What Does It Take to Be a Winner? Learn Why Advocate Aurora Health Took Home Top Honors at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

// By Susan Dubuque // Advocate Aurora Health’s commitment to the consumer experience at every step in the digital journey has positioned this organization among the best consumer-first healthcare systems in the country. Advocate Aurora Health (now called Advocate Health Care in Illinois and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin) was one of four health-related organizations Read More

Integrating Generative AI Into Your Healthcare Marketing Strategy

AI is a fast-moving train. Innovative health systems are jumping on board, testing new tools, and finding new use cases. Generative AI revolutionizes marketing and communications, offering unprecedented opportunities for customer engagement and personalization. According to a survey from Botco.ai, a generative AI chatbot company, 73 percent of marketing departments use generative AI to produce Read More

A Best in Breed Data Platform + Healthcare CRM: A “Match Made in Heaven”

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // If the promise of CRM in healthcare has been largely unfulfilled, data silos are partially to blame. Innovaccer’s acquisition of digital marketing and CRM platform Cured earlier this year could solve data challenges and accelerate growth for health systems. One benefit of mixing and mingling at industry events is Read More

Does Your Hospital or Health System Website Align with Your Brand?

When your website doesn’t reflect who you are today, it’s time for a change. Connecticut Children’s launched its new website in January. “The last time we had a major overhaul was in 2017, so in website years, that is ancient in many ways,” says Christina DiBona, marketing director. She describes the old site’s navigation as Read More

5 Tips for Incorporating AI Into Your Healthcare Marketing Strategy

// By Wendy Margolin // Economist and professor Richard Baldwin says, “It’s not AI that is going to take your job, but someone who knows how to use AI might.” If you haven’t scratched the surface of AI’s capabilities, you’re not alone. Here are some ideas that will give you a leg up. More than a Read More

Winning Strategies for Digital Physician Engagement

// By Susan Dubuque // Physician engagement is a core strategy for healthcare organizations, used to boost referrals, build brand loyalty, support recruitment and retention, and enhance marketing efforts. Advances in technology offer new and exciting opportunities to target and engage with physicians. Discover how leading healthcare systems demonstrate innovative ways to engage physicians through digital channels.

Privacy-First Healthcare Marketing: What it Means and Who Should Be Involved

What does it really mean to embrace a privacy-first communications approach? That’s just one of the many questions we wanted to answer during a recent webinar, Privacy-First: How to Ensure Your Healthcare Marketing Aligns with HIPAA. This webinar was presented on February 1, 2024 by eHealthcare Strategy & Trends. The panel discussion explored safer ways Read More

Best Healthcare Podcast: Who Won, and Why?

Find out how top healthcare organizations use podcasts to educate, inspire, and connect with clinicians, patients, and community members. // By Jared Johnson // Each year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognizes excellence in healthcare digital marketing. The 2023 awards ceremony was held in November at HCIC in Los Angeles, and throughout this year, we’ll showcase Read More

Enhancing Patient Experience with Effective Provider Data Management Strategies

Your Presenters:

• Jeff Stewart, VP of Strategic Marketing, CHRISTUS Health
• Val Lopez, Assistant Vice President, Digital Marketing and Technology, Baptist Health
• Jessica West, Director, Content & Media, Piedmont
• Keir Bradshaw, EVP, Solution Consultant, MERGE

You’ll learn:

• Insights into how precise provider data impacts patient trust and the overall efficiency of healthcare delivery systems.
• How innovative technologies and systems can assist in the effective management and maintenance of provider data to ensure compliance and enhance patient care.
• Best practices for implementing a robust provider data management strategy that can directly improve the patient experience.

And much much more!

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How Top Healthcare Organizations Use Rich Media to Attract and Engage Patients

Each year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognizes excellence in healthcare digital marketing. The 2023 awards ceremony was held in November at HCIC in Los Angeles, and throughout this year, we showcase award-winning entries. Best Rich Media is one of 30 categories healthcare organizations and their agencies could enter. According to Google, “Rich media is a digital Read More

How Generative AI Transforms Marketing Operations at Mount Sinai, Banner Health

AI is a fast-moving train. Innovative health systems are jumping on board, testing new tools, and finding new use cases. // By Althea Fung // Generative AI revolutionizes marketing and communications, offering unprecedented opportunities for customer engagement and personalization. According to a survey from Botco.ai, a generative AI chatbot company, 73 percent of marketing departments Read More

Strategic Repurposing: How to Get the Most Out of Your Content

Hospitals and healthcare organizations produce an astounding amount of content. Thousands of blog posts, service line pages, emails, social media posts and other collateral probably come out of your department every year. But knowing these stats makes all your efforts and content production worth it: 77 percent of health searches begin online. 95 percent of Read More

Winning Strategies for Digital Physician Engagement [Member Roundtable]

Join us for a discussion with 3 leaders from organizations that won awards in the Best Digital Physician Engagement category in the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Your Panelists:

• Emilie Ansel, CEO, Private Health News
• Shannon Cummins, VP of Business Development, Unlock Health
• Garland Stansell, Chief Communications Officer, Children’s of Alabama

Moderated by:

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

You’ll learn:

• How your organization can implement a physician engagement effort that is aligned with your strategic marketing goals
• The physician engagement tactics our panelists have found most effective — from the tried and true to the new and cutting edge
• How you can make physician involvement mutually beneficial
• Details of their winning physician engagement initiatives

And much more!

