Get Certified in Making Patients Happy
Get Certified in Making Patients Happy
The average single doctor practice (per Gaidge), which receives approximately 850 new patient calls each year, this increase translates to nearly $300,000.
Some questions can make us feel like we're tap-dancing when we should just answer the question and move on.
Amy coached this scheduling coordinator the art of BREVITY: sentences on the phone; paragraphs in person.
This scheduling coordinator used to dread making appointments, and has now become this practice's ninja (STILL over four years later according to her Doctor!)
Amy helped Debbie feel more confident and use the proper leading question to offer appointments which put Debbie in control of the conversation.
because all your customer relationships are real connections, right from the start.
because you're no longer inadvertently upsetting your valued customers.
because you've built trust with your customers from the beginning, so your win ratio is much higher.
Telephone skills training for efficient and impactful first impressions with your receptionist and front office team.
Treatment Coordinator communication training for consultations to adapt, read the room, and win the start.
Book me for your team or appreciation event you are running to provide customer experience training.
Did you know there are different types of questions? Annoyingly, we often default to the question type that doesn't actually help move us towards our goal.
Take a few moments to watch my short video and you'll learn a few of the different types so you can be more conscious of your speaking habits and bring the correct question type to the situation at hand.
Do share this video with the rest of your team to help them make the same change - it's my little thank you for having you join my mailing list.
It is always an honor to be with Glenn, whether at OP Summit, on his podcast, or in person.
Learn how to answer new patient calls!
I am honored that our session together is still one of the top dozen podcasts he has held!
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Most of us have had the experience of calling a medical office or any other business and felt disappointed at how the person at the other end answered the call and how the conversation went.
Sometimes, it feels more like an interrogation than a conversation, like a drill sergeant talking to a recruit.
Yet this is our first impression of the business, and probably the last one.
A new patient call is a great opportunity to make a lasting first impression and have a conversation that leads to a relationship.
The phone call sets the tone for a new patient's experience in your practice.
But most of us are getting it wrong, even those who think their team is doing it right.
Today on the podcast, I have one of the best communication consultants in our profession.
She is a trainer, coach, and president of Communicate Excellence who has helped many practices, including mine, drastically improve their communication.
Amy's approach to communication, from phone to patient experience inside your practice, is truly amazing.
How does she do it?
Tune in to learn more!
Key Takeaways
- Meet Amy Demas (02:21)
- Why we all need coaches for different aspects of our life (05:37)
- Why orthodontists need to overcome sunk cost bias (10:26)
- Don't ride that dinosaur onto extinction (13:24)
- Using small repeatable habits to improve communication (15:26)
- Six sigma – reduce errors and variations to improve performance (18:16)
- Common areas orthodontist practices can improve in their communication (19:52)
- The Dunning-Kruger effect in ortho (26:37)
- The #1 thing you must do in a new patient call (35:05)
- Miscommunication and a lost quarter (41:50)
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