and nurses
  • An overview of customer service as an essential component of business development and marketing

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"Cheerful, down-to-earth, and widely experienced, Baird has written a well-organized, readable book with a can-do message…" (AORN Journal, 6/1/2004, Vol 70, No. 6)

"Read this book for an action-oriented approach..." (The Healthcare Collaborator, August 2001)

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"A wonderful guide that every manager can use. Kristin Baird's advice helps health care leaders understand the need for great customer satisfaction."
—Stephanie G. Sherman, author, Total Customer Satisfaction

"Combines the inspiration of 'why to focus' on customer services with the real-life 'how-tos'. An excellent road map for health care leaders that provides direction and milestones in the journey toward a great customer service!"
—Quint Studer, president, Baptist Hospital, Inc., of Pensacola, FL

"The challenge of creating a thoroughly customer-orientated culture in a health care organization is so more fundamental than sAnding a few people off to the 'Disneyfied'.... The challenge, however, can be met—as this book demonstrates—if leadership appreciates the key role of middle managers and, as the author so wonderfully says, builds the culture 'from the ground up.' Filled with examples, techniques, and tips, the author comes from and speaks to the real world."
—Terrence J. Rynne, president, Rynne Marketing Group, author of Healthcare Marketing in Transition


Product Details

  • Paperback: 250 pages
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (June 29, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0787952516
  • ISBN-13: 978-0787952518
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Customer Service in Health Care, October 31, 2008
This review is from: Customer Service in Health Care: A Grassroots Approach to Creating a Culture of Service Excellence (Paperback)
THis book is perfect for what I was looking for. It is an excellent guide for creating a culture of Customer Service excellence. I recommend this book to anyone interested in improving customer service in their business.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Customer Service in Health Care, August 12, 2007
This review is from: Customer Service in Health Care: A Grassroots Approach to Creating a Culture of Service Excellence (Paperback)
So far so good, I have not yet finished this book, but so far it is a good read - very readable, and easy to read with clear messages. It is US centric, and focussed on the US healthcare system which is not always relevant to the UK system but nevertheless has some messages that are transferable.
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Before embarking on your journey toward a culture of service excellence, you will need to connect with your organization's leadership. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
customer service champion, customer service initiative, customer service behavior, patient satisfaction data, customer service excellence, customer service team, customer service standards, customer service philosophy, marketing achievement, management training session, reinforcing positive behavior, physician satisfaction, stellar performers, patient satisfaction surveys, administrative team, grassroots approach, customer service training
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Objectives After, Watertown Area Health Services, Annual Education Day, Kris Baird, Watertown Memorial Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, New York, Quint Studer, Baptist Hospital, Healthcare Marketing, Marsha Borling, Seven Habits of Highly Successful People
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