In an age where research for physicians and healthcare facilities is done primarily online, the way your medical practice is represented online is of utmost importance to your growth and profitability. As a medical practice owner, it is more important … Continue reading
Your medical practice’s positive reputation is one of its greatest assets. A strong reputation will differentiate your practice from the competition, and patients will pay a premium to consult a reliable healthcare professional they can trust. In the past, a … Continue reading
Today’s healthcare providers are well-aware of the importance of online reviews. Those reviews, usually posted by strangers, can give your practice’s online reputation a huge boost, or they hurt your brand image so much that you may spend weeks fixing … Continue reading
Effective marketing is powerful. Successful medical practices understand the value of having an integrated marketing strategy that includes traditional and online marketing to reach, attract and retain patients. Having an effective strategy and knowing your target audience is imperative for … Continue reading
Patient experience is a critical portion of your healthcare practice’s success in 2017. If you aren’t scoring high on patient satisfaction surveys (that payers distribute to patients) you won’t get reimbursed. Because your patients’ full experience is comprised of many … Continue reading
You may think of LinkedIn as primarily a tool for finding jobs, but when patients search for you or your healthcare practice online, they will most likely see your LinkedIn profile come up right away in their search results. Don’t … Continue reading
Online reviews are part of the decision-making process for many patients. When patients are looking for a doctor or medical service nearby, they will look you up on review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and Google+ and see what your current … Continue reading
If your first question is, “How do I get a negative review removed?” you should know that it’s not easy, regardless of which online review site you’re dealing with. Each site has its own rules and most major sites make … Continue reading
If you are one of the many doctors, dentists or other healthcare professionals lamenting the proliferation of online patient reviews and review sites, then this newsletter should give you some comfort. You are not alone. And there’s professional help waiting … Continue reading
