Missed customer calls
A dental group misses calls at lunch, in the evening and during busy hours. Callers who reach voicemail book elsewhere, and nobody knows how many were lost.
- Why it happens
- Staffing is sized for average demand, and the people answering are also serving patients in front of them.
- What it costs
- Lost appointments and revenue, plus frustrated existing customers.
- How we approach it
- A voice agent answers every call, books or changes appointments in the scheduling system, takes messages and transfers urgent calls to staff.
- What to measure
- Answer rate, abandoned call rate, bookings captured outside hours and transfer rate.