--- title: 7½ Startling Facts About Putting Patients On Hold description: Putting callers on hold can lead to frustrated patients and a bad first impression. It’s also a missed opportunity for your practice! Consider these quick (but critical) stats. image: https://www.curamedix.com/hubfs/Images/on%20hold.jpg --- - [CuraMedix Providers: Insiders' Exchange Login](https://www.curamedix.com/partner-portal-login-page) - ** [![curamedix_logo_color](https://www.curamedix.com/hubfs/Website%202019/Logos/curamedix_logo_color.svg "curamedix_logo_color")](https://www.curamedix.com) [![curamedix_logo_color](https://www.curamedix.com/hubfs/Website%202019/Logos/curamedix_logo_color.svg "curamedix_logo_color")](https://www.curamedix.com) **Redefine Patient Care** Is your practice leading the way with innovative treatment options? #### Featured Resource What is shockwave and what makes it so effective? “The Art of Shockwave” white paper reveals the in-depth science behind the technology. 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What’s more, silent holds are a missed opportunity for your practice. **Consider these compelling facts:** 1. Over 85% of callers prefer on-hold messages over silence. *(Cellular Marketing Magazine**)* 2. 60% of callers who are placed on hold hang up; and 30% of those callers hang up never call back. *(**AT&T Research Study)* 3. 94% of advertising budgets are spent to induce a call; and only 6% are spent to handle the call once it comes in. *(**AT&T Research Study)* 4. Callers with silence on hold will abandon their calls in less than one minute. 90% hang up within forty seconds. *(North American Telecom)* 5. Callers with music on hold will stay on the line thirty seconds longer than with silence. *(North American Telecom)* 6. Callers with information on hold will stay on the line for up to* three minutes *longer. *(North American Telecom)* 7. A Telemarketing Magazine Survey reports that 1 in 5 respondents made a purchase or a decision based on the information they heard while waiting on hold. *Furthermore… providing helpful information on hold results in a 15% increase in inquiries and a 12% increase in direct requests for products and services mentioned on hold. *(US West Communications Study)* #### **What Your Practice Can Do Right Now** Now consider some of these points for your own practice. Are there products, services or treatment offerings that you would like to spread the word about? Physicians offering EPAT, for example, can serve up a quick, friendly message for callers, highlighting the benefits of this evidence-based, non-invasive treatment and reminding them to inquire about EPAT during their next visit.   At the end of the day, you work too hard to bring new patients through your door and keep your existing ones happy. Don’t let something as simple as 30 seconds of silence work against you! To help create meaningful hold messages for your practice, CuraMedix recommends services like [Informer Messages On Hold](https://informermessages.com/). Would you like more helpful tips delivered to your inbox to help grow your practice and improve patient outcomes? [Sign up for our blog today](https://www.curamedix.com/blog)! 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