My family has been in the naming business of late. Both of my daughters are expecting. Usually I’m in the position of helping healthcare companies rebrand or name new services. So, could the advice I provide clients help my kids through this daunting task? Well, let’s see.
Tag Archives: hospitals
Hospital blogs strike fear in the heart of marketers
January 26, 2012 – 7:00 am
By Jenn Riggle One of the best ways to create thought leadership and develop a national reputation is to develop an external blog. Yet only 149 of the nation’s more than 5,700 registered hospitals have a corporate blog. This is a big issue because some community hospitals are now interested in building national reputation. Why? [...]
What the BCS and Healthcare Rankings Have in Common: The importance of building reputation for hospitals and health systems
December 8, 2011 – 11:09 am
It’s that time of year again, when college football enthusiasts eagerly await the matchups for the annual bowl games. Granted, healthcare awards do not attract quite the same level of interest from the common man, nor do the rankings come replete with hard cash, but some of the rankings do favor popularity and name recognition over results.
Is your hospital ready for a HIPAA audit?
November 17, 2011 – 11:38 am
By Jenn Riggle Just in time for the holidays, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces HIPAA privacy and security rules on behalf of the Department of Health & Human Services, announced it is ramping up its enforcement activities. While nothing to celebrate, these audits are definitely worth preparing for. In the past, OCR [...]
Are physicians ready for consumer-driven healthcare?
October 27, 2011 – 9:00 am
I have great respect for physicians. I think most people do. In fact, doctors were ranked in second place (right behind firefighters and before nurses and scientists) in a Harris poll that measured consumer perceptions of the top 23 professions So, why are some doctors having a Rodney Dangerfield moment and feeling like they “get no respect?”
Healthcare can learn a lot about reputation from Troy Polamalu
October 13, 2011 – 3:16 pm
If healthcare companies, or any company for that matter, could manage their reputations as if they were Troy Polamalu, we would all live in a better world. When advising clients on reputation, I tell them there are six steps to building reputation that will ensure their company can win, even when they are not on their best game.
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
October 6, 2011 – 12:22 pm
For hospitals focusing on positioning themselves for the pending changes associated with healthcare reform, communication will be a critical ingredient to their success.
New Guidance Gives RNs a Social Media Safety Net
September 22, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Jenn Riggle Are the nation’s 2.6 million RNs invisible? Nurses have always been on the front line providing patient care. However, when hospitals develop their social media policies, they’ve often thought about how they should be customized to meet the needs of physicians- but somehow, they’ve forgotten about nurses. Maybe it’s not surprising that [...]
Hospitals are among the least social organizations. How can they change their course?
September 1, 2011 – 6:00 am
Despite all of the advances in medicine, healthcare providers have never been on the cutting edge of new business and marketing practices. However, some hospitals have made great strides is using social media to connect with patients and consumers. Here are some recent examples:
Why Hospitals Should Be Facebook Friends with Benefits
August 25, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Jenn Riggle Or to put it more accurately, hospitals need to consider how their “friends” can benefit from their Facebook pages. The good news is that people are turning to Facebook for health information, such as videos and diet and exercise tips. However, hospitals aren’t making the most of this connection. Research shows [...]
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