Call Center 11/20/2014
Our Mission To improve the health of our patients and communities by delivering exceptional health care, removing barriers to that care and promoting healthy lifestyles 2
Thundermist Health Center Woonsocket, RI 3
The Role of the Call Center 4 Provide the best in customer service Strive for first call resolution Educate patients to the organizations processes and procedures BE GUMBY!!
Centralization Challenges Staffing Inconsistent processes between sites Maintain service level of 80% of calls answered in under 90 seconds 5
What did we do? 6 Relocated the call center from the Woonsocket medical clinic to a larger suite shared with the Thundermist billing department Purchased call recording software which gave us with the ability to evaluate and score calls to improve coaching sessions with agents Implemented standardized scheduling across all 3 sites MA’s assigned to nursing pods to receive warm transfers from the call center Hired per diem staff to fill vacancies in the call center to maintain staffing levels at all times Brought back remote agents to office Group training of new hires Open the call center one hour prior to clinic opening
Group training 7
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Service Level 9
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What’s next??? System Improvements Explore new software that will provide real time data, cradle to grave reporting and detailed agent activity reports Growth New facility opening in January of 2015 on our current South County location Expand services to include dental calls 11
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