15 Hospitals with Great Blogs
For hospitals, blogging is one of the most effective means for engaging patients on the web. Here are 15 hospital blogs worth remembering — and emulating. For hospitals, blogging is…
How do we get past “notification overload” in healthcare?
By Robert Rowley, MD By Robert Rowley, MDOne of the unintended consequences of moving healthcare onto Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has been an increase in time spent reviewing a much-increased…
The Consumer-Driven, Digital Disruption in Healthcare
Many believe that medical companies, technological innovations, and government regulations are driving the digital disruption in healthcare — in reality, the industry is simply scrambling to keep up with consumer demand.…
Mistakes Practices Make On Their Website and Social Media
A medical practice’s social media team and website as a whole can either fail a practice or make it successful beyond expectation. With social media and the website being the…
Is pharma industry too meek on pricing?
What were we thinking? What were we thinking?The biopharmaceutical industry has been under attack for some time for the high and rising prices of its products. Pressure has increased recently with the…
Two Truths and a Lie about Physicians and Social Media
Social media has been widely adopted across many industries as a vital component of any well-rounded digital marketing strategy, and physicians are rapidly joining the ranks. Social media has been widely adopted across many industries as…
Four Principles of Patient Care for Nurses to Remember
Nurses play a critical role in the healthcare field—one which spans beyond treatment procedures and technicalities. A nurse's bedside manner is just as important to their career as their efficiency…
Two Hospital PR Case Examples: One Bizarre, One Just Crazy
By Stephen Gregg By Stephen Gregg Two “PR-painful” news stories caught our attention recently. They are the kind of thing that makes the job of hospital public relations and community…
3 Ways to Adopt Health IoT for Better Care
Whether you call it the Internet of Everything, the Industrial Internet, or prefer the more common Internet of Things, IoT technology is revolutionizing the healthcare industry. Experts predict that by…
Healthcare Costs Involved in Treating Drug Addiction
What is Addiction Costing You?Drug abuse costs our nation almost $500B a year. The type of expenses range from the obvious to the surprising to the gross. Among the more…
