The Future of Hospital Websites: Navigating AI, Search, UX, and the Shift to Composable Architecture

Wednesday | September 3, 2025 | 2 p.m. Eastern

Your Presenters:

• Michael Kinkaid, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Reason One
• Laura Housholder, Digital Marketing Manager, Children’s Nebraska
• Martha van Berkel, co-founder and CEO, Schema App
• Tyler Pierce, Director of Digital Engagement, Rochester Regional Health
• Tara Nooteboom, Director of Consumer Digital Strategy, UCI Health

Moderated by:

• Therese Lockemy, Founder and Principal Consultant, Inner Path Digital, L.L.C

Join us as our panelists explore how you can:

• Develop a strategic approach to website transformation that aligns technology choices with organizational goals and patient needs
• Make smart platform decisions by understanding the real differences between major platforms and when composable solutions make sense
• Build flexible foundations using composable architecture to future-proof your investment and enable rapid adaptation
• Implement AI thoughtfully with clear use cases that enhance rather than complicate the patient experience, from intelligent search to automated scheduling to personalized content delivery
• Improve findability and discoverability through advanced SEO, schema markup, and optimizing for how patients now search using generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI overviews
• Create governance models that balance innovation with security, compliance, and the need for strategic oversight

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Turn Data into Demand: Proven Strategies to Drive Net New Patient Growth

Presented July 23, 2025

Your Presenters:

• Matt King, Senior Consultant, Population Intelligence, Definitive Healthcare
• Reed Smith, Senior Vice President and Chief Consumer Officer, Ardent Health
• Matt Gove, Chief Growth Officer, QuickMD

Moderated by:

• Jane Weber Brubaker, Executive Editor, Plain-English Media

You’ll Learn:

• How to grow net new patients while strengthening retention
• Tactics for identifying high-value audiences and prioritizing outreach
• How segmentation enables more efficient use of marketing spend and higher conversion rates
• Strategies for aligning clinical data with marketing insights to personalize the patient journey
• How to use data and market intelligence to uncover growth opportunities

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Digital Showcase: Building Trust Through Digital Integration

// By Susan Dubuque // When two of South Carolina’s leading healthcare organizations merged to form Prisma Health, it marked more than a consolidation of services. It was the creation of a new healthcare identity for more than 1.4 million South Carolinians. Learn how Prisma Health solidified its brand and created a unified digital front door.

Reimagining AI in Healthcare Marketing: The Shift from Tool to Thought Partner

AI in healthcare marketing is still in its early innings, but Matt Cyr believes the real impact is just around the corner. In this insightful interview, Cyr shares how forward-thinking teams are already seeing faster content creation, tighter brand consistency, and quicker market research, even if ROI metrics are still catching up.

AI-Powered Health Literacy: A New IHA Tool Offers a Competitive Advantage in Patient Communication

// By Althea Fung // The Institute for Healthcare Advancement leans on decades of health literacy expertise and generative AI to offer a tool that helps transform patient education into a driver of both equity and efficiency. Discover how this new health literacy platform works, who has access to it, and why human oversight is still needed.

Behind the Best: How Top Health Systems Designed Award-Winning Integrated Campaigns

Presented July 16, 2025

Panelists:

• Stephanie Wierwille, Executive Vice President of Engagement, BPD
• Jessie L. Pulsipher, Marketing and Communications Manager, University of Maryland Medical Center
• Wendi Chason, Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Mount Sinai

Moderator:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Here is what you can expect:

• Discover the future of brand and healthcare storytelling — including shifts in audience behavior, AI, and tech.
• Learn ways to create bold, transformational programs that build health system brands.
• Gain actionable strategies and fresh ideas to elevate your advertising and connect more effectively with your audiences.
• Hear behind-the-scenes insights from two eHealthcare Leadership Award winners in the Best Integrated Marketing Campaign category.
• Learn how a product-specific campaign drove measurable results and stood out in a competitive landscape.
• See how a brand campaign built trust, recognition, and engagement across multiple platforms.
• Get inspired by real-world examples that blend creative storytelling with smart strategy.
• Walk away with practical tips you can apply to your own campaigns — whether you’re launching a new service or reinforcing your brand.

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How Denver Health Uses Epic Cheers to Streamline Campaigns and Improve Patient Engagement

Customer relationship management (CRM) tools have become essential for healthcare organizations to build stronger patient connections, increase engagement, and enable personalized, timely communication. Using Epic’s integrated CRM, Denver Health aligns real-time EHR data with targeted campaigns. Learn how a switch to the right solution can drive measurable improvements.

