Read the December issue of AnswerStat, the information hub for healthcare contact centers.

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Feature Content:

Secure Text Messaging and Email Security for Healthcare, by Aaron Boatin
Dealing with HIPAA and HITECH is challenging, but doing nothing risks your organization’s wellbeing and your patients’ protected health information (PHI).… read more >>

Vital Signs: Ideas to Better Retain Call Center Staff, by Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD
Today’s workers seek five core things when they evaluate a position and their long-term commitment to it and the organization.… read more >>

Vendor Spotlight on Call Center Sales Pro
Learn about some of the key services CCSP provides to the healthcare call center industry.… read more >>

Guest Column: A Proven Solution to the Top 3 Challenges Facing the Medical Practices of Today and Tomorrow, by Matt Miller
Learn how a medical call center partnership provides solutions to the top three challenges facing medical practices, while remaining focused on the future state of healthcare.… read more >>

Should Your Answering Service Be a Generalist or a Specialist? from MedConnectUSA
When it comes to handling the communication needs of healthcare providers, do you want to be a general answering service or a medical answering service specialist?… read more >>

Ten years ago: Call Centers Should Work with Marketing and Physician Relations, by Brenda Beukelman and Christine Rhodes
Bring the talent and resources of the call center staff, marketing, and physician relations together to create a significant market differentiating service.… read more >>

Industry News

• Technology Solutions for the Home Healthcare Industry
• 1Call Reminds Healthcare IT Professionals to Save-the-Date for the HIMSS19 Conference 
• Marketplace Directory: AnswerStat Directory of leading Healthcare Contact Center Vendors:

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About AnswerStat
AnswerStat is the information hub for healthcare contact center news and resources, published specifically for hospital and medical contact centers and distributed free to qualified readers, decision makers, and influencers at hospitals and healthcare contact centers worldwide.

Contact us for more information.

Read the October issue of AnswerStat, the information hub for healthcare contact centers.

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Feature Content:

5 Call Center Improvements Patients Say Would Improve Healthcare Experiences, by Allison Hart
Healthcare organizations put a lot of time and resources into designing top-notch patient experiences. It makes sense to have call center optimization be part of those efforts.… read more >>

Vital Signs: Call Center Lessons from a Walk-In Healthcare Clinic, by Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD
Apply these observations of a healthcare clinic to make your medical contact center a shining example of success that your callers and patients appreciate.… read more >>

Vendor Spotlight on TeamHealth Medical Call Center
With twenty-two years of experience and eleven million triage calls, TeamHealth Medical Call Center can serve a vital role in patient care coordination efforts.… read more >>

Guest Column: How Call Centers Can Support VA Healthcare, by Bronson Tang
The focus of healthcare organization staff is to collect the necessary information and improve patient satisfaction. A call center is an excellent way to handle this.… read more >>

Plan to Make Next Year Your Best Year Yet, by Janet Livingston
Now is the time to plan for your call center’s long-term well-being. Don’t leave this to chance. Begin planning now to make next year your call center’s best year yet.… read more >>

What Does an Optimal Customer Experience with a Call Center Look Like? by Daymon Smith
Healthcare organizations need to incorporate modern marketing technology and comprehensive training into their call center strategies.… read more >>

Ten years ago: Elements of Staffing the Inbound Call Center, by Ellis Smith
The most critical job of a call center manager is having the right number of people on the phone at the right time to maximize call center performance.… read more >>

Industry News:

• 1Call’s 2018 Leadership and Training Seminar Report
• Marketplace Directory: AnswerStat Directory of leading Healthcare Contact Center Vendors:

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About AnswerStat
AnswerStat is the information hub for healthcare contact center news and resources, published specifically for hospital and medical contact centers and distributed free to qualified readers, decision makers, and influencers at hospitals and healthcare contact centers worldwide.

Contact us for more information.

Read the August issue of AnswerStat, the information hub for healthcare contact centers.

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Feature Content:

Utilizing Peer Review to Minimize Risk in a Medical Call Center, by Mark Dwyer
Following a nurse peer review process enables the medical call center to minimize its overall risk…. read more >>

Vital Signs: A Brand is Only as Good as the Company and Staff Behind It, by Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD
Though rebranding offers excitement and commands attention, don’t pursue it until you’ve addressed the service behind your brand and the staff who provide it.… read more >>

Vendor Spotlight on Pulsar360
Pulsar360, Inc. is one of the oldest VoIP service companies in the United States and Canada and an early proponent of cloud technology for the communications industry.… read more >>

Guest Column: Why Hackers Target Your Medical Records Instead of Your Credit Cards, by Nicole Limpert
Cyber criminals increasingly target electronic protected health information (ePHI) because hackers can get a premium price for this personal information on the dark web.… read more >>

Four Steps to Minimize Risk in a Healthcare Call Center, by Janet Livingston
Follow these four tips to help ensure your operation functions as it should and provides the high-quality service callers expect.… read more >>

Three Tactics for Transforming a Call Center into a Care Center, by Gina Tabone
We need to develop training that helps call center caregivers convey interest, concern, and competency to callers. Here are three suggestions to begin the transformation of a call center team.… read more >>

Seven Tips to Minimize Risk and Improve the Patient Experience, by Bronson Tang
The medical call center is a crucial component within healthcare to improve the patient experience, while minimizing risks…. read more >>

Ten years ago: Using IVR to Improve Post-Discharge Patient Care, by Gary Hannah
An array of IVR options exist with a range of prices. A healthy, due diligence process will help to find the right solution for every environment and telephone triage model.… read more >>

Industry News:

• 1Call Announces Brad Swift as a Contract Services Sales Manager
• Startel & Professional Teledata Complete HIPAA Assessment
• Marketplace Directory: AnswerStat Directory of leading Healthcare Contact Center Vendors:

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About AnswerStat
AnswerStat is the information hub for healthcare contact center news and resources, published specifically for hospital and medical contact centers and distributed free to qualified readers, decision makers, and influencers at hospitals and healthcare contact centers worldwide.

