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ISSN : 1229-6783(Print)
ISSN : 2288-1484(Online)
Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science Vol.19 No.4 pp.273-282
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.12812/ksms.2017.19.4.273

Identification of Requirements for Improving Healthcare Services with the Combined Use of SERVPERF and Customer Journey Map

Hyeon-Woo Oh*,Dong-Han Ham*
*Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Chonnam National University
Corresponding Author: Dong-Han Ham, Industrial Engineering, Chonnam National Univ., 77 Yongbong-Ro, Buk-Gu, Gwangju

Abstract

This paper is aimed at proposing a new approach to connecting the measurements of customer satisfaction on healthcare services with the prioritized identification of healthcare service processes to be improved. As customers’ requirements for healthcare services have become too diverse and healthcare service systems have been increasingly complex, there has been growing interest in the customer-oriented evaluation of healthcare service quality and the systematic improvement of healthcare service processes. Most of the previous studies on service quality evaluation are based on SERVQUAL model. However, because of the unique characteristics and constraints inherent in healthcare service systems, it has been reported that SERVQUAL would be inadequate to be applied to healthcare service systems. As an alternative, SERVPERF has recently been widely used in the evaluation of healthcare service quality. However, there is a lack of studies on how to use the measurements of healthcare service quality systematically to improve service functions and processes. With this issue in mind, we firstly measured the customer-perceived satisfaction on the healthcare service quality from the six dimensions based on SERVPERF. Then we identified the relationships between the subjective measurements and healthcare service processes through brainstorming and expert interview. By using the relationships, we developed a customer journey map in healthcare services that visually describe the interaction between customers and healthcare service systems. The developed customer journey map would help service designers easily identify a healthcare service process that needs to be improved with priority. It is expected that the design improvement process proposed in this study would be a useful method for enhancing the quality of healthcare services.

SERVPERF와 고객여정지도를 활용한 의료서비스 개선 요건 파악

오현우*,함동한*
*전남대학교 산업공학과

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