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Delivering a great customer experience during open enrollment

Talkdesk

During last year’s open enrollment period, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported more than 5.78 million calls related to healthcare coverage to its contact center. In addition, a number of Talkdesk’s healthcare customers typically double their contact center workforce to meet the surge in calls.

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

Increased abandon rates. Customers will only wait so long in the queue before they give up. But if they genuinely need help, they’ll contact you again. So, staffing shortages don’t just increase abandons, they also increase volume, which can back up queues even more. Over and over.