Posts tagged Practice Management
How Call Tracking Services Can Convert More Patient Calls
Jul 28th
Join us for a complimentary webinar, “Assessing Your Office Staff” on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 1 p.m. (EST) to learn more about the benefits of call tracking and ways to train your office staff to increase patient satisfaction.
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The way your office staff handles inbound calls plays an important role in the number of consultations and treatment appointments you book on a daily basis. Have you ever wondered what type of conversation takes place between a prospective patient and your office on any given day? Call tracking can provide some insight on how your staff handles inbound calls.
When a prospective patient calls your office to find out more about a particular service or is interested in setting up a consultation, it’s imperative that your office staff knows how to handle the call and bring the patient into the office as soon as possible. Call tracking systems also allow you to monitor all calls coming into the office and ensure that your staff is handling each call effectively.
Many doctors and medical professionals also use call tracking systems to as a training tool, because staff members are able to record and review their conversations. Supervisors can review each call to make sure it meets quality standards, and change scripts or provide more training to staff members to ensure that most inbound calls turn into an appointment for a consultation or treatment.
When you set up a call tracking system in your office, you will be assigned a unique toll-free number that makes it very simple to track the effects of all of your marketing campaigns. As you promote this phone number on your website, profile page and other marketing materials, you will be able to see exactly where your leads are coming from. This can help you tweak and streamline your marketing campaigns so that you generate more inquiries or requests for consultations on a regular basis.
Call tracking is very simple to set up and provides valuable data about your lead, including the time of day the prospective patient called, the duration of the call, and how the call was handled by the staff member. Take the guesswork out of your advertising campaigns with a call tracking system that is easy to manage and provides a high ROI.
Tips for Generating More Referrals for Your Practice
Jun 30th
There are several ways to generate more referrals for your practice, and some of them don’t involve any direct marketing. Here are a few simple strategies that will help to keep your appointment books full season after season:
Improve Your Search Engine Rankings
When patients are looking for specific procedures online, they are more likely to find you when you are at the top of Google search page results. When a coworker or friend mentions your practice name or doctor names, it’s important that you can be easily found after a simple search. Make sure you are investing your marketing resources towards higher search engine placement so that your customer referrals can find you easily after a simple online search.
Focus on the Patient
Make sure your patients feel welcome and comfortable in your office, and take the time to decorate your waiting room so that the patient feels right at home. Showing concern and care for each and every patient builds rapport, and may just encourage a referral. Running a successful medical practice is just like running any other business — keeping your clients happy is a top priority!
Market Your Specialties and Strengths
Define what you do best, and emphasize the key services and procedures your practice offers in all of your marketing materials. Think of ways that a prospective customer would describe you when introducing you to their friends or associates. What makes you stand apart from other doctors in your niche? How convenient is it for patients to schedule an appointment with you, or to find your office? Focus on marketing some key details about your practice so that anyone else can highlight these benefits when sharing information with others.
Become Active in Your Community
Make yourself more visible in the community, either by joining a local Chamber of Commerce, participating in local social events, or even sponsoring community events. Highlight your activities and involvement in the community on your website or blog. Prospective clients may be more likely to refer you simply because you’re at ‘top of mind’ by being visible online, and offline.
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