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In this milestone podcast, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith look back at the first 199 episodes of the Touch Point podcast. They reflect on the types of topics they’ve covered and even share a clip from their first conversation (in the first episode). After reflecting on the variety of guest experts on the show, they share a special montage of their most-featured guest, Ed Bennett, and the variety of expertise he has shared. We want to thank all of our listeners and sponsors for making the show as successful as it is (and we look forward to the next 200)!

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This Thanksgiving week special episode is designed to share a double helping of great content for the lengthy weekend. First up, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith share a live podcast recording from #HCIC20 - where they welcome Ahava Liebtag from Aha Media and celebrated Reed’s and Ahava’s introduction to the 2020 Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame and all three discuss how they’ve seen change in the industry over the past decade. Then for the second round, they welcome Maren Jensen of Sanford Health and Chris Eastwood from Point Across Media, who share how they partnered together to tackle a large video project. A cornucopia of great information this week!

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Welcome to the TPS5 for the week of Nov 20. 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: communicating about vaccine hesitancy, clinicians unable to access telehealth from EHRs, senior care residences of the future, and why contact-tracing apps haven’t been adopted in the US. 

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As population health strategies intersect with healthcare marketing strategies, there is also a convergence of using offline and digital strategies to engage with their care.. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss how the pandemic has changed hospitals’ population health strategies and how digital is changing important outreach efforts. They are joined by Chris McReynolds, CEO of Well Source, who shares his perspective on how health systems can leverage digital to educate and motivate people to engage in healthier behavior.

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Welcome to the TPS5 for the week of Nov 13. 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: when should health systems invest in new tech, paying doctors to use AI algorithms, Amazon Alexa helping aging family members, and how hospitals must embrace digital. 

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Now that health systems have embraced digital to connect with patients during the pandemic, how are they using digital to align with their physician outreach efforts? In this episode, host Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss the imperatives for physician outreach during the pandemic, and how shifts in digital marketing can be leveraged to engage with doctors. They are joined by Scott Alexander of Jairus Micromarketing in which he shares how digital advertising can be used to amplify the role of the physician liaison. 

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Welcome to the TPS5 for the week of Nov 6. 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: five forces that will reshape the future of healthcare, young people designing digital health innovations, healthcare intranet design trends, and more.

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In today’s episode, hosts Chris Boyer and Reed Smith discuss how the pandemic has not only pushed companies over the technology tipping point, but how the new digital healthcare consumer (Generation N?) is shifting the way health systems should respond with their digital strategies. They are joined by Jacob Jeppson of KLAS Research who shares the latest research his organization has conducted to identify their top technology concerns and opportunities.. 

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Welcome to the TPS5 for the week of Oct 30. 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: the state of mergers & acquisitions in healthcare (in light of the Intermountain/Sanford proposed merger), ransomware hits dozens of US hospitals, 10 big ideas in healthcare marketing, Apple creating its own search engine, and more. 

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Many hospitals and health systems have analyzed their community outreach efforts during this year’s health crisis. In this episode, hosts Reed Smith and Chris Boyer discuss the traditional role that community outreach has played in the past, the role of health IT in the future of community outreach, and even discuss ways to build equity into your outreach efforts. They are joined by Evan Brandoff of LeagueSide who shares how he works with organizations in leveraging youth sports as an important part of community outreach. 

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