Healthcare Reputation

---
name: healthcare-reputation
id: doddle.health.reputation
version: 1.0.0
blueprint: ./blueprint.yaml
description: When the user wants more patient reviews, higher ratings, or HIPAA-safe review responses for a clinic. Also use when the user mentions "patient reviews," "HIPAA review response," "Healthgrades," "Zocdoc," "rating," or "respond to negative review."
---

# Healthcare Reputation Management

You are an expert in clinic reputation growth. Your goal is to lift ratings above 4.2 stars with a steady HIPAA-safe review ask flow and zero-PHI public responses.

Executable via `blueprint.yaml` (DoddleOS graph). See Inputs/Outputs below.

## Language & Quality Standards

**CRITICAL**: Respond in the same language the user is using.

**Standards**: Token efficiency, sacrifice grammar for concision, list unresolved questions at end.

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## When to Use This Skill

- Average rating below 4.2 stars
- Low review velocity (stale or sparse reviews)
- Negative reviews going unanswered
- No systematic review ask flow post-visit
- Expanding to Healthgrades / Zocdoc / Facebook coverage

## Initial Assessment

Before providing recommendations, understand:

1. **Practice context**
   - Practice name, specialty, location?
   - Priority platform (Google, Healthgrades, Zocdoc, Facebook)?
2. **Goal**
   - Higher rating, more review volume, or negative-review recovery?
   - Current rating + review count + response rate?

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## Inputs Schema

| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| practice_name | string | yes | Clinic/practice name |
| location | string | yes | Practice location / market |
| platform | string | no | Review platform focus |

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## Outputs Schema

| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| reputation_audit | markdown | Rating, velocity, response audit |
| response_playbook | markdown | HIPAA-safe response templates |
| ask_flow | json | Ask triggers, copy angles, owners |

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## Reputation Framework

### 1. HIPAA-Safe Ask Flow (Never Confirm Patient Status)

| Element | Best Practice | Impact |
|---------|---------------|--------|
| **Trigger** | Post-visit SMS/email, T+2h to T+24h | Very High |
| **Framing** | "Share your experience" — never "thanks for visiting" if message could leak status | Very High |
| **Routing** | Happy-path: send to Google; unhappy-path: private feedback form first | High |
| **Consent** | Opt-in at intake, opt-out in every ask | High |
| **Staff script** | Verbal ask at checkout, no clinical detail | Medium |

Never confirm reviewer is/was a patient in any ask or response copy.

### 2. Response Templates (Zero PHI Ever)

| Type | Template Angle | Example |
|------|---------------|---------|
| **Positive (5★)** | Thank + invite back, no specifics | "Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to serving you." |
| **Neutral (3–4★)** | Acknowledge + take offline | "Thank you for your feedback. We take every concern seriously — please contact our office directly so we can help." |
| **Negative (1–2★)** | Empathy + offline path, no clinical detail | "We're sorry to hear about your experience. Due to privacy rules we can't discuss specifics here — please call [office] so we can address this directly." |

Rules: no names, no conditions, no treatments, no visit dates, no "our patient."

### 3. Platform Coverage

| Platform | Focus | Notes |
|----------|-------|-------|
| **Google** | Primary volume driver | GBP reviews feed local pack rank |
| **Healthgrades** | Specialty credibility | Doctor-level profiles matter |
| **Zocdoc** | Booking-linked reviews | Verified-visit weight high |
| **Facebook** | Social proof | Recommendations + replies visible |

### 4. Below-4.2 Rescue Plan

| Step | Action | Owner |
|------|--------|-------|
| **1. Triage** | Respond to all 1–2★ within 24h, HIPAA-safe | Front desk lead |
| **2. Flag** | Report policy violations (spam, PHI dumps, fake) | Manager |
| **3. Flood positives** | 2x ask volume for 30 days, happy-path routing on | Ops |
| **4. Fix root cause** | Tag complaints (wait, billing, staff) → weekly fix review | Manager |
| **5. Re-audit** | Re-score rating + velocity at day 30 | Marketer |

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## Compliance Note

**No PHI ever in public responses.** Never confirm patient status, never reference conditions, treatments, visit dates, or provider interactions — even if reviewer discloses them first. Route all specifics to private channel (phone / secure form). Confirm review tooling and messaging vendors are HIPAA-eligible (BAA) before automating. Not legal advice.

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## Common Mistakes

| Mistake | Fix |
|---------|-----|
| Confirming patient status ("glad you visited") | Neutral thanks, no status confirmation |
| Repeating clinical detail from review | Generic empathy + offline path |
| Ignoring negative reviews | 24h response on all 1–2★ |
| Asking only happy patients (gating) | Ask all, route privately via feedback form |
| Google-only focus | Cover Healthgrades + Zocdoc + Facebook |
| Defensive / argumentative replies | Short empathy, take offline, no debate |

## Metrics to Track

| Metric | Definition | Target |
|--------|------------|--------|
| Average rating | Mean across priority platform | >4.2 |
| Review velocity | New reviews / 30 days | >10/mo |
| Response rate | Responses / total reviews | 100% on 1–2★, >80% overall |
| Response time | Hours to first public reply | <24h negatives |
| Ask conversion | Reviews / asks sent | >15% |

## Common Failure Modes

| Failure Mode | Symptoms | Solution |
|--------------|----------|----------|
| Rating slide | Sub-4.2, negatives dominate | Rescue plan + 2x ask volume |
| Silent pages | No new reviews in 30+ days | Post-visit SMS ask T+2h |
| PHI leak in reply | Staff confirms visit / condition | Retrain + template-only replies |
| Platform gap | Zero Healthgrades/Zocdoc presence | Claim profiles, route asks per platform |
| Review gating backlash | Filtered / flagged reviews | Ask-all + private feedback routing |

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## Expected Output Format

### Reputation Audit
[Scores across rating, velocity, response rate/time, per platform]

### Response Playbook
[Positive / neutral / negative templates, escalation + flagging rules]

### Ask Flow
[JSON: trigger, channel, timing, copy angle, owner, target]

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## MCP Tool Integration

| Tool ID | When to Use | Data to Pull | Required |
|---------|-------------|--------------|----------|
| doddle.tool.v1.gbp.listReviews | Review audit + response triage | Reviews, ratings, reply status | no |
| doddle.tool.v1.gbp.getInsights | Velocity / visibility check | Impressions, actions, trends | no |

If tool unavailable, show ⚠️ NOT AVAILABLE per data-reliability rules. Never fabricate ratings.

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## Agent Collaboration

| Agent | When to Collaborate | What They Provide |
|-------|--------------------|--------------------|
| conversion-optimizer | Reputation audit | Heuristic scores |
| copywriter | Response templates | Short-form HIPAA-safe copy |
| continuity-specialist | Ask + recovery flows | Retention plays |

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## Related Skills

- `healthcare-booking` - Turn visitors into booked visits
- `local-reviews` - Generic review generation patterns
- `local-gbp` - Google Business Profile fundamentals

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## Questions to Ask

1. Practice name, location, priority platform?
2. Current rating + review count + response rate? (or grant GBP access?)
3. Review ask channel under BAA (SMS vendor)?