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The modern healthcare consumer expects a personalized experience, but many health systems struggle to meet these expectations. In this week's episode, Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the current state of personalization in healthcare and explore why these strategies often fall short. They are joined by Keir Bradshaw of Merge, who shares his insights on how health systems can enhance personalization through a Provider Data Management solution

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In this week’s episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the future of search and search optimization by exploring the recent changes to SEO algorithms and the challenge of integrating Gen AI into search experiences. They even provide a high-level overview of the most recent Google SEO leaks and what it means to healthcare marketers. They are then joined by Martha van Berkel of SchemaApp who shares her perspectives on how search is changing and the tactics needed to meet the new search experience. 

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In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith delve into the contrasting worlds of back-office and front-office digital initiatives in healthcare, exploring how back-office applications like productivity tools, connectivity solutions, and data interoperability are revolutionizing administrative efficiency, while front-office innovations such as patient-facing care protocols, self-service options, and digital health solutions enhance patient engagement. They also discuss how strategic alignment of these digital initiatives can maximize Return on Experience (ROX), leading to improved outcomes for patients and providers. Additionally, Ram Krishnan, CEO of Valant.io, shares insights on leveraging digital applications to address complex challenges in the mental health industry. 

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Hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith delve into the concept of shared governance, exploring its definition and application across different fields. They discuss how shared governance empowers nurses in healthcare by involving them in decision-making to enhance patient care and job satisfaction, and how it functions in higher education by balancing diverse perspectives to improve institutional operations. The episode also features an interview with Sam Seering and Nithin Sathyamoorthy from Epic, who share insights on the role of shared governance in enabling marketing and technology decisions within healthcare systems.

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Despite the abrupt disruption in the retail telemedicine industry, the role of telehealth is still strong in our industry. In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the state of the state of virtual care in 2024. From the repositioning of telehealth away from episodic care, to how state and federal legislation is advancing to support the wide-spread adoption of telemedicine, they share their perspective on how this important technology could be a significant digital health technology to help address the challenges of rural healthcare across the U.S.

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In the second of a two episode arc on innovation and disruption, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss how consumerism is driving changes in the healthcare industry and how Big Tech to retail healthcare entities are changing the landscape. Then, Danny Fell, Senior Vice President of Healthcare at BVK, joins the show to share his perspective on disruption and the trends shaping our industry. 

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In the last ten years, we have seen a rise of consumerism being at the heart of most digital strategies. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer review the “who,” “what,” and “how” of innovation and in health systems and reflect on how consumerism has changed the landscape over the last decade, illustrating ways that consumerism can drive innovation for our industry. This is part one of a special two part episode on the ways in which consumerism is driving change to hospitals and health systems. 

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For health systems, it’s important to leverage all tools in the digital marketing toolkit to support digital patient experience efforts. In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the role digital advertising plays in supporting online experiences and share ways to leverage UX/Ui to optimize advertising efforts. They are joined by Jeremy Mittler of Veeva who share how to develop a privacy-first advertising segmentation strategy. 

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Recorded live from the Expo hall at the 29th annual Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer are joined by Kristen Wevers and David Perry, and share some of the key themes and ideas being discussed at the conference. From leadership resiliency, having a seat at the strategy table, to adapting to disruption, the four panelists discuss relevant topics top of mind to healthcare marketing and communication leaders across the industry. 

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As Bob Dylan put it so eloquently: “the times, they are a changin’” - and for Chief Marketing Officers in health systems, this is true now more than ever. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the evolving role of the CMO, and the new skill sets required of the role. They are joined by Chris Bevolo who discusses his latest blog post “Rome is Burning” and his advice to marketing leaders weathering the challenges of our industry today. 

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