Journal of health informatics and statistics

The Korean Society of Health Informatics and Statistics (한국보건정보통계학회)
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Difference in Recognition of Internal Customer Service Quality of Outsourcing Staff in Hospital Using IPA

IPA를 활용한 의료기관 아웃소싱 직원의 내부고객 서비스품질 인식차이

  • Kim, Sung-Soo (Department of Healthcare Management, Cheongju University)
  • Received : 2018.01.18
  • Accepted : 2018.02.23
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was undertaken to analyze the difference between the expectation and performance of service quality provided by a medical institution with outsourced employees in charge of telephone booking services at the medical institution, and use the results to establish strategies for efficient outsourcing management tasks. Methods: The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire survey of 197 employees providing telephone booking services at four upper-scale general hospitals located in Seoul. A paired t-test was used to analyze the difference between the expectation and performance of service quality, and an importance-performance analysis (IPA) was conducted to derive strategies. Results: Among the determinants of perceived service quality, tangibles showed a great difference between expectation and performance and were found to be an area that requires urgent improvements with consistent interest and concern in the IPA matrix. Conclusions: Therefore, there is a need for strategies to prioritize improvement in tangible aspects of service quality for internal customer satisfaction and maintain reliability and assurance.

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Supported by : Cheongju University

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