Engaging Today’s Healthcare Consumer: Winning Content Strategies from Trinity Health of New England and Walmart Health

Connecting with healthcare audiences has never been more challenging — or critical. In a recent Member Roundtable, panelists shared their approaches to content strategy — what works, what’s evolving, and how they navigate today’s healthcare challenges. Here, we explore key takeaways from the discussion, including strategies for improving engagement, measuring success, and staying ahead.

Websites and Beyond: Transforming Patient Experience

Thursday  |  March 27, 2025  |  2 p.m. Eastern

Panelists:

• Ben Dillon, CEO, Geonetric
• Roc Johnson, Director, Digital Strategy, UNC Health
• Adrienne Woods, Vice President, Digital Engagement, Hackensack Meridian Health

Moderator:

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

We’ll be discussing:

• How user-friendly websites are the cornerstone of patient access, engagement, and information. For patients across the full range of digital experiences.
• The growing role of mobile apps as part of a connected patient experience.
• How online appointment scheduling empowers patients with seamless, self-service options.
• Why personalized patient portals are essential for secure access to medical records, test results, and direct communication with providers.
• Ways telehealth and virtual care expand access through video consultations and remote monitoring.
• AI-driven chatbots and virtual assistants’ place in enhancing engagement and providing instant responses to common patient inquiries.

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How to Adapt to the Rise of AI-Driven Search

// Devin Healy // Artificial intelligence reshapes how audiences find information online and changes the way marketers approach search engine strategies. When Marshfield Clinic’s organic search traffic hit a low point, the digital team optimized the health system’s content using schema markup. Read on to learn how to restructure your website content to align with AI models.

Transforming Healthcare Through Digital Innovation: Lessons from Award-Winning Leaders

Presented March 11, 2025

Panelists:

• Mona Baset, Vice President of Digital Services, Intermountain Health
• Andrew Snyder, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Orlando Health

Moderator:

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

What you will learn:

• How to build organizational readiness for digital transformation.
• Strategies to gain and sustain executive support.
• A framework for prioritizing digital initiatives.
• Tactics to enhance engagement through omnichannel communications.
• Tools that improve staff connection and alignment.
• Ways to leverage AI & automation.
• Real-world examples of efficiency and patient impact.
• Essential KPIs to track and optimize digital strategies.
• What’s next in healthcare marketing and digital engagement?

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Award-Winning Content Strategies from Trinity Health of New England and Walmart Health

// By Susan Dubuque // Connecting with healthcare audiences has never been more challenging — or critical. In a recent Member Roundtable, panelists shared their approaches to content strategy — what works, what’s evolving, and how they navigate today’s healthcare challenges. Here, we explore key takeaways from the discussion, including strategies for improving engagement, measuring success, and staying ahead.

Unveiling the Power of Influencer Marketing in Healthcare

Presented February 26, 2025

Your Presenters:

• Aundrea Leckie, Associate Director, Account Management (West), Open Influence
• Erin Killion, Director of Client Strategy, Healthcare, Goodway Group
• Katie Steeb, Senior Media Manager, Goodway Group

What You’ll Learn:

• Counter misinformation
  With approximately 80% of internet users searching for health information online, influencers can serve as trusted messengers to correct misinformation and provide credible guidance.
• Boost patient engagement
  Nearly 70% of consumers trust influencer recommendations over traditional ads, making it a highly effective strategy for reaching health-conscious audiences.
• Build trust
  90% of respondents 18-24 years of age trust medical information shared by health professionals on their social media networks.
• Navigate compliance
  We’ll discuss best practices for working with influencers while maintaining HIPAA compliance and ethical integrity.

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No More “Healthcare Pass”: Intermountain Health Raises the Bar for Patient Experience

How do you align 34 hospitals, 400 clinics, nearly 5,000 employed physicians and advanced care providers, 68,000 caregivers (employees), and more than one million health plan members? For Intermountain Health, the answer is simple: by focusing everyone’s efforts on a unified mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible.

