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Picking Up the Pace: Healthcare’s Evolution to Social Media

by Rik Silva, Client Services Director for HGS Digital 06/01/2020 Leave a Comment

Picking Up the Pace: Healthcare’s Evolution to Social Media

Take a look at the social media feeds of your favorite store or restaurant. For B2C brands, social media is, undoubtedly, a “where-it’s-at” customer service platform as much for networking or advertising as for engaging consumers with a personality and story that captures new customers and builds affinity. Now, imagine this same social care experience from your healthcare payer or provider. Why is this such an unlikely scenario? Undoubtedly, healthcare has room to grow in providing
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Can Consumer Price Transparency in Healthcare Live Up to the Hype?

by Meg Koepke, Vice President of Strategy at NovuHealth 11/22/2019 Leave a Comment

Meg Koepke, Vice President of Strategy at NovuHealth

There has been a lot of discussion in recent weeks and months about price transparency in healthcare. The idea is simple—payers and providers reveal the rates they pay or charge for health services in order to help consumers make better choices. Despite the hype surrounding price transparency, it will undoubtedly come with a whole set of realities and limitations—there are a variety of factors that go into setting prices, and in many cases, the prices that get posted don’t reflect the price
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5 Things Patients Are Looking For On Your Physician Practice’s Website

by Sahil Saini, Founder of AKOS 06/18/2019 Leave a Comment

5 Things Patients Are Looking For On Your Physician Practice’s Website

Patients have taken a more active role in their healthcare journey, and with more digital options than ever before, their expectations have significantly shifted. More are taking their healthcare-related searches online –– an estimated 80 percent according to a recent report by Doctor.com –– and adopting a consumer-like approach, comparing and contrasting providers to find a practice that fits their needs to a tee. With patient consumerism on the rise, it’s become imperative for providers to
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Kyruus, Brandify Integrate to Improve Health System Local Search Capabilities

by Jasmine Pennic 06/18/2019 Leave a Comment

Kyruus, Brandify Integrate to Improve Health System Local Search Capabilities

Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, and Brandify, a location-based digital marketing solution for brands, today announced their partnership. Given that 2/3 of consumers search for providers near themselves or near a specific town/city, Kyruus and Brandify joined forces to enable health systems to give prospective (and returning) patients the accurate provider and location data they prioritize when searching for care.Impact of Location on Searching
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Request A Virtual Doctor Visit Directly from Google, Bing, Yelp

by Fred Pennic 04/15/2019 Leave a Comment

Request A Virtual Doctor Visit Directly from Google, Bing, Yelp

VSee, a San Jose-based telemedicine company and Doctor.com, a web-wide listings management, reputation, and patient communications platform -- are partnering to create a seamless online patient journey from Google, Bing, Yelp search to virtual visit. Doctor.com’s platform currently serves more than 200K providers and leverages the only partner network in the industry of 50+ integrations, including Google, Bing, Yelp, Healthgrades, Vitals, YP, and other major consumer health destinations.VSee
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Consumerization of Healthcare: Why Differentiation is Critical for Clinics

by Dr. Tashfeen Ekram, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Luma Health 04/01/2019 Leave a Comment

Consumerization of Healthcare: Why Differentiation is Critical for Clinics

The consumerization of healthcare is upon us. As retail pharmacies expand their reach and giant tech companies such as Apple and Amazon enter the market, we are transitioning from patients to healthcare consumers with more options and more purchasing decisions to make. Whether this shift will prove beneficial to overall health remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: patients are being faced with an increasing number of decisions to make that have immediate effects on health and wellbeing.
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Yelp Integrates ER Wait Times, CMS Data Into Hospital Review Ratings

by HITC Staff 08/06/2015 Leave a Comment

Survey: Yelp Most Popular Site for Online Physician Reviews

Yelp, a consumer review company has announced an innovative partnership with New York-based investigative journalism not-for-profit ProPublica to integrate health care statistics and consumer opinion survey data onto the Yelp business pages of more than 25,000 medical treatment facilities.  Partnership Overview The information is compiled by ProPublica from their own research and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 4,600 hospitals, 15,000 nursing homes, and 6,300
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