Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care

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Do you know how many patients would switch providers to have the option to have virtual care visits regularly? 1 in 2.

This is one of the many findings from our new survey that found patients want greater access to virtual care in the future. 72% had their first-ever virtual care visit during the COVID-19 pandemic and now the vast majority seek it as a standard part of their care.

However, with many organizations implementing virtual care strategies quickly due to COVID-19, the results also put a spotlight on opportunities to improve existing programs, such as by making virtual visits bookable online.

To learn more about what 1,000 patients said about their recent virtual care experiences and how your organization can deliver more seamless access to care, download the report today.

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Consumer Concerns About Receiving Care During the Pandemic — and How You Can Help Patients Come Back

New Market Research Sheds Light on Strategies for Reopening

A Strategic Health Care Marketing webinar on demand for health care marketers and digital strategists

Originally presented June 24, 2020.

Your Presenter:
Rob Klein, Founder & CEO, Klein & Partners

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Local Search, Healthcare, and the Impact of COVID-19

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How are you optimizing information about your services in search engines to connect consumers to the care they need?

With consumers increasingly turning to the internet to find care and COVID-19 resources, expanding your digital presence and taking advantage of Google My Business updates will be important for communicating changes in your services and raising awareness about new offerings (e.g., virtual visits).

To help you pivot your digital marketing strategy, download this white paper and learn:

• Where consumers go online to find information about providers and medical facilities
• What impact coronavirus has had on local search and what it means for health systems
• How to leverage Google’s updates to expand patient access online, now and in the future

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Ideas for Applying and Marketing Telehealth in the COVID-19 Crisis

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Six ways U.S. health systems are using telehealth to deliver care now. And six ways to best communicate these services, including examples from leading systems.

Telehealth has surged as U.S. healthcare systems prepare for and manage the viral surge.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding reduced barriers to virtual care is pushing telehealth further into the mainstream, and many health care providers are moving quickly to implement or expand telehealth capabilities.

Download the e-Book to learn more about:

• The growth of telehealth
• How top health systems are implementing it now
• The best strategies for marketing telehealth as a central part of your COVID-19 plan – and an essential, accessible service to your patients and communities

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Digital Front Door Boosts Google Click-Throughs

“Health care has lagged behind other areas such as financial services or retail in the use of technology to provide a single, consistent customer experience,” says Alexandra Morehouse, chief marketing officer at Banner Health, a nonprofit health system based in Phoenix, Arizona that operates 28 hospitals and several specialized facilities across six states. Morehouse’s background Read More

Consumer Perceptions on Aging Well: The Marketing Strategy Implications of New National Survey

A Strategic Health Care Marketing webinar on demand for health care marketers and digital strategists

Your Presenters:

• Rob Klein, Founder & CEO, Klein & Partners
• Luisa Banks, Managing Director, Healthcare, Cox Health Marketing

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Banner Health’s Digital Front Door Creates Seamless Patient Experience

View from the C-Suite, with Alexandra Morehouse, Chief Marketing Officer, Banner Health // By Sheryl S. Jackson // When it comes to the use of technology to enhance the customer experience, Amazon is widely recognized as the company that is constantly raising the bar for everyone else. “Health care has lagged behind other areas such Read More

Value-Based Care: A Win-Win Integrated Approach

“Value-based care models are on the rise, and health care providers and payers are increasingly aligning to control costs while providing quality care,” says Jordan Pisarcik, vice president of growth and customer engagement at DocASAP. Here’s an excerpt from Pisarcik’s new article: According to a recent report by Humana, value-based care initiatives are proving to Read More

The Voice of the Customer Is Getting Louder

How to make the shift from transactions to relationships // By Jared Johnson // Health care is really good at creating transactions, but not so good at creating relationships. Today’s consumers are frustrated at health care brand experiences that fail to meet their expectations. Visionary health care organizations are listening more and more to the Read More

Value-Based Care and Digital Health Are Disrupting How Health Plans and Providers Collaborate on Patient Access

// By Jordan Pisarcik // Most providers do not have a digital access strategy in place that accounts for health plan initiatives, but greater payer-provider financial alignment will accelerate the need for a coherent strategy. Value-based care models are on the rise, and health care providers and payers are increasingly aligning to control costs while Read More

Reframing Healthcare: Author Zeev Neuwirth, MD Shares Perspectives on Humanizing Health Care

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // The experience of health care often falls short for the most important stakeholders in health care — patients and the clinicians who serve them. Are health care leaders stuck trying to reengineer a fundamentally flawed system? Is reframing a way to unlock the potential? Dr. Zeev Neuwirth, author of Read More

Optimal Marketing Enables the Right Provider Match

“Marketers charged with leading their health systems into the new era of consumerism understand the hard truth about regional markets: They are a zero-sum game,” says Tom White, CEO of Phynd Technologies. Here’s an excerpt from White’s new article for Strategic Health Care Marketing: Marketers and business teams must create and market new networks to Read More

3 Important Takeaways from Monigle’s 2019 Humanizing Brand Experience Report

// By Daniel Fell // The latest release of Monigle’s Humanizing Brand Experience report lays out a wealth of new information and insights into understanding what makes strong health care brands today, as well as challenges that health care leaders face in achieving higher levels of brand engagement and brand loyalty. The report itself is Read More

How Effective Is Your Provider Information Management Platform?

