Ohio State Wexner Medical Center faced a challenge. It wanted to combine blog content and news from several high-performing system websites into a single mega site called Ohio State Health & Discovery. But much of the content it planned to use had earned high rankings in Google’s search engine results pages (SERP), including many placements Read More
// By Jim Samuel // There’s no shortage of books about content marketing. Here are our top picks. Content marketing should be an essential part of any healthcare organization’s marketing efforts. A good content marketing program can help you generate organic search results that let you build awareness, educate the market, and drive volume to Read More
Now that 2023 is officially underway, it’s a good time to examine the various trends expected to shape the healthcare industry this year. Hospital and health system digital marketing teams will face significant headwinds in 2023, but they will have many opportunities to rise to the occasion as they have done many times in the Read More
// By Jared Johnson // What industry experts say, and how digital marketers can rise to the occasion. Hospital and health system digital marketing teams will face significant headwinds in 2023, but they will have many opportunities to rise to the occasion as they have done many times in the past. As their institutions face Read More
In today’s climate of diminishing trust in institutions, how do you attract patients in a way that both highlights your organization’s services and builds longlasting trust with your healthcare brand? “Of all the marketing tips for healthcare, the most important (and simplest) one is this: express empathy,” says Wendy Margolin in a new article. “Empathy Read More
// By Althea Fung // Even a small team can make a big difference. “The shortest distance between two people is a story.” Content marketers know that a well-told story can leave an indelible mark on the reader. It can make seemingly boring topics engaging and highlight connections between disparate groups. In the past, marketers Read More
// By Wendy Margolin // In a climate of diminishing trust in institutions, healthcare organizations can use empathy in storytelling to attract patients. Of all the marketing tips for healthcare, the most important (and simplest) one is this: express empathy. Empathy draws your reader or viewer in. It makes them imagine themselves in the story, Read More
Why travel by horse and buggy when you can drive a Tesla? That’s the metaphor used by three presenters at a recent conference to explain how MedStar Health went from the dark ages of measurement to a souped-up analytics platform that enables insightful, actionable, and easy-to-understand reporting. Ben Waxman, president of Tessellati, LLC, jokes that Read More
// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Do your marketing dollars drive results for your organization? Without the right analytics tools, it’s hard to know — or prove. Why travel by horse and buggy when you can drive a Tesla? That’s the metaphor three presenters at SHSMD Connections 2022 — the annual conference of the Society Read More
2022 has been a momentous year for digital healthcare leaders, in part because the delicate balance — of returning to “normal” after so many years of a global pandemic and returning to the continuous push for more digital transformation — is a fine line given budget constraints and resource limitations. But striking that balance is Read More
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// By Jim Samuel // E Pluribus Unum — Out of Many, One. It’s on the back of every dollar bill but can also be applied to health systems that consolidate content into a single hub. Ohio State Wexner Medical Center faced a challenge. It wanted to combine blog content and news from several high-performing Read More
Nationally, more than 2.5 million youth in the U.S. have severe depression, according to The State of Mental Health in America, a report published by Mental Health America. Multiracial youth are at greatest risk. According to the report, 10.6 percent of youth in the U.S. have severe major depression, or depression that severely affects functioning, Read More
// By Daniel Fell // Why now is a great time to review all the excellent content from this past year and use it in planning for the new year. 2022 has been a momentous year for digital healthcare leaders, in part because the delicate balance — of returning to “normal” after so many years Read More
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In this exclusive report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, we examine the current state of CRM usage in healthcare by sharing case studies and successful implementation practices from industry leaders and innovators.
Healthcare organizations use customer relationship management (CRM) platforms to manage patient information, appointments, and communications. If your organization uses a CRM system to engage patients, you may think the data in your system is clean, accurate, and reliable. But a recent study suggests that health systems may be putting too much trust into the accuracy Read More
// By Cheryl L. Serra // Physical health and mental health are typically siloed in healthcare. Dr. Megan Cardoso sought to integrate them, for the benefit of pediatric patients and their families. With demand for resources that far out-paced resources, she turned to a technology solution. Nationally, more than 2.5 million youth in the U.S. Read More
Without the right tools, it’s hard to meet your strategic goals. With the right tools and partners, it’s as different as night and day. At St. Bernards Healthcare in northeast Arkansas, trying to prospect for new patients among new movers wasn’t working. That changed when the health system adopted a CRM platform, Virgin Pulse, in Read More
// By Jim Samuel // Healthcare organizations use customer relationship management (CRM) platforms to manage patient information, appointments, and communications. Are they putting too much trust in the accuracy of the data in their systems? One study of CRM data quality says the answer may be yes. If your health system uses a customer relationship Read More
// By Susan Dubuque // Winners of the 23rd Annual eHealthcare Leadership Awards were announced on November 9, at an awards luncheon held during the Healthcare Internet Conference (HCIC). To accommodate those who were not able to attend in person, the presentation was live-streamed, and the virtual event is available on eHealthcareAwards.com. We hope you’ll invite your team to watch the Read More
With millions of Americans at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people turned to the internet to learn more about the novel virus. That caused a surge in traffic on hospital websites and social media channels. According to a report from Baldwin publishing, one hospital marketing director who manages more than 80 websites reported a Read More
// By Jane Weber Brubaker // St. Bernards’ marketing team tried to run direct mail campaigns on their own, but they weren’t working. Today, it’s a different story. Without the right tools, it’s hard to meet your strategic goals. With the right tools and partners, it’s as different as night and day. At St. Bernards Read More
Consumerism is a growing force in healthcare. The industry has been pushing consumers to take a more active role in their health and wellness for many years. With growing involvement comes a set of growing expectations that healthcare providers will operate on consumers’ terms and that they’ll meet health consumers where they are. In a Read More
// By Althea Fung // New York City was in the crosshairs of COVID-19 more than once, first as the epicenter of the pandemic, and more recently when Omicron struck. In the midst of the crisis, the city’s public hospital system found a way to redesign its website. With millions of Americans at home during Read More