88% of consumers expect on-demand support from pharmaceutical companies. What are you doing to address the shift? In this original research report, we examine consumer expectations for pharma support experiences in 2021.
Outsourcing is a way to avoid finding the talent a pharma company requires from its agents. But like everything, there are always trade-offs.
Patients aren’t the only stakeholder with growing expectations for healthcare experiences. Provider satisfaction also depends on the quality of your support platform, staff, and referral options. Providers need rapid answers to their questions about dosage, side effects, and symptoms. Pharmacy call centers need to meet this demand in order to build provider relationships, ease burdens on pharmacy staff, and reduce operational costs.
If pharmacies fail to provide good support experiences, patients will look for other options, drive down satisfaction rates, and tarnish the brand. Being proactive about patient support earns trust, loyalty, and promoters. Today, virtual call centers are the best way to create a unified platform for a better patient service experience.
The data is clear – patient and provider expectations for support from specialty pharmacies are growing exponentially.
The average American spends about $1,200 on drugs every year. For this reason alone, impactful marketing programs should be a top priority for any player in the pharmaceutical industry looking to get a piece of the pie. The trouble is, marketing drugs and medical devices to healthcare providers with multiple branches and locations, medical practitioners, labs, clinics, and other institutions is an uphill task. With so much medical spending these days, it pays to invest some time finding the right strategy to promote pharma products.
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