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We’ve Been Featured!

We've been featured! Passion for Patients™ is honored to be featured by Maricopa Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) this month. Back in December 2017, Passion for Patients™ was invited to conduct customized and interactive workshops to the staff at...

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PASSION FOR PATIENTS™ GOES INTERNATIONAL

The healthcare system in America is arguably one of the finest in the world and is also in a state of turmoil. Canadians frequently come to the United States for medical procedures that cannot be timely scheduled in Canada.  At the same time, Americans are paying...

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CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NO PLACE IN HEALTHCARE

Once there was a time when people took great care in what they wore when they went out.  Men and women selected from their business wardrobe to dress for work.  Candidates for elected office dressed in suits, ties, and up-scale attire. Airline passengers dressed up...

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AWK-WORD

Or is it AWKWARD?  In today’s politically correct culture, many people are afraid to say things for fear of offending someone.  Customers often find it much easier to complain about a defective product than to complain about substandard service----because the...

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Shocking About Electronic Communication!

Experts tell us that communication is 7% verbal and 93% non-verbal; of the non-verbal, 55% is body language and 38% is tone. In today’s world, there is a new category that contributes to communication… that is ‘Electronic Communication’. When it comes to ‘EC’, let...

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Some Cancers Spread Like Wildfire

Most of us have known someone with cancer.  Many of us have known someone who was diagnosed with cancer and in no time at all we were attending a memorial service.  What people don’t always realize is that organizations can also get cancer. The cancer I am talking...

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I Feel Like I Was Assaulted…

It was the first – and the last – time I went to this doctor.  When I walked in, not only did I feel like I was assaulted, I felt like I was doomed. All I wanted was an annual check-up, but when I approached the reception desk for my appointment, the tension was so...

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Can you hear me now?

Have you ever been frustrated with your patients when they don’t follow your instructions or with your staff when they don’t do what you ask? Do your patients or staff ever look at you like they heard what you said, but do not have any idea what you meant? Jargon...

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Whatever Happened to Manners?

Remember when the appropriate response to “thank you” was “you’re welcome”? This question prompted my friend Mike (who retired from successful careers as a police commander and as a judge) to share the following story. You or someone you know can probably relate to...

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No Bedside for Manners—Why We Switch Doctors

Doctors work hard just to complete medical school.  To have a successful medical practice, they have to be great doctors, and must also be good in business.  Today, with complicated reimbursement formulas and increased government involvement in healthcare, doctors...

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