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Recent news revealed that a number of hospital websites were found to have passed sensitive PII (personal identifiable information) to the Meta company via the use of the Facebook Pixel. In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the importance of pixel tracking for digital marketers, how many websites encourage the use of tracking pixels and the legal and privacy concerns that arise from the widespread usage. Jeremy Harrison from Multicare joins to share his perspective on the challenge of the Facebook Pixel for health systems. 

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Healthcare organizations face incredible industry challenges in 2022, they also must rethink their patient experience, marketing and data strategies. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer share ways leading health systems have implemented “big ideas” in their marketing, and how focusing on patient experience can help healthcare leaders transform their strategies. They are joined by Chris Hemphill who shares their perspective on implementing responsible AI and data strategies. 

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The healthcare industry is facing extreme pressures to change and transform. In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the outlook for healthcare - both at a macro and micro level - and ask if we are finally seeing the long-promised transformation of our industry. They are joined by Carrie Liken, Head of Healthcare Industry at Yext, who shares her predictions on how health systems and providers will change to meet the needs of consumers today. 

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In this special episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the various health observances that health systems use as part of their content calendars and ponder if they are useful or not. They also discuss whether Seasonal Marketing can align to the strategic plan as well as tap into consumer emotional states, and if that has an impact on various hospital strategies. 

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For organizations, the connection between reputation and brand is inextricably linked. This is even more important for hospitals and health systems focused on recruitment and retention efforts. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the relationship between reputation and brand, and share ways in which corporate reputation can be adopted by organizations that sometimes struggle with change. Dean Browell, Chief Behavioral Officer of Feedback, joins to share how he works with health systems to use social listening to provide critical insight into their employees. 

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In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the top challenges social media companies are facing, and how the recent evolution of social platforms are conducive to health system marketing and communications strategies. From the challenges with content, the movement to paid approaches and the steady loss of importance of social media followers, it’s important to ask: is social media (as we know it) dead? 

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Health systems understand the need to embrace consumerism - and that improving the healthcare consumer experience is a competitive differentiator. But are we ready for it? In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the new digital consumer and the challenges their expectations have on health systems. Rob Klein from Klein & Partners joins to share the latest insights from the 2022 Consumer Insights Study his organization recently published. 

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In the healthcare space, there has always been confusion about the marketing technology stack, and specifically around the role of CRM - and Marketing Automation (for that matter). In this episode, Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the role of technology in the overall “patient engagement system” and how CRM and Marketing Automation are very different strategies that have a different place in the overall techstack. They are joined by Stephanie Petrazzi of Nuvance Health who shares how she works within her organization to bridge gaps in the adoption of CRM. 

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Healthcare organizations are transforming their patient experience measurements away from simple surveys to more sophisticated voice of customer programs. In this episode, Reed Smith and Chris Boyer share some of the pitfalls with survey-based measurement, and how to embrace predictive customer insight. They are joined by Amy Brown, CEO of Authenticx, who shares how truly listening to the “voice of customer” in context of conversations helps to uncover hidden areas impacting the overall patient experience.

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In this triangular milestone, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer celebrate their 300th recording by looking back over the nearly six years of weekly podcasts and reflect on how the role of digital and experience has evolved in hospitals and health systems. They share their top 3 episodes, and look forward to the top 3 things they each feel are going to have the most impact on our industry. They also introduce a new segment: “Three Questions with Chris Boyer” where Kristin Faulder, Steve Leibforth and Tom Hileman share three things about themselves they’ve never shared on the show before. Give the episode a listen, and tune into the show notes for important links!

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