Open AccessElicitation of Hidden Expectations of Customers in Healthcare Service
Author(s) -
K Nandini,
A. C. Lokesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
galore international journal of health science and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9321
DOI - 10.52403/gijhsr.20211005
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , customer satisfaction , service quality , health care , identification (biology) , service (business) , quality (philosophy) , business , knowledge management , computer science , marketing , process management , political science , paleontology , philosophy , botany , epistemology , law , biology
In healthcare service, the customer feedback is often incomplete unless the unexpressed expectations are captured at the right time. These latent feelings and opinions are the ‘hidden expectations’ which are the quality indicators of the service offered. This short communication paper describes a couple of techniques for elicitation of hidden expectations of customers in the context of healthcare services. As an illustration, the paper depicts the application of these techniques for identification and prioritization of hidden expectations at a diagnostic center. Any organization in healthcare service sector could employ these techniques quickly and conveniently to improve quality of service thereby enhancing customer satisfaction.Keywords: Elicitation, Customer satisfaction, Hidden expectation, MoSCoW, Healthcare.