Managing Patient Expectations The Art of Finding and Keeping Loyal Patients

Strategies for Building Satisfying Patient Relationships New England Healthcare Assembly This book fills a huge void in the areas of medical education and the delivery of patient service. The clear advice about how to identify and respond to patient needs and preferences is essential reading for physicians and those who work with them. If the personal rewards of medicine are important to you, read this book. --Joseph A. Lieberman, III, chairman, department of family and community medicine, clinical professor of family medicine, Thomas Jefferson University This important resource describes how to develop the qualities of understanding, empathy, and compassion that help to meet and exceed patient expectations. Managing Patient Expectations is filled with realistic and cost-effective strategies for maintaining patient satisfaction, creating loyalty, and increasing referrals. Susan Keane Baker explains how to find out what patients really think and how physicians can best respond in a variety of situations. Co-published with the Healthcare Assembly Press.

SUSAN KEANE BAKER is an educator, author, and speaker on the topics of practice management, service quality, and risk management. Baker serves on the faculty for the Healthcare Assembly's Physician Practice Management Certificate Program, Managed Care College and Risk Management Certificate Program. She has held various leadership positions in hospitals and managed care organizations and teaches graduate seminars in practice management for several universities.