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In healthcare, many of us approach B2B and B2C marketing as two discrete strategies and approaches. In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith share how while each effort does have one striking difference (namely the audience type), digital marketing is hastening the convergence of these two efforts into interdependent efforts. They are joined by Brittney Hanson of Hailey Sault, who share how she works with her clients to converge these different strategies. 

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In this special podcast, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer sit down with Lee Aase, formerly ther director of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network, to discuss the evolution (and revolution) of social media’s use in hospitals over the past ten years. From the early days in which social media was free but not officially condoned for use in health systems to the formal development of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network and External Advisory Board, Lee shares the highlights, learning and memories over the past decade, and even hints at what’s next!

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Health digital marketers are often asked to remove or suppress incorrect or negative information online. However, this is often easier said than done. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer share some of the later online reputation statistics, briefly dive into explaining how changes to the Google Search algorithm are rapidly changing and share tips on how organizations can engage in “suppression” tactics to improve their SEO standing. 

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This past week, there has been significant focus on medical misinformation on social media - but is this a new topic? In today’s episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the current conversations on the role social media plays in moderating medical misinformation, how the big tech companies are responding, and how health systems are attempting to leverage their trust in creating authoritative content. They are joined by Dr. Bryan Vartabedian who shares his perspectives on the challenges with social media misinformation and the roles physicians can play. 

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As healthcare marketers think about the evolution of tactics used to reach our customers, machine learning and artificial intelligence continue to be a prominent part of the toolkit. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss what’s ahead for AI and Machine Learning in healthcare, how these tools can not only be used in clinical settings but also to support marketing, and they are joined by Abhi Sharma of Loyal Health who share how he is seeing AI and ML being used by health systems and some ways they can improve the overall patient experience. 

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In order to truly build effective digital patient engagement strategies, health systems must not only understand the trends that are influencing the behaviors of our customers, but also know which channels are best to support their needs. In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the importance of omnichannel marketing (and how it differs from multi-channel marketing) and the “omnichannel patient.” They are joined by author and tech expert, Amber Mac, who shares four trends that are influencing the engaged consumer.  

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While critically important to developing user-centered digital solutions and enhancing patient experience, the concept of “personalization” is still difficult to conceptualize, let alone execute within health systems. In this episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the future of healthcare personalization - both for clinical care solutions as well as digital marketing. They are joined by John Berndt, CEO of TBG, who shares his perspective on how best to personalize experiences for the modern healthcare consumer and the tools and strategies every health system should adopt as they build their personalization practice. 

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One of the most pressing topics in hospitals and health systems today is finding ways to keep employees engaged and informed. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer share the history of the intranet, how it’s evolved over time (only to become much more challenging), and how the new distributed WFH workforce is dramatically changing the way health systems need to evolve internal communications digital strategies to better engage with their employees. They are joined by Bobby Isaacson from SocialChorus who shares how he works with health systems to leverage technology to better connect with their workforce.

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Welcome to the TPS5 for the week of June 18, 2021. TPS5 is a weekly recap of the latest in marketing, communications and digital healthcare news, as curated by the expert hosts of the Touch Point Media Network. To learn more about Touch Point Media, visit us online at http://touchpoint.health.

This week: What makes innovating in health tech so tricky, what if doctors were always watching and never there, the threat of ransomware still looms large the the demise of browser cookies is an opportunity for digital marketing. 

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As more health systems begin formalizing user experience design efforts in their organizations, it’s important to consider the various ways and approaches they can take to solve their customers’ needs. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the five essential elements of experience design, how these strategies can help to improve patient experience (hint: it’s not by building an app), and then are joined by Steve Koch, co-founder of Cast & Hue who shares how healthcare organizations should begin thinking about user experience, patient experience and employee experience as a contiguous effort. 

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