Turning CRM into a Strategic Engine: Healthcare Leaders Share Candid Lessons on Data, Alignment, and ROI

// By Therese Lockemy, MBA // Healthcare marketing executives and CRM experts, including leaders from Emory Healthcare, Banner Health, and Lionshare, reveal operational challenges, data governance requirements, and cross-functional collaboration needed to turn CRM investments into measurable patient engagement and ROI. Read on to discover strategies that separate CRM success from failure.

How Northwell Health Became the Leader in Healthcare Entertainment Marketing

Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, Northwell Health had become New York’s largest health system and now the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast. But in a hyper-competitive market with several legacy institutions, it was still an underdog. Discover how Northwell Health grew awareness and patient volume through entertainment marketing.

How Do You Choose the Right Provider Search Platform for a Seamless Patient Experience?

// By Michael Kinkaid // For marketing leaders in healthcare, the provider search experience isn’t just a digital tool — it’s a reflection of your brand, a driver of patient loyalty, and a key lever for growth. A well-integrated provider search platform can directly impact patient acquisition, retention, and satisfaction scores.

Unlocking Big Data: Practical Uses of AI-Powered Analytics for Smarter Campaign Planning

Marketing is becoming more of a numbers game, and clean, accurate data is key. But getting it all in one place and gleaning insights from it has been an ongoing challenge in healthcare. Here, we explore how an AI-based solution helps marketers skip the line and get answers they need faster.

Turn Data into Demand: Proven Strategies to Drive Net New Patient Growth

Wednesday | July 23, 2025 | 2 p.m. Eastern

Your Presenters:

• Matt King, Senior Consultant, Population Intelligence, Definitive Healthcare
• Reed Smith, Senior Vice President and Chief Consumer Officer, Ardent Health
• Matt Gove, Chief Growth Officer, QuickMD

Moderated by:

• Jane Weber Brubaker, Executive Editor, Plain-English Media

You’ll Learn:

• How to grow net new patients while strengthening retention
• Tactics for identifying high-value audiences and prioritizing outreach
• How segmentation enables more efficient use of marketing spend and higher conversion rates
• Strategies for aligning clinical data with marketing insights to personalize the patient journey
• How to use data and market intelligence to uncover growth opportunities

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10 signs your agency is mismanaging your paid search campaigns

A free white paper, published by Fathom

One of the most common ways we begin supporting hospitals and health systems is by conducting detailed audits of their campaign strategy, structure, and results to uncover opportunities to improve performance and maximize the impact of every dollar in market. And, without fail, we find budget mismanagement.

Our digital advertising specialists have compiled some of the biggest red flags to watch for, the significance of those issues, and the specific actions you can take to remedy them.

We’ve organized these ten warning signs into five categories:

• Campaign Strategy and Structure: Overly General Campaign Structure
• Targeting Fundamentals: Spending Budget Outside Target Geography
• Optimization and Execution: Stagnant Change History Signals Lack of Optimization
• Tracking and Compliance: Non-Compliant Conversion Tracking
• Spend-draining Campaign Defaults: Google Search Partners Enabled

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Closing the Urgency Gap: How Marketers Can Embrace AI as a Thought Partner, Not Just a Tool

// By Jared Johnson // AI in healthcare marketing is still in its early innings, but Matt Cyr believes the real impact is just around the corner. In this insightful interview, Cyr shares how forward-thinking teams are already seeing faster content creation, tighter brand consistency, and quicker market research, even if ROI metrics are still catching up.

Why Podcasting Is Now a “Must-Have” for Healthcare Marketers

If you’re still on the fence about launching a healthcare podcast, it’s time to jump in with both earbuds. In a recent webinar, Bill Klaproth laid out the state of podcasting in healthcare today, how video reshapes the podcasting game, and why YouTube is the new front door for healthcare content.

Denver Health Leverages Epic Cheers CRM to Drive Patient Engagement and Operational Efficiency

// By Althea Fung // Customer relationship management (CRM) tools have become essential for healthcare organizations to build stronger patient connections, increase engagement, and enable personalized, timely communication. Using Epic’s integrated CRM, Denver Health aligns real-time EHR data with targeted campaigns. Learn how a switch to the right solution can drive measurable improvements.

