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How Ochsner’s Connected MOM Program Closes Gaps in Maternal Health

Althea Fung

// By Althea Fung // The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among developed nations. Ochsner Health’s Connected MOM program rewrites the script on maternal mortality with remote monitoring and digital education. Read on to learn how this program helps flag problems before they become emergencies.

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

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Presented September 3, 2025

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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Access, Experience, and Market Intelligence Drive Strategic Growth

Matt King

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // In a recent webinar, three marketing leaders took the conversation about customer growth up a notch — from patient acquisition tactics and media spend to what should be the heart of effective strategies. Learn how they view the challenges and opportunities of growth, where to focus efforts, and how to grow smarter.

Conference Preview: HCIC 2025 Heats Up in Las Vegas

Kathy Divis

We asked people who have supported HCIC for many years what makes it such a valuable conference that they keep coming back year after year. Here, we share their comments and highlight sessions you won’t want to miss. Join healthcare marketing leaders and innovators, November 9-12 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Go All In on Digital Marketing Success at HCIC 2025

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// By Jane Weber Brubaker // We asked people who have supported HCIC for many years what makes it such a valuable conference that they keep coming back year after year. Here, we share their comments and highlight sessions you won’t want to miss. Join healthcare marketing leaders and innovators, November 9-12 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

7 Factors to Consider When Evaluating Provider Search Platforms

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.

Digital Showcase: Building Trust Through Digital Integration

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// 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.

10 signs your agency is mismanaging your paid search campaigns

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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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Banner Health Redesigns Location Pages to Mirror Airbnb-Like Simplicity

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Phoenix, Arizona-based Banner Health’s digital team adopted an e-commerce mindset to modernize the health system’s location pages, making it easier for patients to access the services and care settings of their choice. Find out how Banner Health followed the model of the hospitality industry to make its website location pages consumer-friendly.

FirstHealth of the Carolinas Redesigns Website to Meet Evolving Consumer Expectations

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// By Althea Fung // In today’s healthcare landscape, a hospital’s website is its digital front door and often its most powerful marketing tool. Recognizing this, FirstHealth of the Carolinas launched a comprehensive website redesign in 2023. Learn how FirstHealth improved access and experience, increased site traffic, and picked up several industry awards along the way.

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

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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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UCI Health Revamps Online Experience with a Smarter, Unified Website

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It takes hard work to make something look easy. UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, was overdue for a website update. Learn how UCI Health refreshed its website to improve searchability, integrate clinical trials, and optimize content, and set the foundation for future enhancements.

Digital Showcase: Award-Winning Digital Internal Communications

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// By Susan Dubuque // Staffing shortages in U.S. hospitals have reached a critical level in 2025. Healthcare marketers can play a vital role in addressing this issue by fostering strong relationships with team members. Ascenda Integrated Health gets it: Internal communication matters. And they demonstrate it with an innovative, creative digital solution.

Banner Health’s Location Pages Upgraded

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// By Wendy Margolin // Phoenix, Arizona-based Banner Health’s digital team adopted an e-commerce mindset to modernize the health system’s location pages, making it easier for patients to access the services and care settings of their choice. Find out how Banner Health followed the model of the hospitality industry to make its website location pages consumer-friendly.

The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Now Open

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// 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.

UCI Health: New Hospitals, New Patients, New Website

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// By Amanda Green // It takes hard work to make something look easy. UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, was overdue for a website update. Learn how UCI Health refreshed its website to improve searchability, integrate clinical trials, and optimize content, and set the foundation for future enhancements.

9 Strategies for healthcare reputation management

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A free white paper, published by Birdeye

In this guide, you’ll learn:

  • Connect with patients on the most effective channels
  • Leverage online reviews to build trust and attract new patients
  • Position your practice as a top choice with Google Seller Ratings
  • Turn insights into actionable strategies to delight patients

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Inside Marshfield Clinic’s Strategy for Navigating AI and Zero-Click Searches

Martha van Berkel

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.