Modern Healthcare Names The Beryl Companies One of Best Places to Work in Healthcare

(DALLAS, TX) -- The Beryl Companies, the nation's leading healthcare-exclusive call center, was selected by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the top 100 "best places to work in healthcare." The new program recognizes innovative healthcare workplaces that engage and inspire employees. Beryl adds this recognition to past "best places to work" awards, including:

* #2 Best Place to Work in America from the Society for Human Resource Management.
* Best Place to Work for in Texas from Texas Monthly magazine for two years.
* Top five "Best Places to Work" in Dallas/Fort Worth by the Dallas Business Journal for four years.

Beryl CEO Paul Spiegelman wrote about his commitment to an employee-centric culture in Why Is Everyone Smiling? The Secret Behind Passion, Productivity and Profit. "The recognition that we receive reaffirms our ongoing commitment to maintaining an employee-centered culture at Beryl," said Spiegelman. "Our efforts have paid off with low attrition, high customer loyalty and profits that we can reinvest in our co-workers."
In addition to traditional employee benefits, Beryl offers its 300 co-workers (Beryl's term for employees) such perks as:

* Beryl Well - A wellness program complete with incentives, coaches and healthy snacks.
* Beryl Cares - A program through which Spiegelman learns about the events in co-workers' lives. Beryl provides support, encouragement and congratulations.
* Better Beryl Bureau - Culture committee comprised of a cross-section of Beryl co-workers who plan events as well as provide input on policies, change management, rumors, concerns and more.
* Book Club - Co-workers are reimbursed for any professional development book they purchase just for writing a one-page summary of what they got out of the book.

About Modern Healthcare/Best Places to Work

Modern Healthcare partnered with Best Companies Group, a PA-based firm that administers "best places to work" programs nationwide. The program collected information from both the employer and employees and was open to all companies (providers, suppliers, payers, associations, etc.) with at least 25 employees. Employers completed a survey detailing company policies, practices, benefits and demographics. Employees were asked an in-depth set of questions that resulted in an analysis in eight core areas: leadership and planning, culture and communications, role satisfaction, working environment, relationship with supervisor, training and development, pay and benefits, and overall satisfaction.

About Beryl

Beryl, the nation's leading healthcare-exclusive call center, helps organizations grow revenue and build lasting customer relationships by connecting people to healthcare. As a top provider of outsourced telephone and Web-based communications, Beryl delivers 24/7 exemplary customer service during more than five million interactions annually. Since 1985, hundreds of healthcare organizations have relied on Beryl for best-practices insight and data they can use to make more informed decisions about customer acquisition and retention. For more information about Beryl and its educational arm, The Beryl Institute, visit www.beryl.net.