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Hi Mr. Ritter

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In my mind, the three words in the title of today’s post are sort of the consumer equivalent of three other words: “We Love You.”  Let me explain and let’s see if you get to the same place.

There’s no business with which one does business that’s more intimate or important than your doctor.  I’m sure we’d all like to think of those practices as something other than a business but let’s be real; and as such, they need to consider the same things all of our businesses do with respect to customer service.  I hasten to add, by the way, that in their case, lousy customer service can result in consequences far worse than the water company misplacing your account info.

In any event, I have a great side by side comparison  for you to ponder. Continue reading

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Speak Up

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I try to take a break each day and eat lunch away from the computer.  Generally I turn on CNN and try to catch up on the news that my RSS reader hasn’t brought me (which isn’t much, actually).

I was watching yesterday when a piece came on by Elizabeth Cohen, who writes an “empowered patient” column on CNN.com and has just released a book by the same name.  It was frightening, frankly, but it also sparked an immediate business thought which I’d like to share. Continue reading

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