Amazon One Medical stands apart in a crowded healthcare industry known for inefficiency and impersonality by providing personalized, tech-enabled service. This approach produces outstanding clinical outcomes and offers a model for any leader or organization aiming to build loyalty and generate referrals.
Because Amazon One Medical attracts exceptional clinical talent and supports them with purpose-built technology, they’ve created a model that integrates emotional connection, operational efficiency, and seamless access. From appointment booking to post-visit follow-up, each experience is cohesive, thoughtful, and human.
Amazon One Medical combines empathy with design thinking. While many organizations pursue efficiency at the expense of connection, this healthcare startup (purchased by Amazon for 4 billion dollars in 2023) shows how technology can serve as a bridge to better human experiences.
So, What Can YOU Learn from Amazon One Medical?
- Design from the Human Out, Not the System In. Build workflows around your customers’ lives and be willing to challenge your operational constraints. Amazon One Medical minimizes wait times, removes red tape, and communicates proactively.
- Support High-Touch with High-Tech. Amazon One Medical’s app is a regularly used tool that empowers patients to manage their health. Consider how and where technology can make your product or service more intuitive, accessible, and responsive.
- Think End-to-End. Many companies nail the core transactions but fall short before and after those interactions. Amazon One Medical excels because its providers deliver value in the moments leading up to the visit and long after the exam room door closes.
- Empower the People Behind the Brand. Amazon One Medical is successful because it has designed digital solutions that enable providers to focus on what they do best: care delivery. Build systems that remove friction for your employees and customers.
- Rethink the Relationship. One Medical fosters continuous care, not isolated service interactions. Ask yourself: How can my brand become part of our customers’ lives in an ongoing, positive way?
Why It Matters
Loyalty is built on consistency, ease, and care across the customer journey. Amazon One Medical reminds us that every touchpoint matters. When those we serve feel seen, understood, and valued—and when technology makes access easier—trust grows. As trust grows, so do retention and referrals.
No matter your industry, human-centered thinking, empowered teams, and customer-centric innovation will fuel repeat business, word-of-mouth advertising, organic growth, and sustainability. If you’re serious about differentiating yourself through loyalty-building experiences, take a page from One Medical’s playbook.
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This was one of many lessons featured in my new book, All Business Is Personal, which explores how organizations like One Medical combine humanity and innovation to win customer hearts and minds.
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Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D. is a professional speaker and chief experience officer at The Michelli Experience. A New York Times #1 bestselling author, Dr. Michelli and his team consult with some of the world’s best customer experience companies.
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