Revolutionizing Care: How Digital Transformation Shapes Patient Experience at Intermountain Health

// By Susan Dubuque // How do you align 34 hospitals, 400 clinics, nearly 5,000 employed physicians and advanced care providers, 68,000 caregivers (employees), and more than one million health plan members? For Intermountain Health, the answer is simple: by focusing everyone’s efforts on a unified mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible.

How Leading Healthcare Organizations Improve Access and Engagement Through Digital Solutions

The term “digital front door” (DFD) first emerged in the mid-2010s and has become a central concept in the healthcare landscape. During the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, the judges presented 15 awards in the Best Digital Front Door category. Discover how award-winning organizations enhance patient access, engagement, and experience.

The Future of Findability: Search in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence has recently established its presence in search through features like Google’s AI overviews, Bing’s integration with Microsoft Copilot, and the Perplexity AI search engine. As these AI search engines and integrations become more prevalent, digital marketers still need to focus on what has been their goal all along: findability.

So what can healthcare organizations do to stand out, stay findable, weather these changes, and understand how they’re performing in this new age of AI search? 

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Welcoming Patients Through the Digital Front Door

// By Susan Dubuque // The term “digital front door” (DFD) first emerged in the mid-2010s and has become a central concept in the healthcare landscape. During the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, the judges presented 15 awards in the Best Digital Front Door category. Discover how award-winning organizations enhance patient access, engagement, and experience.

Celebrate Excellence and Innovation in Healthcare at HCIC 2024

HCIC is where leaders in our industry gather to share best practices and reveal what’s next in the ever-changing digital healthcare landscape. Join us in Austin, Texas, November 10-13 for this educational and networking extravaganza. Read on for a snapshot of what’s in store for you if you attend this year’s conference.

How Does Cleveland Clinic Consistently Dominate Health Search Results?

If you ask Google to solve the mystery of any random thing happening to your body, chances are you’ll find an answer from Cleveland Clinic high up on page 1 of the search engine results page. How does it consistently rank so high for such a large number of health-related questions?

HCIC 2024: Transformation in Action

// By Susan Dubuque // HCIC is where leaders in our industry gather to share best practices and reveal what’s next in the ever-changing digital healthcare landscape. Join us in Austin, Texas, November 10-13 for this educational and networking extravaganza. Read on for a snapshot of what’s in store for you if you attend this year’s conference.

Cleveland Clinic’s “Team of Teams” Approach to SEO and Content Marketing

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // If you ask Google to solve the mystery of any random thing happening to your body, chances are you’ll find an answer from Cleveland Clinic high up on page 1 of the search engine results page. How does it consistently rank so high for such a large number of health-related questions?

Mastering Digital Content in the Age of Zero-Click Search and AI Overviews: Real Strategies for Healthcare Marketers

Your Panelists:

• Leslie Cozatt, Executive Marketing Consultant, Providence
• Laura Kuechenmeister, Corporate Director of Content Marketing & Design, Emory Healthcare
• Kirsten Lecky, EVP Insights and Growth, WG Content
• Bridget Reuter, Service Line Marketing Manager, Virtua Health

Watch this webinar to hear from these powerhouse healthcare brands that are successfully adapting their strategies:

• Emory Healthcare: Discover how Emory is leveraging immersive storytelling to captivate and engage their audience.
• Providence: Leslie Cozatt, Executive Marketing Consultant, will discuss the evolution of blogs from awareness-building tools to thought leadership platforms driven by subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Virtua Health: Bridget Reuter, Service Line Marketing Manager, will highlight the use of predictive AI and electronic medical records (EMR) in targeted email marketing.
• WG Content: Kirsten Lecky, EVP, Insights and Growth will provide an overview of the big picture in digital content shifts across hundreds of clients and thousands of projects. She’ll share what content trends are emerging and where organizations are investing.

