MedConnectUSA is a leading provider of medical answering services and telemessaging services. MedConnectUSA has been serving the health care industry since 1991. MedConnectUSA handles routine and emergency calls for the medical industry only and all calls are answered by HIPAA trained, US operators.
What happens when your patients call during your lunch hour? What happens if they call after your office has closed, or on a holiday? Generally, the patient must navigate a sometimes-confusing list of touchtone menu options and attempt to leave a message on an automated voicemail system. This can be problematic, to say the least. A live answering service, on the other hand, can provide your patients with a real person on the other end of the line, and all the benefits that go hand in hand with live interaction. What can patients gain from speaking with a live operator?
First, patients are given a simpler process. With a live answering service, there is no confusing list of menu options to navigate. There is no impersonal message system in place. Rather, patients are connected with an expert operator, who will show concern, care and empathy, while ensuring professional service and immediate assistance. This helps to ensure that your patient has the simplest time possible leaving their message. There is no reason that your patients should be forced to undergo a demanding, confusing automated system, simply to leave their message for you or your staff.
A live answering service also provides benefits for you and your office staff. For instance, in many cases, gaining access to voicemail messages can be just as problematic for physicians and staff as leaving those messages is for patients. A live medical answering service will provide your office with quality, convenience and a wide range of delivery options. For instance, you can choose to have your patients’ messages sent to your PDA, cell phone or pager as a text message. You can opt to have them delivered in email format, as well, which ensures that you are able to access those messages from anywhere, at any time.
As you can see, a live answering service provides numerous advantages to both your office and your patients, and can ensure that the system runs smoothly and efficiently. You will be surprised with how pleased your patients are to be able to speak with a real person, as opposed to an impersonal, uncaring automated voicemail system. You will also be pleasantly surprised at just how useful this type of system is for your office. The right answering service can ensure improved patient service, better speed of service and numerous other benefits, as well.
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