The Sankara Nethralaya Academy Conducted a session Customer Service on 06.01.2014 at Academy Campus, Vanagaram

The session was started with Mr A Mahalingam, Asst Registrar of the Sankara Nethralaya Academy welcoming the delegates and also highlighted the importance of customer care in any filed and especially at the Healthcare delivery institutions .

 

Shri A. Mahalingam, also utilized the opportunity to announce other important health care management courses, Allied health science programs, Certificate and fellowship courses conducted by the Sankara Nethralaya Academy in affiliation with reputed universities like The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai

 

 

Seminar delegates included senior Administrative officers and Medical professionals PROs and Friont Office Executives from prestigious institutions like Apollo group of Hospitals, CMC Vellore, Sri Narayani Hospitals, Vellore, Sree Renga Hospital, Chengalpet, Tact Academy, VHS Adyar and Ashwini Eye Care, Ambattur

 

 

The session was a very lively and interactive session and most of the participants contributed to the content of the session with their comments and personal experiences in their sphere of work.

 

The concept of customer service profit chain and the benefits that would accrue to the organization when excellent customer care is rendered on were highlighted. Referrals, Positive word of mouth, standing apart from the competition and increase in revenues were discussed.

 

Videos were shown on handling different types of customers such as an

• Angry customer

• Impatient customer

• Passive customer

 

Further a couple of short videos on bad customer service was screened and the participants were asked to comment on the deficiencies that they observed on the delivery of service.

 

The golden rules of customer service were discussed. It was felt by all the participants that given the intensity of the competition prevailing in the health care sector, in addition to quality of care, the service levels are very important to drive patient footfalls and if there are inadequacies in this area it will clearly reflect on the growth of hospital.

 

All the participants were very happy with the quality of the workshop. The facilitator of the session that day asked the participants about their impressions on the session as they were his customers.

 

All the participants gave an excellent feedback on the session and opined that they were delighted customers at the end of the session. Mixed group of participants from 20 multi speacilaity healthcare institutions participated and benefitted this unique session on Customer Service.