 
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Mastering Digital Content in the Age of Zero-Click Search and AI Overviews: Real Strategies for Healthcare Marketers

Wednesday | August 28, 2024 | 2 p.m. Eastern

Your Panelists:

• Leslie Cozatt, Executive Marketing Consultant, Providence
• Laura Kuechenmeister, Corporate Director of Content Marketing & Design, Emory Healthcare
• Kirsten Lecky, EVP Insights and Growth, WG Content
• Bridget Reuter, Service Line Marketing Manager, Virtua Health

Join us to hear from these powerhouse healthcare brands that are successfully adapting their strategies:

• Emory Healthcare: Discover how Emory is leveraging immersive storytelling to captivate and engage their audience.
• Providence: Leslie Cozatt, Executive Marketing Consultant, will discuss the evolution of blogs from awareness-building tools to thought leadership platforms driven by subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Virtua Health: Bridget Reuter, Service Line Marketing Manager, will highlight the use of predictive AI and electronic medical records (EMR) in targeted email marketing.
• WG Content: Kirsten Lecky, EVP, Insights and Growth will provide an overview of the big picture in digital content shifts across hundreds of clients and thousands of projects. She’ll share what content trends are emerging and where organizations are investing.

 
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Cleveland Clinic’s AI Strategy Offers Valuable Lessons for Healthcare Marketers

Partnering, piloting, and proceeding with cautious optimism are hallmarks of Cleveland Clinic’s methodology for incorporating AI into the marketing communications workflow. Learn how Cleveland Clinic optimizes AI to enhance its marketing efforts and discover 7 tips on how to effectively adopt AI in a large health system.

“The Proof Is in the Numbers”: How Hackensack Meridian Health Turned a $90 Million Digital Investment into $1.9 Billion in Revenue

Hackensack Meridian Health continues to lead the way with a framework for digital engagement that enhances the consumer experience and access to care. The health system was awarded the Organizational Commitment Award at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Discover how HMH applies digital technology to deliver patient-centered care.

Cleveland Clinic’s Strategic Approach to Adopting AI

// By Wendy Margolin // Partnering, piloting, and proceeding with cautious optimism are hallmarks of Cleveland Clinic’s methodology for incorporating AI into the marketing communications workflow. Learn how Cleveland Clinic optimizes AI to enhance its marketing efforts and discover 7 tips on how to effectively adopt AI in a large health system.

Elevate Your Impact: See Why Hackensack Meridian Health Received Top Honors at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

// By Susan Dubuque // Hackensack Meridian Health continues to lead the way with a framework for digital engagement that enhances the consumer experience and access to care. The health system was awarded the Organizational Commitment Award at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Discover how HMH applies digital technology to deliver patient-centered care.

Healthcare Digital Marketing Trends Survey 2024

Download our eBook to see how your efforts compare with other healthcare providers, and what tactics you should consider prioritizing to help your organization reach its marketing goals. Who knows — with this valuable information, you may end up as one of our marketing Leaders in a future edition of the survey!

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Vital Signs: The State of Healthcare Digital Marketing, 2024

This free webinar will give marketers the insights you need to stay on top of how the healthcare marketing industry is changing.

Your Presenter

• Ben Dillon, Chief Executive Officer, Geonetric

You’ll Learn:

• Where budgets and staffing are being adjusted after healthcare’s post-pandemic financial crisis
• What digital investments health systems are prioritizing in the coming year
• How health systems are adapting to the recent HIPAA guidance on marketing tracking technology
• The variety of ways healthcare marketers are using generative AI tools and the barriers that exist
• And much more!

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Innovaccer and Cured Join Forces to Create a “Healthcare Experience Platform”: What it Means for Healthcare Marketers

One benefit of mixing and mingling at industry events is that you might discover another service provider with solutions that complement your own. That was the story behind Innovaccer’s acquisition of Cured earlier this year. Cured cofounder and CEO Andrew Sawyer says, “We had obviously started to see them in market at conferences and as 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