Capital Region Medical Center: Business Office Customer Service Best Practices
Track
:
PreConference Program
Program Code:
PCW2
Date:
Sunday
,
June
2,
2010
Time:
8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
EST
Location:
Galileo 902
CO-PRESENTER
(S):
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about each speaker.
Debra Froebel, Director of Patient Financial Services, Capital Region Medical Center
Debra has been an HFMA member for over 25 years, currently serving as PFS Director at Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.
She has been involved with both the Greater St. Louis and Show Me Missouri Chapters.
Kim Lehnen, Director of Training, Revenue Cycle Partners
Kim has been with Revenue Cycle Partners since its inception in 2001. Kim's experience and background is with Billings Clinic where she spent 10 years as a Financial Counselor. Kim was instrumental in much of the staff training when Billings Clinic converted to a new patient accounting system. Kim has over 15 years of medical claims processing, medical billing, and call center experience. Kim oversees the training and coaching programs at RCP and has a staff of nine employees.
Brandi has 22 years experience in both retail and medical customer service. Brand has been with RCP for 5 years focusing on training and coaching customer service to Patient Service Representatives in our three call centers. Brandi has been instrumental in enhancing the customer service program at RCP.
SPEAKER
(S):
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Jeff Morgan, CHFP, Director Client Services, Revenue Cycle Partners
Jeff Morgan has been involved in business process outsourcing and customer
service for over 15 years and the last five years with Revenue Cycle Partners,
leading the client services division for self-pay management and third-party
follow-up services.
Jeff is actively involved in the Greater St. Louis HFMA chapter, serving as the
Chair of the Communications Committee for years 2008-2010. Jeff was awarded
the Committee Chairperson of the year for the Greater STL HFMA Chapter in
May 2009. Jeff's efforts in the chapter and member communications earned the
Greater St. Louis HFMA chapter a Yerger Award at ANI in June.
Jeff has a BA in Finance from Appalachian State University and is a Certified
Healthcare Financial Professional under the HFMA guidelines and certification
program.
Debra Froebel, Director of Patient Financial Services, Capital Region Medical Center
Debra has been an HFMA member for over 25 years, currently serving as PFS Director at Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.
She has been involved with both the Greater St. Louis and Show Me Missouri Chapters.
SUBMITTER
:
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about each speaker.
Jeff Morgan, CHFP, Director Client Services, Revenue Cycle Partners
Jeff Morgan has been involved in business process outsourcing and customer
service for over 15 years and the last five years with Revenue Cycle Partners,
leading the client services division for self-pay management and third-party
follow-up services.
Jeff is actively involved in the Greater St. Louis HFMA chapter, serving as the
Chair of the Communications Committee for years 2008-2010. Jeff was awarded
the Committee Chairperson of the year for the Greater STL HFMA Chapter in
May 2009. Jeff's efforts in the chapter and member communications earned the
Greater St. Louis HFMA chapter a Yerger Award at ANI in June.
Jeff has a BA in Finance from Appalachian State University and is a Certified
Healthcare Financial Professional under the HFMA guidelines and certification
program.
Description
This session will present customer service communication skills to achieve world-class customer service for business office and patient access personnel. Patient expectations for customer service in healthcare are increasing. With consumerism in healthcare on the rise, price transparency on the horizon and health savings accounts in place, one of the few competitive advantages hospitals will have to increase market share and value is their customer service and work quality from the business office.
Attendees will learn: Attitude, perceptions, and professionalismhow do they relate Communication 101: Awareness of four styles of communications Introduction to S.C.O.R.E. S- Sincerely Listen C- Connecting and Caring/Empathy and Acknowledgement O- Open doors with questions R- Resolve and recommend solutions E- Effectively end the call Discover how words impact the outcome of patient communications
Learning Objectives:
Apply innovative Customer Conversation concepts to improve account resolution and customer satisfaction outcomes
Discover how words used with open-ended questioning produce better patient satisfaction results
Discuss the four styles of communication and their impact on customer service
Examine how attitude, perception, and behavior relate and transfer into productivity