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Connecticut Children’s New Website Mirrors Its Reality

When your website doesn’t reflect who you are today, it’s time for a change. // By Jane Weber Brubaker // Connecticut Children’s launched its new website in January. “The last time we had a major overhaul was in 2017, so in website years, that is ancient in many ways,” says Christina DiBona, marketing director. She Read More

Privacy-First Marketing: HIPAA Guidance for Your Healthcare Communications

By prioritizing patient privacy and data security, healthcare organizations can implement marketing strategies without compromising patient trust. // By Elaine Christie // What does it really mean to embrace a privacy-first communications approach? That’s just one of the many questions we wanted to answer during a recent webinar, Privacy-First: How to Ensure Your Healthcare Marketing Read More

9 Pitfalls of Digital Advertising

The opportunities of digital advertising are practically limitless, but it takes a disciplined approach to strategy to make the most of it. Who isn’t a fan of digital advertising? Using online channels to reach your target audience is a fundamental part of most marketing programs; it just makes sense given the amount of time consumers Read More

Best Rich Media: Who Won, and Why?

Find out how top healthcare organizations use rich media to attract and engage patients, and how interactive experiences can meet critical training needs. // By Jane Weber Brubaker // Each year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognizes excellence in healthcare digital marketing. The 2023 awards ceremony was held in November at HCIC in Los Angeles, and Read More

Where Does CRM Stand in Addressing Today’s Healthcare Challenges?

The high cost and amount of churn in the healthcare CRM market have had many marketing leaders wondering if the huge investment they made was worth it. And those who still shop for the right solution wonder where to turn. But the need for flexible solutions that meet organizational needs has never been greater, as Read More

Healthcare DXP: Empower Compelling Patient Experiences

Download this new free ebook today, and you’ll discover how the right digital experience platform (DXP) can help your healthcare organization take your digital consumer experience to the next level: 

• Make Your Services Stand Out and Easy to Reach: Be highly findable with action-oriented entry points through granular content modeling.
• Ensure Consistent and Engaging Content Across All Platforms: Benefit from omnichannel support to streamline your content creation and provide a consistent user experience across multiple channels.
• Leverage a Comprehensive View of Your Consumers: Develop a complete view of ongoing consumer engagement and interaction … and use it to provide an unparalleled digital consumer experience.

And much more!

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Enhancing Patient Experience with Effective Provider Data Management Strategies

Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday March 13 at 2 p.m. ET where you’ll hear from our panel of hospital and health system leaders as they share best practices for implementing effective provider data management strategies and improving the patient experience.

You’ll learn:

• Insights into how precise provider data impacts patient trust and the overall efficiency of healthcare delivery systems.
• How innovative technologies and systems can assist in the effective management and maintenance of provider data to ensure compliance and enhance patient care.
• Best practices for implementing a robust provider data management strategy that can directly improve the patient experience.

And much much more!

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Geisinger and Henry Ford Health Leverage Epic Cheers to Fuel Marketing Efforts

Epic is the dominant player in electronic health records, with U.S. hospital market share of 35.9 percent, according to May 2023 research from KLAS, reported by Becker’s. This figure represents 47.6 percent of beds — nearly double that of Epic’s closest competitor, Oracle Cerner (25.8 percent), which gained hospitals but lost beds year over year. Read More

Four Ways to Repurpose Your Content

Don’t forget the mountain of content you’ve already created. There’s precious metal in there, just waiting for some polish so it can sparkle once again. // By Ahava Leibtag // Hospitals and healthcare organizations produce an astounding amount of content. Thousands of blog posts, service line pages, emails, social media posts and other collateral probably Read More

Set Your Healthcare Marketing Up for Success in 2024

2023 was a tough year for healthcare marketers. Budgets were cut, priorities slid in a dozen different directions at once, and tools we’ve used for decades became poisoned chalices locked behind glass by our Security and Compliance teams. 2024 looks like it is going to be a year of recovery: healthier margins, more favorable patient Read More

Privacy-First: How to Ensure Your Healthcare Marketing Aligns with HIPAA

Your Presenters:

• Ray Mina, Head of Marketing, Freshpaint
• Doriann Cain, Partner, Faegre Drinker
• Bridget O’Connor, COO, Fortalice Solutions
• Edward Rafalski, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, BayCare Health System

You’ll learn:

• What it means to be privacy-first.
• Who needs to be involved in process change.
• How to have constructive conversations with legal and compliance.
• Why web trackers don’t comply with HIPAA.
• Which tools you need a BAA (Business Associate Agreement) for.
• What to do if you can’t get a BAA.

And much much more!

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9 Digital Advertising Pitfalls: Ignore Them at Your Peril

The opportunities of digital advertising are practically limitless, but it takes a disciplined approach to strategy to make the most of it. // By Dan Dunlop and Jared Johnson // Who isn’t a fan of digital advertising? Using online channels to reach your target audience is a fundamental part of most marketing programs; it just Read More