{"id":9854,"date":"2011-07-22T10:11:21","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T14:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=9854"},"modified":"2011-07-22T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T14:11:21","slug":"an-out-of-office-email-from-a-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2011\/07\/an-out-of-office-email-from-a-computer.html","title":{"rendered":"An out-of-office email &#8211; from a computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has nothing to do with healthcare, but it&#8217;s the most priceless example I&#8217;ve seen in a long time of Not Customer-Oriented Thinking, and perhaps Scary Workflow, both of which do apply to healthcare sometimes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/07\/new-united-logo.gif\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9857\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 20px;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/07\/new-united-logo.gif\" alt=\"United logo\" width=\"173\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>As a Boston-based traveler, I have United and StarAlliance as my main airline network. Last night I tried to merge my United and Continental frequent flyer accounts (post-merger), and it didn&#8217;t work because my name&#8217;s slightly different in the two systems.<\/p>\n<p>(Hm, that <em>is <\/em>a common problem in healthcare. Anyway:)<\/p>\n<p>To resolve this I had to fill out a form on the United site, and get my issue into their system. I did it, and 2 minutes later look what I got: an out-of-office email <em>from their computer<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Out of Office AutoReply: Web Request for Mileage Plus &#8211; General Member<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thank you for contacting  the Mileage Plus Service Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We have received your email and are  committed to responding to your inquiry as soon as possible.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Our current  response times are longer than normal due to unusually high volumes. Please  allow up to 7 days for a response. We appreciate your patience and ask that you  do not send follow up emails prior to this time, as it may result in further  delays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A reminder&#8230; you can visit us any time at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.united.com\/mileageplus\">www.united.com\/mileageplus<\/a>.\u00a0 While  online, you can manage your profile, set up your preferences and request retro  credit. You also have the opportunity to print your membership card, update your  account details and view current promotions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you have not yet traveled  and need assistance with your travel plans (reservations, fares, flight  information, rescheduling or seat assignments), you can access <a href=\"http:\/\/www.united.com\/\">www.united.com<\/a> for additional information. 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