The High Cost of Inadequate Call Navigation in Healthcare

3 min Today, the digital front door is the first touchpoint that connects patients to a health system.

Not All Nuance SpeechAttendant® Replacements Are Created Equal

2 min Behind the scenes of countless patient access center teams in healthcare are hardworking agents.

How to Deliver a Seamless Patient Experience When Patients Prefer the Voice Channel

2 min Despite the many patient portals, chat bots, mobile apps, and other online options for accessing healthcare, most patients still prefer to use the voice channel (the phone) to schedule appointments, talk to doctors, and handle more complicated issues.

Improve Agent Retention in Patient Access Centers with AI-Powered Automation

2 min Rising labor costs and increased call volumes place enormous stress on patient access centers and their employees. Repetitive tasks, insufficient training, taxing hours, and overwhelming workloads create stressful work environments for call center agents and accelerate employee burnout. When patient access contact centers suffer from poor agent retention, it translates to the quality of care… Continue reading Improve Agent Retention in Patient Access Centers with AI-Powered Automation

Improve Clinic Operations and Reduce Costs with Modern IVR and IVA

4 min One of the greatest challenges faced by clinics and physician groups is an overabundance of administrative work. Office staff are often overwhelmed by tasks such as filing, answering the phone, scheduling appointments, and patient check-ins. Staffing in healthcare has become more challenging since the pandemic. There has been a huge shift in office culture, as… Continue reading Improve Clinic Operations and Reduce Costs with Modern IVR and IVA

Improving Patient Experience with Conversational AI

3 min In the first 30 seconds of a patient’s interaction with your health system, you’ve set the tone for the remainder of their engagement – for better or worse. First impressions count. According to a Harvard study, it typically takes eight subsequent positive encounters to overcome a negative first impression. In healthcare, 70% of people’s first… Continue reading Improving Patient Experience with Conversational AI