// By Tom White // Marketers charged with leading their health systems into the new era of consumerism understand the hard truth about regional markets: They are a zero-sum game. Every covered life gained is a win over the competition, and the stakes are high: CMS pegs healthcare spending per person at nearly $10,800 annually, Read More

BayCare Health’s Vision: Evidence-Based Design for Care Delivery

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Consumerism is driving all industries to innovate, and health care is no exception. The ideal state is a digitally enabled, frictionless consumer experience. But in a highly complex industry like health care that has traditionally operated with a command-and-control vs. consumer-centric mindset, it’s a massive change. Adding to the Read More

High-Tech Care Delivery Plus High-Touch Human Interaction

Consumerism is driving all industries to innovate, and health care is no exception. The ideal state is a digitally enabled, frictionless consumer experience. But in a highly complex industry like health care that has traditionally operated with a command-and-control vs. consumer-centric mindset, it’s a massive change. Adding to the cultural challenges, the pain points on Read More

Consumerism: 9 Factors Reshaping the Health Care Landscape

“Health consumerism continues to revolutionize the health care industry,” says Ken Robbins, founder and president of Response Mine Interactive (RMI). “The days when patients blindly followed their doctors’ recommendations — often without a single question asked — are long gone. Today, physicians and health care organizations face a much more engaged and empowered population. Patients are playing Read More

Health Consumerism — 9 Trends to Watch

// By Ken Robbins // Health consumerism continues to revolutionize the health care industry. The days when patients blindly followed their doctors’ recommendations — often without a single question asked — are long gone. Today, physicians and health care organizations face a much more engaged and empowered population. Patients are playing by a different set Read More

Why Effective Management of the Patient Journey Is Essential

“The U.S. health care industry is undergoing tremendous change — some might say disruption,” says Rich Phillips, CEO and co-founder of Customer Evolution. “This is driven by multiple factors, including rising consumer expectations, the significant cost of care noncompliance, and the emergence of nontraditional competitors.” In his new article, Phillips explains why health care marketers Read More

Making the Shift from Journey Mapping to Journey Management to Improve Patient Experience and Health Outcomes

// By Rich Phillips // The U.S. health care industry is undergoing tremendous change — some might say disruption. This is driven by multiple factors, including rising consumer expectations, the significant cost of care noncompliance, and the emergence of nontraditional competitors. To thrive within this tumultuous environment, health systems are increasingly focused on two important Read More

What Do Consumers Want From Your Health Care Organization?

Want to increase your health care organization’s market share? Think like a consumer. That’s the advice of Dan Clarin, CFA, senior vice president of Kaufman, Hall & Associates, a health care consulting, software, and data company. Improving access to care, aligning price with value, and providing better patient experience are key to increasing market share, Read More

Think Like a Health Care Consumer to Increase Market Share

// By Wendy Stark Healy // Want to increase your health care organization’s market share? Think like a consumer. That’s the advice of Dan Clarin, CFA, senior vice president of Kaufman, Hall & Associates, a health care consulting, software, and data company. Improving access to care, aligning price with value, and providing better patient experience Read More

Book Takes a Positive View of Health Care Achievements

There are many reasons to write a book, but Michael J. Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, identifies the need for an objective look at health care that takes positive achievements into account as well as challenges as his reason for co-authoring Health Care Reboot: Megatrends Energizing American Medicine. “I was growing increasingly frustrated Read More

View from the C-Suite: Michael J. Dowling, President and CEO of Northwell Health

// By Sheryl S. Jackson // In “View from the C-Suite” we share the insights of health care leaders from across the leadership spectrum — CEOs to CFOs to CMOs and more. This month, we hear from a health system CEO who co-authored a book that provides a different perspective on health care in the Read More

Hybrid Model Combines the Best of Emergency Care and Urgent Care

If your health system is in a geographic region experiencing rapid growth, it makes sense to capitalize on that trend and expand right along with the population. Hamilton County, a suburb of Indianapolis, is “growing by leaps and bounds,” according to Seth Warren, president and CEO of Riverview Health. Riverview Health’s primary location in Noblesville Read More