The Silverline Blog
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Improving Care Through the Patient Contact Center
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Customer satisfaction matters just as much in the healthcare industry as any other. Often, the patient contact center (PCC) is a patient’s first experience with a provider or organization, and can set the tone for the rest of the relationship. On average, most health systems lose between 10-20% of annual patient revenues from patient leakage....
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25 Healthcare Stats That Show the Power of Patient-Centered Care
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At Silverline, we believe in data. We’ve been working in the healthcare space for 10+ years, and there’s one thing the healthcare industry continues to do well: produce mountains and mountains of data. There’s clinical trials, studies, patient reports and monitoring — not to mention clinic attendance, gaps in care, and scheduling. But with all...
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Improving the Patient Experience Starts with These 7 Steps
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At one time, providing high quality of care was enough to build a successful healthcare practice. Today, however, doctors and their staff must also provide high-quality, efficient service to attract new patients and achieve high patient retention. The road from potential patient to loyal, returning patient is long — beginning with an online search for...
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A Guide to Chronic Care Management with CRM
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Six in ten adults in the United States suffer from chronic disease, according to the CDC. Four in ten adults live with two or more chronic illnesses. Americans spend about $1.8 trillion on the management and treatment of chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease each year. By definition, chronic diseases are...
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Salesforce and HIPAA Compliance: What Providers Need to Know
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The 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patients and patient data in the United States, which includes all electronic data managed by healthcare providers. Managing this data isn’t a nice-to-have, but a requirement — one many providers are very familiar with. How does that translate to new tools, especially CRM, which counts...
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Gaps in Care: Why They Happen and How to Close Them
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As healthcare workers treat new and growing emergencies, while simultaneously working to update legacy systems, it can be difficult to stay on top of existing patients’ health status. Especially if patients themselves aren’t proactive. Recurring appointments for health and wellness can be postponed or cancelled, and if no followup occurs to reschedule, this creates a...
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What is Vaccine Cloud and Why Do You Need It?
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We are undergoing the most extensive and complex distribution campaigns in modern history: the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Something so complicated will undoubtedly bring challenges. With timing and accuracy of the utmost importance, an efficient vaccine management solution is required. That solution? Vaccine Cloud from Salesforce. What is Vaccine Cloud? Introduced in early 2021, this global...
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Patient 360: Why a Complete View of the Patient Matters
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Providers need access to the right patient data at the right time and in the right format to provide the best possible care. Easier said than done, of course. Shifting toward value-based care requires providers to evolve the way they coordinate to deliver care across multiple organizations and specialties. With this transition comes the need...
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How to Deliver Better Behavioral Health Online
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2020 put a spotlight on behavioral health. It is important to remember that a person’s mental health can change over time, depending on many factors. When the demands placed on a person exceed their resources and coping abilities, their mental health could be impacted. Mental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the...
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5 Major Healthcare Industry Trends Providers Need to Know in 2021
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Providers and healthcare leaders of today focus on improving the quality of patient care and engagement. The shift to value-based care means patients expect providers to deliver personal, targeted care with changing delivery and payment models, increased competition, and new technologies — all while navigating the biggest healthcare crisis of our time. The top healthcare...