Employers are uniquely positioned to positively influence the quality and cost of health care through direct-with-employer contracting. But they aren't sure whom to call and how to proceed. Neither are the providers......
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Considering a Cash Pay Program? Check Your HMO/PPO Contracts for Conflicts!
A checklist for providers considering cash pay discounts for payment in full on the day of service might conflict with the payor contracts....
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Using Facebook for Medical Tourism Promotion
Are you one of the thousands who compete for medical tourism and medical travel brand awareness posting promotional advertisements on Facebook expecting unrealistic results....
Continue readingInternational SEO – Standing Broad Jump or Flying Leap?
I find a major gap in healthcare professionals’ understanding of the nuances of international marketing and SEO. They have no clue about the nuances of international SEO and how it can impact a medical practitioner’s global digital strategy to attract patients from foreign countries. International SEO considerations go much further than...
Continue readingConnecting with Medical Tourism Prospects through Online Marketing
We help a limited number of ambitious and extraordinary clients to grow and scale their unique game-changing medical, dental, rehabilitation and wellness businesses Will your business be our next success story? By Maria K Todd, MHA PhD CEO & Founder, The Mercury Healthcare International group of companies I frequently receive calls and requests from...
Continue readingBrand Building for Healthcare Practitioners
When a physician practice attempts to establish a professional brand that differentiates it from its competitor physician practices, the first place to begin is by determining who is its ideal customer. Brands are far more than a logo, a color scheme, or an advertising campaign. “Living Brands” maximize the experience at...
Continue reading6 Key Considerations When Targeting U.S. Patients for Medical Tourism
Not getting enough traction with your marketing and advertising efforts towards American patients? Let's talk about it. Medical, dental and wellness tourism providers targeting individuals with specific health conditions may underestimate the challenges attracting North American patients from the USA. The stakes are higher than ever before because of many U.S. healthcare...
Continue readingAddressing Criticism on Social Media
Criticism on social media platforms can happen to anyone, at any time, for any reason. Sooner or later, the inevitable will happen to you. And when it does, how will you respond? Some people respond by not responding. This is the wrong approach in most cases. If you...
Continue readingShould Concierge Physicians Consider Hiring a PR Professional?
As a concierge physician (regardless of what you call it these days, boutique medicine, membership practice, personalized medicine or something else) if you’ve pulled out of most of your managed care agreements, you’ve lost patient steerage that you were trading in exchange for the discounts you negotiated. Ok,...
Continue readingAre You Placing Your Brand at Unnecessary Risk with the Wrong Healthcare Marketing Strategy
Using slang and jargon – Choose a communications style that makes sense for both your brand and your audience. Not having any personality on their accounts – When all you do is re-tweets or post auto-generated messages or inspirational quotes with no context, people get frustrated and leave. They want to...
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