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- Title
Patient Relationship Management: What the U.S. Healthcare System Can Learn from Other Industries.
- Authors
Poku, Michael; Behkami, Nima; Bates, David; Poku, Michael K; Behkami, Nima A; Bates, David W
- Abstract
As the U.S. healthcare system moves to value-based care, the importance of engaging patients and families continues to intensify. However, simply engaging patients and families to improve their subjective satisfaction will not be enough for providers who want to maximize value. True optimization entails developing deep and long-term relationships with patients. We suggest that healthcare organizations must build such a discipline of "patient relationship management" (PRM) just as companies in non-healthcare industries have done with the concept of customer relationship management (CRM). Some providers have already made strides in this area, but overall it has been underemphasized or ignored by most healthcare systems to date. As healthcare providers work to develop their dedicated PRM systems, tools, and processes, we suggest they may benefit from emulating companies in other industries who have been able to engage their customers in innovative ways while acknowledging the differences between healthcare and other industries.
- Subjects
PATIENT satisfaction; HEALTH attitudes; PATIENTS; MEDICAL care; SICK people; CLIENT satisfaction
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2017, Vol 32, Issue 1, p101
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-016-3836-6