Beyond CRM 101: Aligning People, Data, and Strategy for Smarter Engagement

Presented June 4, 2025

Your Presenters:

• Laura Lee Jones, Founder & CEO of LionShare
• Judith Ward, Strategic Health Care Marketing Executive
• Denise Davis, Vice President, Marketing Technology & Operations, Emory Healthcare
• Chris Pace, Marketing Executive

Moderated by:

• Therese Lockemy, Founder and Principal Consultant, Inner Path Digital, L.L.C

Join us as our panelists explore how you can:

• Identify the right CRM use cases, from patient acquisition and retention to reactivation, referral growth, and engagement journey orchestration.
• Break down silos across marketing, IT, and data teams to enable smarter engagement and measurement.
• Ensure CRM strategy reflects marketing goals by partnering effectively with IT, bridging gaps between technical infrastructure and engagement needs.
• Measure what matters by connecting CRM data across channels and understanding true marketing ROI.
• Build a source of truth for data-driven decisions, including more accurate targeting and audience suppression.
• Strengthen data governance to support segmentation, suppression, and system-wide confidence in CRM insights.

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Healthcare Marketing in Flux: Proving ROI and Powering Teams

A free white paper, published by Modea

This white paper explores how a modernized digital platform strategy, grounded in the use of digital experience platforms (DXPs), content management systems (CMSs), and emerging AI tools, can help health systems improve both patient-facing and internal experiences.

Key Learning Points or Major Questions Answered

• What are the risks of continuing to rely on legacy CMS platforms in today’s healthcare environment?
• How can modern DXPs support both external patient experiences and internal team operations?
• What is the difference between a CMS and a DXP, and how should healthcare organizations evaluate their options?
• In what ways can AI support marketing efficiency, especially in content creation and patient engagement?
• Why should platform modernization be viewed as a strategic enabler of long-term performance, not just a technical upgrade?

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Inside the Northwell Health Cinematic Universe

// By Amanda Green // Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, Northwell Health had become New York’s largest health system and now the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast. But in a hyper-competitive market with several legacy institutions, it was still an underdog. Discover how Northwell Health grew awareness and patient volume through entertainment marketing.

How to Chat with Your Data to Get the Insights You Need Now

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Marketing is becoming more of a numbers game, and clean, accurate data is key. But getting it all in one place and gleaning insights from it has been an ongoing challenge in healthcare. Here, we explore how an AI-based solution helps marketers skip the line and get answers they need faster.

The State of Podcasting: Why Healthcare Marketers Can’t Afford to Sit This One Out

// By Susan Dubuque // If you’re still on the fence about launching a healthcare podcast, it’s time to jump in with both earbuds. In a recent webinar, Bill Klaproth laid out the state of podcasting in healthcare today, how video reshapes the podcasting game, and why YouTube is the new front door for healthcare content.

Tuned In: Award-Winning Podcasts That Connect and Engage

Presented May 6, 2025

Panelists:

• Bill Klaproth, Director of Marketing and Production, DoctorPodcasting
• Karen Busse, Director of Continuing Medical Education, Norton Healthcare
• Jordana Taylor, Marketing Manager, BayCare Health System
• Kim Marcum, Assistant Vice President, Strategic Communications and Content, Orlando Health
• Bonnie Ward, Market Director of Marketing and Communications, CommonSpirit Health

Moderator:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn:

• The latest trends shaping healthcare podcasting.
• Orlando Health’s approach to tackling Taboo Topics — those embarrassing questions patients want to know about but are afraid to ask.
• The way Norton Healthcare uses MedChat to deliver CME credits to providers.
• How View from the Bed at CommonSpirit Health fosters honest, doctor-free conversations with patients.
• BayCare HealthChat’s strategy for keeping consumers engaged with timely health and wellness content.

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Celebrating Digital Excellence: Submit Your Entries for the 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Call for Entries is officially open! Now in their 26th year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards celebrate excellence in healthcare digital marketing, recognizing standout websites, apps, videos, campaigns, and digital initiatives that drive marketing and business success across the industry. The deadline for entries is June 27, 2025.

The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Now Open

// By Susan Dubuque // The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Call for Entries is officially open! Now in their 26th year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards celebrate excellence in healthcare digital marketing, recognizing standout websites, apps, videos, campaigns, and digital initiatives that drive marketing and business success across the industry. The deadline for entries is June 27, 2025.

Smarter Prompts, Better Results: The Power of Custom GPTs for Healthcare Marketers

People create custom GPTs to do everything from plan weekly meals to teach them a new language. How can custom GPTs help healthcare marketers? In our Q&A with Diane Hammons, we explore why you might choose to build a custom GPT, how to create one, and some healthcare-specific use cases.