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Hospital Facebook LIKES Reflect Patient Satisfaction and Lower Mortality Rates

The number of “Likes” on a hospital’s Facebook page can be used…

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Fatal Last Words That Wreck Doctor Marketing

Two of the most important benefits that we bring to our clients—both…

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Sequestration Reduced Your Medicare Pay? You Have Four Options

It’s no April Fools’ Day joke. Your Medicare revenue cut begins on…

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Dare to Be Adequate: Hospital Advertising That Fails (and What to Do Instead)

We’ve noticed a disturbing sameness among some hospital and medical advertising. Fortunately,…

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HealthCare Marketing: Choosing the Right Healthcare Advertising Channel

One of the most common medical advertising mistakes that doctors and hospitals…

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Physician Ratings & Reviews: Doctors Distrust Them and Patients Ignore Them

The many and various “doctor review” sites seem to be as popular…

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Facebook Graph Search: Game Changer or Minefield for Healthcare Marketing

If you track the evolutionary and revolutionary changes of the Internet you’re…

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Looming PR Challenge: When Physicians’ Pay Links to Quality of Care

The redesign of the nation’s healthcare delivery system is setting up for…

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FAB: Features, Advantages and Benefits of Social Media in Healthcare

Having and effectively using an online presence—website, social media, etc.—is a primary…

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Social Media in Healthcare: How to Harness the Marketing Opportunity

Social Media: Part One Social Media: Part One Social media (SM) has swiftly…

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