HealthLeaders Media Marketing Weekly - September 30, 2009 | Nurse White and the Seven Requisition Forms
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Nurse White and the Seven Requisition Forms
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders News
Chances are someone in your hospital is, at this moment, saying a variation of "that's not the way we do it," "we can't," "we don't," "the problem with that is," "we don't have time for that kind of thing," or "if we did that for one person, we'd have to do it for everyone." How do you rewrite the way things have always been done? [Read More] |
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September 30, 2009 |
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Editor's Picks
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Let the sunshine in
Here's another story of nurses who went out of their way to give patients an excellent experience: This past summer, Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) in Parole, MD, underwent a series of renovations. To shield patients from construction activity, the hospital covered the windows with a light-blocking film. Guess what? That made for gloomy rooms. So Mary Cohn and Annette Bargmann, nurses with an artistic streak, marched into patient rooms armed with paint, decorating the film-covered windows. (I sure hope they filled out the right requisition form first.) [Read More]
Three steps to bad branding online
Want to use social media to make your brand look really bad? With real-world examples (and great screen shots), blogger B.L. Ochman uncovers three top ways to damage your brand with social media: start an account and then never use it; don't use available tools to track your brand in social media; and keep all of your employees in the dark about your company's social media efforts. Sounds so simple, doesn't it? [Read More]
Follow HealthLeaders Media as We Report Live from SHSMD
Make sure to follow Marianne Aiello and Gienna Shaw as they tweet and blog from the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development conference in Orlando, FL, this week. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/gienna and check out the MarketShare blog for photos and updates as well. |
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Campaign Spotlight
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Pediatric Ads Overshadow the Competition
Most marketers will tell you that they don't want anything to cast a shadow over their advertising, but MetroWest Medical Center embraced shadows and made them the focal point of its latest integrated marketing campaign. The 424-bed health system, based in Framingham, MA, launched the campaign to promote that it began providing comprehensive expert pediatric care in July, thanks to partnering with physicians from Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. [Read More] |
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Calendar of Events
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Webcasts
October 22: Marketing to Physicians: Build Relationships to Increase Referrals
On Demand: Advanced Service Line Marketing: New Orthopedics Growth Strategies
On Demand: HIPAA Changes: New Compliance Strategies for New Marketing Models
On Demand: Marketing Neurosciences: Service Line Strategies for Marketers
On Demand: 5 Ways to Improve the Patient Experience at Your Hospital
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10/14/09: HealthLeaders Media Marketing Experience 09, Chicago
10/15/09: HealthLeaders Media '09: The Hospital of the Future Now, Chicago
10/18/09: Hospital and Physician Relations, An Executive Summit, Chicago, Chicago
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The Patient of the Future
Physicians suggest. Patients ignore. Technology alone won't bring them together. But a new relationship just might. [Read More]
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Certifiable Stroke Care
With a growing emphasis on stroke center certification, hospitals must demonstrate that they have the teams in place to treat stroke patients quickly and effectively, or risk losing patients to a competitor down the road. [Read More]
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Marketing Forum
Developing a Social Media Marketing Plan: It's time to take your hospital into the world of social media marketing, write Mark Shelley and Dan Dunlop. But too many organizations pursue social media without first developing the strategic rationale that supports and guides the program. The appropriate first step is the development of a social media marketing plan. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Dr. Kurt Kastendieck, a family practice physician in New Mexico, talks about his experiences in a high tech practice. and offers advice to physicians considering adopting an EHR system. [Listen Now]
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