Service Recovery and Apology: Getting it Right
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Andrew Gallan, Assistant Professor at DePaul University, shares a theory-tested strategy to help you think about how your organization structures its service recovery strategy, and what elements it might be missing. Gallan describes three elements of the theory and offers steps for organizations to formulate an effective service recovery strategy to drive patient experience improvement.
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