Making customer-service a priority in health care organizations.
Improving customer-service in health care organizations has been linked to better patient care, satisfied staff, a reduction in preventable medical errors, fewer malpractice lawsuits and improved revenue. However, it has been observed that there is sometimes a gap between the level of customer-service provided by health care organizations and their clients' expectations. This paper integrates, synthesizes and extends theory and practice from existing literature to provide health care organizations with strategies for closing this gap. Methods are also outlined for creating, implementing and evaluating an organizational plan for improving customer-service.
School of Health Service Administration, Dalhousie University.
Joshua
J
O'Hagan
David
D
Persaud
D002170:Canada; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006268:Health Facilities; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives