Ignite Excellence: Winning Strategies for Digital Patient Experience

Panelists:

• Ben Dillon, CEO, Geonetric
• Matt McKinney, Director, Digital Engagement, Cone Health
• Kishore Reddipeta, Director, Web Systems and Technologies, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

Moderator:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2024 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

In this session, you’ll learn:

• The breadth, scope, and depth of winning patient experience strategies and tools
• How website and digital health steering committees guide planning
• Best practices for implementing patient experience initiatives
• How to prioritize investments for maximum impact
• And much more!

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Discover Award-Winning Digital Strategies to Improve Patient Experience

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Ignite Excellence: Get an Inside Look at Winning Strategies for Digital Patient Experience

// By Susan Dubuque // eHealthcare Leadership Awards provides a valuable opportunity to see what leading healthcare systems across the country do so you can adapt and apply these best practices in your organization. Discover how award-winning healthcare organizations demonstrate best practices in digital strategies to improve the patient experience.

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Watch our webinar and hear from a top industry expert who will share how CRM has evolved and discuss best practices that can help your organization take full advantage of state-of-the-art CRM capabilities.

You’ll learn:

• What the current state of CRM is in healthcare, and why it often falls short.
• How to structure CRM for enterprise-wide success.
• Best practices for implementation, governance, and strategy.
• How to set priorities that align with the strategic plan when launching campaigns.
• How a CRM can scale communications using real-time data and rules-based automated campaigns.
• What to consider when choosing a CRM solution.
  And much much more!

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