Toshiba BCD will offer Voice Connect’s Patient Partner product as part of a continued strategic focus on the health sector, integrating seamlessly with the Toshiba BCD Strata CIX platform.
Geoff Bell, Dealer Channel Manager at Voice Connect, comments, “We were looking for a high respected industry partner, and Toshiba BCD is an internationally recognised brand with a well established channel. In the health sector it is critical that communication infrastructures are affordable, efficient, flexible and robust and we feel that together our products create a powerful solution for customers.”
Patient Partner is a software tool that has been developed especially for doctor’s surgeries in conjunction with existing NHS clients. The solution enables surgeries to increase the efficiency of staff and improve patient handling, whilst ensuring the security of patient information.
Patient Partner makes it possible for patients to book, cancel or check appointments using a touch-tone telephone at any time night or day, without any involvement from staff. As well as increased productivity, Patient Partner can also improve ‘Did Not Attend’ rates as it is possible to SMS patients to remind them of appointments, or change the auto-attendant greetings to remind patients to book appointments.
Tim Webb, General Manager, Toshiba BCD states, “The health sector suffers from a lack of proactive communication. Our partnership with Voice Connect will provide this sector with the means to encourage people to actively communicate with them in a familiar and easy way. This will greatly reduce the burden on staff, helping drive efficiency and promote effective communications.”