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Mystery Shopping as Undercover Patients

December 1, 2009 by Cathy Stucker 2 Comments

hospital-mystery-shopperAs mystery shoppers, we are often asked to present a specific scenario, and we may have to “act” the part of a customer much different from ourselves. However, the mystery shoppers described in a recent story in the New York Times seem to have taken this to new levels.

De Gelderse Roos is a psychiatric complex in the Netherlands, about 40 miles from Amsterdam. They hired a consulting firm to provide feedback on conditions in a locked ward in the facility, by placing mystery shoppers posing as patients in the hospital. The “undercover patients” were psychiatric nurses who were given detailed back stories and extensive training before being admitted to the facility. And just in case things got out of hand, they even had a “safe word” to use when communicating with the actors playing their family members.

Although the typical mystery shopper would never be asked to do such a potentially dangerous assignment, it is interesting to learn about the ways mystery shopping is being used to make conditions better in all kinds of places.

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Comments

  1. Cory Jensen says

    December 2, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Isn’t it just amazing how versatile mystery shopping can be! We recently started offering mystery patient services to local providers. They have found the information not only eye-opening, but invaluable to help drive compliance and consistency between locations.

    The legal and ethical aspects that must be considered when entering any kind of health care environment is tremendous, but the long-term benefits of the information provided is definitely worth the investment.

    Have a great day,
    Cory Jensen, Owner
    I-Spy Mystery Shoppers
    Omaha, NE

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  2. Isabel Etkind says

    July 20, 2011 at 7:29 am

    The fees or stipends paid to shoppers needs to be raised. Gasoline is around $4.50 a gallon in CT and yet there are still shops being offered for under $15.00. How do these agencies get away with that?

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