Contact us for more information.

Read the June issue of AnswerStat, the information hub for healthcare contact centers.

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Feature Content:

Shift from Transactions to Amazing First Experiences, by Richard D. Stier, MBA
We must shift from processing transactions to delivering consistent, compassionate first experiences that earn trust. This is a hallmark of quality and the access to optimal health.… read more >>

Vital Signs: Develop an Ideal Agent Schedule to Maximize Call Center Efficiency and Effectiveness, by Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD
Finding your ideal agent schedule is part art and part science. It’s a time-consuming task, but the results of having an ideally staffed call center are worth the effort.… read more >>

Vendor Spotlight on 1Call, A Division of Amtelco
As technology continues to evolve and as customers have new communication challenges, 1Call and Amtelco will continue to develop new innovative solutions.… read more >>

Guest Column: Reduce Physician Burnout with Telephone Triage Nurses, by Dr. Ravi Raheja
There’s no single solution to eliminate physician burnout. Providing work-life balance education and offering stress management assistance helps. Additionally, telephone nurse triage provides a flexibility that allows physicians to create a better work-life balance and avoid burn-out.… read more >>

A Simple Solution to Enhance the Insurance Call Center Customer Experience, by Mark Nathan
Call your health insurance company: you’ll encounter long hold times and endless apologies from reps, who can’t find the information you need. This is the norm for health insurance call centers, but there’s a simple solution… read more >>

Why Telephone Triage Nurses are a Perfect Complement to Telemedicine, by Charu Raheja, Ph.D.
Telephone nurse triage allows a practice’s telemedicine program to work seamlessly, whether the office is open or closed. Using standardized protocols to answer patient questions increases a practice’s productivity and profits.… read more >>

Ten years ago: Breaking the Mold, by Kelly L. Weber
Healthcare call center management focuses on several key factors: efficiency, customer service, and marketing opportunities. But in today’s reality of stiffer healthcare competition and lower reimbursement, there is urgency for us to break the mold.… read more >>

Industry News:

• Android Update for miSecureMessages Secure Messaging App
• 1Call Integrates with QGenda to Enhance On-Call Scheduling
• Marketplace Directory: AnswerStat Directory of leading Healthcare Contact Center Vendors:

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About AnswerStat
AnswerStat is the information hub for healthcare contact center news and resources, published specifically for hospital and medical contact centers and distributed free to qualified readers, decision makers, and influencers at hospitals and healthcare contact centers worldwide.

Contact us for more information.

Read the April issue of AnswerStat, the information hub for healthcare contact centers.

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Feature Content:

When Patient Satisfaction Matters, Consider Contact Center Improvements, by Allison Hart
A call to a hospital’s contact center is sometimes a patient’s first contact with the organization. Investing in contact center optimization is a must for creating a welcoming and satisfactory first impression. Even for patients who are not new to an organization, a hassle-free experience is appreciated… read more >>

Vital Signs: Is Your Call Center a Profit Center or a Cost Center? by Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD
Even if your call center doesn’t directly handle sales or take phone orders, you can still work to establish yourself as a profit center. It just takes a bit more effort… read more >>

Vendor Spotlight on TriageLogic
Using Data Analytics to Improve Value-Based Care
Providing a quality medical call center that patients can access 24/7 is a great first step in transitioning to value-based care. Providers and hospitals can then gather information from the patient callers to further improve their service while containing costs… read more >>

Guest Column: The Call Center: Coordinating Care and Managing Transitions, by Mark Dwyer
It’s critical that all aspects of the patient’s care be accessible by the call center nurse. A coordinated effort delivered by the call center can improve the coordination of care for numerous individuals while successfully reducing unnecessary costs tied to the delivery of multiple redundant programs… read more >>

Is BPO a Key Enabler in the Push for Better Patient Outcomes? by Anand Natampalli
Today, BPO partners take an active role in helping provider organizations manage change, internally and externally. This puts them in a better position to take advantage of the opportunities found by optimizing patient experience journeys… read more >>

Ten years ago: Increase Employee Retention: Give Them a Dose of Nurses’ Medicine, by LeAnn Thieman
Implementing these ten tips creates a “care plan” that does not coddle employees; instead, it strengthens and empowers them. This transcends to their work, which promotes a positive company culture, increased productivity, promotes creativity, inspires loyalty, and leads to a healthy bottom line… read more >>

Industry News:

• Registration Open for 1Call’s 2018 Leadership and Training Seminar
• Marketplace Directory: Listing of leading Healthcare Contact Center Vendors:

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About AnswerStat
AnswerStat is the information hub for healthcare contact center news and resources, published specifically for hospital and medical contact centers and distributed free to qualified readers, decision makers, and influencers at hospitals and healthcare contact centers worldwide.

Contact us for more information.