How Are Healthcare Call Centers Different Than Traditional, Any-Industry Call Centers?
Customer service can make or break a business—and healthcare businesses are no different. From commercial health plans to nonprofit health systems to wellness programs, patients and members expect and deserve on-demand engagement. They want an experience similar to...
Next-Level Nurse Advice Line Delivers Member Satisfaction and 3:1 ROI
Customization can transform a health plan’s nurse advice line from a check-the-box kind of hotline service into a personalized, telehealth care delivery solution that truly elevates member experience and reduces costs. Using data for heightened engagement...
Trend Brief: A Shifting Focus for Behavioral Health Crisis Support
Download our trend brief today to learn why health plans are responding to the nation’s behavioral health crisis with a new focus on crisis support. More than 25% of U.S. adults experience some type of behavioral or mental health disorder in a given year—and that...
Medicare Advantage Engagement Achieves 38% Readmissions Reduction—and Boosts Star Rating
Providing the Medicare population with the right care in the right setting at the right time is increasingly a challenge. But failure to do so can have a significant impact on outcomes, Star ratings and incentive revenue. Also challenging is engaging with those...
Mandatory CMS Star Ratings Are Coming to Exchange Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will require commercial health plans to display Star quality ratings on Exchange websites. This requirement will go into effect beginning with the 2020 enrollment period. To better understand...
Defining the Different Types of Healthcare Concierge Services
The term “healthcare concierge services” can be confusing in today’s healthcare landscape and often means different things to different people. One definition of the term is a fee-based model of care where patients purchase a la carte services directly...
Reduce ER Costs by Encouraging Nurse Advice Line Utilization
A tried-and-true service offered by most health plans, a nurse advice line is an important way to help members gain convenient, evidence-based information and support when they have questions about symptoms or care. But when you’re focused on budgets and bottom lines,...