October 2011


Applying Good Judgment to Telephone Triage Calls

By Cliff Hurst

The essential task of a telephone triage nurse is to make good judgments. It is a demanding job, with the risk of making a bad judgment high and the consequences serious. Understanding the three levels of valuation provides insight into greater effectiveness.


From the Publisher:

Phone Failure Fiasco

By Peter DeHaan


Contact Center Industry News


Combining Telephone Answering Service and Telephone Nurse Triage

By Charu G. Raheja

With the proper tools and the right implementation, answering services can work with nurse triage operations to lower the time a nurse spends on the phone. This produces cost reductions, improved nurse satisfaction, better patient care, and more services to callers.


Selecting a Healthcare Call Center Outsourcer

By Sandip Sen

Call center outsourcing is a strategic, cost-effective solution to manage costs while providing high levels of customer care. Deciding to outsource and choosing a vendor, however, can be daunting.


Directory of Healthcare Call Center Vendors

The Twelve Steps to Successful Telemarketing – Step Two: Reference, By Kathy Sisk

In the reference step, you need to let prospects know how you got their name. The words you use to do so will depend on the type of calling you’re doing and the objective you want to achieve.


Creating and Empowering a Virtual Workforce, By Rob Duncan

With a virtual workforce offering compelling benefits, many companies embrace the at-home model, but without the right framework or tools in place, success is not guaranteed.



The How and Why of Contact Center Employee Incentives

By Bob Cowen

A successful call center incentive program will address the key components of feedback and reinforcement, but there are other important considerations as well.


Coaching as a Strategy

By Harold Goldberg

Best practices in coaching paired with powerful analytics can serve to increase call center success for both the staff and the company.

Mind Your Business: The Importance of Confidentiality

By Steve Michaels

Is it wise to tell employees of an impending business sale?


Read the September issue TAS Trader for Telephone Answering Service news and information.


Call Center Whitepapers:

 

Building an Effective Business Case for a Call Quality Management Suite, presented by Amcom

 

Capital Health: Turning Patient Appointment No Shows into a Hospital-Wide Benefit, by 1Call/Amtelco

 


From Article Weekly:

 

Seven Tips for Avoiding Merger Pitfalls

 

How to Get Millennials to Dress Professionally

 

Avoid Social Media Meltdown: Create a Strategy Take Back Control

 

Go Ahead and Fire Your Customer

 

A Focused Engaged Workforce Increases Profitability

 

Preserve Your Family’s Financial Legacy: Proper Estate Planning is the Key

 


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