Finding The Perfect Match: Building a Provider Finder That Delivers Results

Download this new free case study to learn how Scripps Health took its provider search from good to great.

You’ll learn:

• Why Scripps Health felt that a custom solution would help them put patients’ needs first
• The key elements of a great provider search experience
• How to integrate marketing and referral campaigns into the care search experience
• How data from scheduled appointments can influence strategic decisionmaking — and why this makes the ability to share this data crucially important
• And much more!

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Helping Kidney Patients Thrive: How to Support Patients On Every Step of the Care Journey

// By Wendy Margolin // A case study on how Fresenius Kidney Care used market research insights to support more kidney patients everywhere they are. On a journey to “future proof” its marketing, Fresenius Kidney Care started in the most unlikely of places: recipes. As with any chronic illness, diet dramatically affects a patient’s success. Read More

ChatGPT Prompt Writing: Best Practices to Get the Results You Need

There’s no question that ChatGPT possesses power that users are only beginning to understand. Unleashing its potential in your healthcare marketing strategy starts with learning how to craft strong prompts. Writing is one of the most important business functions. And now, any savvy AI user can produce coherent writing with a few keystrokes. But there’s Read More

Mastering the Art of ChatGPT Prompts

How to write high-performance ChatGPT prompts for healthcare marketing success. // By Wendy Margolin // There’s no question that ChatGPT possesses power that users are only beginning to understand. Unleashing its potential in your healthcare marketing strategy starts with learning how to craft strong prompts. Writing is one of the most important business functions. And Read More

Turn Your Content Into Action: How Knowledge Graph Integration Helps Drive Conversions

If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times: Content is king. But content on its own — even expert, authoritative, and trustworthy content — doesn’t automatically help patients find the right doctor and make an appointment online. “We had the hypothesis that we have this great content … but how do we Read More

How Beacon Health System Leverages Content to Drive Online Appointments

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Relationships are everything when it comes to data. Defining those relationships is what humans do best; scaling is what machines do best. If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times: Content is king. But content on its own — even expert, authoritative, and trustworthy content — Read More

Focus on Mobile Strategy: Rethinking Mobile Strategy in Your Healthcare Marketing

In this exclusive report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, we examine the current landscape of mobile to find out what it takes to succeed and what healthcare organizations are doing to get ahead of the game.

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Navigating the AI Road Ahead: 5 Themes From MAICON 2023

With AI in full swing, healthcare marketers must learn to navigate a whole new world of challenges, opportunities, and uncertainty. We asked Amanda Todorovich, executive director of digital marketing at Cleveland Clinic, to share her impressions from Marketing AI Institute’s annual conference, MAICON 2023, held July 26-28. Here’s what she said: “Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Read More

4 Ways to Improve the Digital Experience for Black and Minority People

Althea Fung learned an important lesson about her healthcare needs during a dermatologist visit as a young adult. During a discussion about dry skin, the dermatologist asked Fung, who is Black and wears dreadlocks, about her hair care routine. She responded that she washes her hair about every three weeks. After years of experience maintaining Read More

Embracing the AI Revolution: Key Takeaways for Healthcare Marketers from MAICON 2023

// By Amanda Todorovich //  We asked Amanda Todorovich, executive director of digital marketing at Cleveland Clinic, to share her impressions from Marketing AI Institute’s annual conference, MAICON 2023, held July 26-28. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere, and it took over the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland last month for the 2023 Marketing Artificial Intelligence Read More

Pregnant While Black: One Mother’s Experience as a Black Pregnant Woman in New York

// By Wendy Margolin // Althea Fung has been a writer for Plain-English Health Care since 2018. She recently gave birth to her first child. We asked her to share her perspectives on what it’s like to navigate the healthcare system as a Black woman, and how to make digital experiences more relevant to Black Read More

The Wild West of AI: Opportunities Abound, But Proceed with Caution

Have large language models like ChatGPT finally catapulted us into a world where machines and humans can work collaboratively, each doing what suits them best? The conventional wisdom is that we should all “work at the top of our license” — whatever that is in our own context — spending less time on repetitive, rote Read More

Designing for Users, Not Assumptions: How UX Research Helps Improve the Digital Experience

