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Give Them a Vote

October 26th, 2010 (No Comments)

In the Seattle Times article “Starting with citizen priorities builds a better budget in Redmond,” the Mayor of Redmond, WA, wrote about the local government’s budgeting process. While that’s not normally a cause for a customer service posting, the method described in the article (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2013081400_guest06marchione.html?prmid=op_ed) WAS customer-focused. They inquired from the citizens what was most […]

Hospitals Must Care About More Than Clinical Outcomes

October 7th, 2010 (No Comments)

You go to a hospital with a broken bone, and you expect them to heal it. You go to the E.R. with pain, and you expect the pain to be relieved. You get admitted with an infection, and you expect them to provide a cure. These are all clinical outcomes. They are all the reasons […]

Poll the Kids?

October 5th, 2010 (No Comments)

In a recent article on azcentral.com (http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2010/09/23/20100923glendale-deer-valley-district-poll.html), the Arizona Republic notes how a local school district polled students on such aspects of the school experience as safety, friendship, and the likelihood to graduate. Our firm conducts these studies for many of our clients as well as providing mystery shopping services at the primary education, community […]