The Latest Physician Liaison Strategies for Building Doctor Referrals

Last Updated on February 24, 2021 by Stewart Gandolf

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Get expert advice on today’s latest physician liaison strategies to build doctor referrals.

[Podcast] How to Adjust Your Creative Strategies In Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Last Updated on April 27, 2021 by Stewart Gandolf

COVID-19 has been a life-changing event for us all. It’s the kind of event that has lasting effects on people that we can’t even truly see just yet. We’ve thrust an entire population into a cycle of grief that is ubiquitous but unique to every person. How will the healthcare consumer, patient, and caregivers‘ needs, […]

Healthcare “News You Can Use”: A Guide for Newsjacking

Last Updated on May 8, 2019 by Stewart Gandolf

The first thing I do when I see healthcare news that interests me or scares me (or both) is go online and try to find more information. It’s a common modern reaction to search for a meaningful explanation of a new treatment or resurgent disease. And hopefully I can find more than a few comments […]

Don’t Go Off Your Marketing Meds

Last Updated on June 3, 2019 by Stewart Gandolf

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If a patient on medication for depression started to feel better, should she go off her meds? Should someone experiencing relief from strep throat throw out the remaining antibiotics? Of course not. From time to time, we hear from clients that their current patient volume is just fine. They’re ready to stop the marketing and […]

15 Healthcare Marketing Strategies That Deliver More Healthcare Patients

Last Updated on August 11, 2020 by Stewart Gandolf

Healthcare patients have more options than ever before. With so much information available online, these patients no longer feel the need to visit the closest hospital, a medical practice closest to their location, or even healthcare practices with multiple locations in the community. That’s why it’s so important to have a planned, budgeted healthcare marketing […]

Is Your Medical Website HIPAA Compliant?

Last Updated on June 7, 2019 by Stewart Gandolf

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[INSTALLMENT – A Continuing Series] Every physician and medical administrator that we know is intimately—often, intensely—aware of HIPAA’s privacy and security rules. There isn’t a policy, procedure or process that isn’t carefully scrutinized as HIPAA compliant. This isn’t legal advice, but healthcare professionals know that protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (ePHI) […]

7 Easy Ways to Lose Business Revenue Without Knowing It

Last Updated on June 4, 2019 by Stewart Gandolf

Not long ago, we published an article titled: Doctors Don’t Advertise” and 10 Other Lame Marketing Myths. Some of the ill-advised “reasons” on our list sounded a wake-up call for a few readers. It turns out that they recognized that medicine is a profession, but healthcare is a business. Ultimately, for every hospital and healthcare […]

Recommended Healthcare Marketing Conferences 2018

Last Updated on June 4, 2019 by Kathy Roy Gaughran

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Medical professionals, providers and industry leaders are constantly challenged by the changes in hospital and healthcare delivery and marketing. Resources are constrained while performance expectations increase. The best of annual continuing education and professional development conferences provide opportunities to evaluate and implement practical strategies and tactics. These concepts attract and retain new patients, strengthen and […]

Negative Online Reviews: 10 Things to Do About Stinkers and Trolls

Last Updated on June 5, 2019 by Kathy Roy Gaughran

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Seemingly overnight the Internet created dozens of directory, listing, review and rating sites. In a digital flash, negative online reviews—or outright bad reviews—can soil the fabric of years of good work and positive impressions. The high altitude overview reveals that the vast majority of online reviews are positive. By and large, doctors provide their services […]

Top 10 Best-in-Class Healthcare Marketing Trends for 2018 Success

Last Updated on June 5, 2019 by Stewart Gandolf

Perhaps the only rock-solid prediction for 2018 is that hospital, medical group and healthcare marketing is the ever-present challenge to keep pace with change. Competition is tough, resources are precious, and performance expectations—delivering a solid return on investment—are always demanding. To achieve a new level of success in the New Year, industry leaders and marketing […]

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