With user experience research tools, organizations can identify the experiential issues that real consumers face when visiting their websites. Regardless of how talented your design team may be, the key thing to remember is this: The designers are not your end user. User experience (UX) research provides a thorough understanding of who your consumers are, Read More

Imagining the Future of Large Language Models: Healthcare Marketing Leaders and AI Experts Ask, “What If…”

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Amara’s Law says, “We overestimate the impact of technology in the short term and underestimate the effect in the long run.” Will it ring true for generative AI? Have large language models like ChatGPT finally catapulted us into a world where machines and humans can work collaboratively, each doing Read More

5 Major Risks AI Poses for Healthcare

Boston Children’s recently posted a job description for an AI prompt engineer to join its Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator. The ideal candidate needs a “strong background in AI/ML, data science, and natural language processing, as well as experience in healthcare research and operations.” This came only months after the November 2022 release of ChatGPT, Read More

UX Research Gives Mary Washington Healthcare a Roadmap to Improve Digital Experience

// By Ben Dillon // With user experience research tools, organizations can identify the experiential issues that real consumers face when visiting their websites.  Regardless of how talented your design team may be, the key thing to remember is this: The designers are not your end user. User experience (UX) research provides a thorough understanding Read More

Is ChatGPT Safe for Healthcare?

// By Wendy Margolin // Four healthcare leaders discuss opportunities, risks, and possible pitfalls. Boston Children’s recently posted a job description for an AI prompt engineer to join its Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator. The ideal candidate needs a “strong background in AI/ML, data science, and natural language processing, as well as experience in healthcare Read More

HIPAA Compliance and Online Tracking: New Guidance for Healthcare Marketers

“In December 2022, the Office of Civil Rights put the hammer down, shoring up HIPAA regulations to cover online tracking technologies that could compromise consumer privacy. Healthcare marketers must take a proactive role in responding,” writes James A. Gardner. “Healthcare marketing is full of important acronyms, but HIPAA — the federal Health Insurance Portability and Read More

HIPAA Compliance 2023: A Guide to Google, Meta, and Other Online Tracking Tools

// By James A. Gardner // In December 2022, the Office of Civil Rights put the hammer down, shoring up HIPAA regulations to cover online tracking technologies that could compromise consumer privacy. Healthcare marketers must take a proactive role in responding. Healthcare marketing is full of important acronyms, but HIPAA — the federal Health Insurance Read More

Focus on Content Marketing: A Spotlight on Content Marketing Trends for Healthcare Marketers

In this exclusive report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, we highlight the many ways that content marketing is being used by hospitals and health systems around the country.

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5 Areas of Digital Operations You Shouldn’t Compromise on When Finances Are Tight

“When you’re asked to make budget cuts, some things should not be on the chopping block,” writes JoAnne Gritter in a new article. “Who will visit your website or download your app today? What about in the future? Who in your health system will be responsible for serving patients, clinicians, and other visitors after your Read More

ChatGPT and the Future of AI in Healthcare Communication

Is AI the new normal in healthcare communication? When ChatGPT was released to the public in November 2022, it gained more than a million users within five days. Since then, there are already more than 100 million users worldwide, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. In this brave new world of ChatGPT, most Read More

Managing Your Online Presence When Money Is Tight: Where Not to Scrimp and Save

// By JoAnne Gritter // An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When you’re asked to make budget cuts, some things should not be on the chopping block. Who will visit your website or download your app today? What about in the future? Who in your health system will be responsible for Read More

What Does AI Mean for the Future of Healthcare Communication?

// By Wendy Margolin // In the brave new world of ChatGPT, most healthcare communicators and medical writers waver between somewhat nervous and cautiously optimistic. If a pharmaceutical researcher asks ChatGPT about a drug’s efficacy, is that considered a clinical trial? Does it need to be filed on ClinicalTrials.gov? These were the provocative questions that Read More

How Predictive Search Can Improve the Consumer Online Experience

Predictive search can help your health system’s website be quicker, easier, and more accurate for consumers. Couple that with voice recognition technology and you can help make your website more valuable and accessible to more people than ever. Thanks to new tools and technology, you can make that happen in weeks. To get good search Read More