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Why This Health System Offers Refunds to Dissatisfied Patients

Harvard Business

Karen’s communication, and others like it, represent a success for us: We had built a system to assure that we encouraged criticism – in essence inviting patients to speak their minds – so that we could learn and improve.

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Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

Don’t obsess over metrics like inquiry volume or time to close tickets. In later stages you’ll want people who think about how to scale through process, training, and systems. For support, add metrics like issue categorization and response/resolution time to your reporting. What not to do. Don’t do it.

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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business

Purchasers of healthcare services encounter widely disparate charges across different healthcare delivery systems for equivalent surgical procedures, varying by up to 40%. ” and “Does the program actually lead to improved value care delivery?” ” What is the process to be selected as a site?