Innovation

Where Is Your Health System on the AI Adoption Curve?

Taylor Pressler, senior director, enterprise analytics, Renown Health

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // No more AI for AI’s sake, and no more vanity projects. That’s the message from industry leaders from Mass General Brigham, Renown Health, and Invoca. Learn how enterprise AI is progressing, and what it will take to deliver real value.

Measuring What Matters: Award-Winning Digital Marketing Campaigns – Webinar Recording

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A new Strategic Health Care Marketing member roundtable featuring winners from the 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Presented August 18, 2026

Panelists:

  • Jamie Mermelstein, vice president of digital experience, Unlock Health
  • Matt Eaves, vice president, digital marketing, University Hospitals
  • Sarah Montalbano, marketing automation manager, Ochsner Health

Moderator:

  • Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Here are some of the topics that will be covered:

  • Showing up when patients are actively searching for answers and care options
  • Reaching patients, caregivers, and referring physicians at the right moments in their decision-making journey
  • Reducing friction between awareness and appointment while re-engaging patients who have fallen out of the funnel
  • Connecting marketing activities to patient volume, service line growth, revenue, margin, and market share
  • Building measurement frameworks that demonstrate marketing’s impact on organizational goals
  • Lessons learned from award-winning campaigns and programs

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Precision Engagement for Population Health: How Nationwide Children’s, Geisinger, and Rochester Regional Health Use Storytelling and CRM to Improve Health Outcomes and Drive Growth

Carrie Cardot, vice president of marketing and communications, Rochester Regional Health

// By Susan Dubuque // Population health demonstrates an organization’s commitment to community before someone becomes a patient. Through targeted storytelling and CRM-powered engagement, health systems deepen consumer relationships, strengthen brand and clinician preference, and drive better outcomes. Read on for practical insights, proven strategies, and lessons learned from three organizations leading the way in population health.

A Story Too Big for a Short Cut: A Case for Long-Form Video

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// By Susan Dubuque // At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, a complex living donor kidney transplant chain was coming together. Ten healthy people donated kidneys to 10 recipients they had never met, setting off a cascade of 20 surgeries. Discover how a five-minute video transformed a clinical milestone into a story with lasting impact.

Creating More Meaningful Patient Connections with CRM

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// By Susan Dubuque // By combining predictive analytics, sophisticated segmentation, and personalized engagement, Virtua Health built a patient-centered strategy that connects patients with the right care while delivering measurable business results. Read on for practical takeaways that can help you get more from your CRM investment.

eHealthcare Leadership Awards: Anatomy of a Winning Entry

// By Susan Dubuque // What separates good work from award-winning work in the eHealthcare Leadership Awards? What gets recognized is not just the work itself, but also how clearly and convincingly it is presented. for practical ways to clarify your story, present your work with confidence, and yes, improve your chances of winning.

The 2026 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Open – Submit Your Entries Today!

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The 2026 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Call for Entries is officially open! In its 27th year, the eHealthcare Awards celebrate excellence in healthcare digital marketing, recognizing standout websites, videos, campaigns, and other digital initiatives that drive marketing and business success across the healthcare industry. The deadline for submitting entries is June 26, 2026.

Submit Your Entries to the 2026 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

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// By Susan Dubuque // The 2026 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Call for Entries is officially open! In its 27th year, the eHealthcare Awards celebrate excellence in healthcare digital marketing, recognizing standout websites, videos, campaigns, and other digital initiatives that drive marketing and business success across the healthcare industry. The deadline for submitting entries is June 26, 2026.

How Virginia Scales Mental Health Access by Empowering Primary Care Providers

Rachel Reynolds

The Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) helps build primary care capacity from within. Working directly with hospitals and health systems, VMAP expands access to pediatric and maternal mental health care, supports providers with training and guidance, and tackles one of the state’s most pressing workforce challenges.

Strengthening the Front Line: How Virginia Expands Pediatric and Maternal Mental Health

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// By Susan Dubuque // The Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) helps build primary care capacity from within. Working directly with hospitals and health systems, VMAP expands access to pediatric and maternal mental health care, supports providers with training and guidance, and tackles one of the state’s most pressing workforce challenges.

Cincinnati Children’s Elevates Physician Engagement with Specialty Impact Reports

Amy Okin, manager, marketing and insights, Cincinnati Children’s

By transforming annual specialty updates into dynamic digital impact reports, Cincinnati Children’s builds awareness, strengthens its national reputation, and fosters connections across the physician community. Read on to explore the making of Cincinnati Children’s Accomplishment Reports and the lessons they offer for organizations looking to boost physician engagement.

2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Winners Announced

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// By Susan Dubuque // Winners of the 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards were announced on November 9 at an awards presentation held during the Healthcare Internet Conference. More than 270 organizations were recognized for their outstanding work. Winners of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Distinction awards represent 18 industry classifications, from hospitals and health systems to pharmaceutical firms.

Advertising Showcase: Deploying Research and Innovation to Enhance National Reputation and Physician Engagement

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// By Susan Dubuque // By transforming annual specialty updates into dynamic digital impact reports, Cincinnati Children’s builds awareness, strengthens its national reputation, and fosters connections across the physician community. Read on to explore the making of Cincinnati Children’s Accomplishment Reports and the lessons they offer for organizations looking to boost physician engagement.

Stay Ahead: What Shapes the Future of Health Care Marketing

Lacey Reichwald, director of marketing, Aha Media

// By Susan Dubuque // To better understand trends reshaping strategy, execution, and engagement, we turned to trusted voices from organizations supporting the eHealthcare Leadership Awards. These experts offer a roadmap for staying relevant and impactful in today’s health care environment. Keep reading for frontline insights to help you stay informed, inspired, and ahead of the curve.

Redefining the Health Care CMO: How to Prove Marketing’s Value in Tough Times

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How do chief marketing officers (CMOs) defend the fundamental value of health care marketing amid budget constraints, workforce shortages, and increasing use of artificial intelligence? Head marketers from UCSF Health and Baptist Health South Florida share their thoughts on how their role is shifting to meet the needs of their organizations.

The Way to Better Solutions, Results and Respect: A Case for the Marketing Process

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A free white paper, published by Prairie Dog

With all the pressures faced by health care marketers, it can be too easy to jump straight to tactics like launching new campaigns without properly diagnosing the root problem and crafting an evidence-based strategy. This is a risky path that can result in marketers moving forward with incorrect, misinformed or incomplete actions. Ultimately, results suffer along with the reputation of the marketing function.

This white paper shares three such examples, showing how the discipline of the marketing process (diagnosis, strategy, tactics and measurement) helped avoid misdirected and ineffective actions.

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