Do you wish you could get a few hours back in your day?
Efficiency is the name of the game as you navigate the delicate balance between supporting grieving families and managing your funeral home.
But without efficient processes in place, it’s easy to fall into hidden time traps that quietly take up your day and pull you away from families.
That’s where the right technology can make all the difference. Not only can it help you save time, but the right technology in your funeral home can also help you keep track of important details, simplify processes, and have meaningful conversations with families sooner.
Let’s break down 5 hidden time traps in your funeral home and how the right technology can eliminate them once and for all.
You work hard to help families through their hardest days and create meaningful services. But this takes up a lot of time, which means reporting and analytics fall by the wayside.
Some funeral homes track accounts receivable on a yellow notepad with a #2 pencil (even a coffee stain or two!). This is all fine and good until you have to spend hours re-entering all the information into your software system.
With everything else on your plate, you don’t have time to waste on that!
Simplify your reporting process by creating contracts and entering payments in Passare. By doing this, you are just a few clicks away from accessing or scheduling a clean accounts receivable report that can be emailed to you daily, weekly, monthly, etc. Bye-bye yellow notepad.👋
Plus, accounts receivable and financial reports aren’t the only reporting tools you can find in Passare. Easily track inventory, bad debt, or create reports like a Veteran's list within minutes.
Whether you use one of our prebuilt reports or create a customized report unique to your business, you’ll have the data to make the right decisions. And save a bunch of time doing it.
>>>>>Learn more about ways you can avoid the reporting time trap here.
All too often, funeral homes wait to gather important details until the arrangement conference.
During that meeting, you’re expected to gather basic information, provide personalization, and plan service details. A lot of time is devoted to collecting information, which doesn’t leave much time to discuss. More time on paperwork means less time discussing meaningful service details, truly getting to know the deceased, or discovering the real needs of the family.
It doesn’t have to be this way! With Passare’s Planning Center, you can collect vital information ahead of time to get a head start on creating meaningful arrangements.
Invite families into Planning Center, so they can collaborate on vital information, write the obituary, and reflect on memories. All before the arrangement conference. This information can be used and discussed in the arrangement meeting to build a more personal service rather than spending all your time collecting the basics.
Not to mention, when the family enters the information in the Planning Center, it uploads right into the case in Passare! This saves you time on data entry and reduces the chance of errors, allowing you to focus on building relationships and providing the emotional support that only you can offer.
>>>>> Hesitant about how families will respond to an online planning tool? Take a look at these common myths and the truths behind them.
Traditionally, tracking personal items in funeral homes involves manual recordkeeping, which is time-consuming, error-prone, and difficult to access.
Luckily, there’s a solution to those problems ➡️ Barcode tracking technology.
Barcode tracking is a digital chain of custody that shows exactly where a body or personal item was, who handled it, and when. With it, you can keep track of everything using scannable barcodes to locations, such as prep rooms, viewing rooms or refrigeration units, and urns or caskets.
Best of all, you can track everything from your phone!
With barcode tracking technology, you can:
Improve organization across your funeral home
See real-time updates from any device
Minimize the risk of misplaced or lost belongings
Give families the confidence and peace they deserve
By implementing this tracking feature in Passare, you can streamline your operations and provide more accountability and peace of mind to grieving families.
>>>>>Learn more about the efficiency-related benefits of using a tracking tool.
Every family deserves a unique and personal obituary to honor their loved one. But rushing to write a personalized obituary that the family loves can be stressful.
On top of that pressure, you might be staring down your fifth obituary of the week, drained of inspiration and grasping for words.
Sounds like a classic case of writer’s block.
This is the perfect moment to use an AI writing tool. With AI, you can save time by generating obituary drafts in seconds!
Passare has an AI obituary writing tool that automatically pulls information from a case to create an accurate first draft. This way, you'll spend less time thinking about what to write and get more time to proofread your draft before sending it to the family.
When you aren’t constantly stuck on getting started, you’ll have more time and energy to edit the drafts, alter the tone, and add even more personalization for a beautiful obituary.
>>>>>Learn more about the benefits of an AI writing tool.
Manual data entry might just be the biggest time trap in your day.
Think about it: when you receive a first call, you enter details into your case management system. Then you might retype that same information to process an insurance assignment, again to publish the obituary on your website, and once more to print programs for the service.
That’s a lot of retyping and a lot of wasted time.
That’s where software integrations can help.
Integrations let your technology systems talk to each other. You enter information once, and it automatically shows up everywhere else it needs to be. By connecting your case management software with your website, payment processor, printing service, insurance tools, and more, you eliminate repetitive data entry and streamline your workflow.
The result? You save time, reduce errors, and free yourself up to focus on what really matters – serving families.
Integrations are timesavers you didn’t know you needed. But once you use them and start seeing the benefits, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without them.
>>>>>Learn more about Passare’s integrations here.
Don’t waste any more time feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by inefficient processes. With Passare, you can implement these 5 time-saving processes (along with others!) in your funeral home and even save yourself some headaches.
If you’re a Passare user, let us help you implement these 5 time-saving processes today! Email us at support@passare.com or call (800) 692-5111.
Get a demo today and take the first step toward experiencing efficient software. 👇