By JGoff on December 23, 2009
Happy holidays to you and yours! Here’s our weekly edition of Phyzoom’s Physician Practice Marketing Tips of the Week. Going off of our previous post about patients shopping for the best healthcare prices, physicians, especially in Ohio, should be aware of a new website from the Ohio Department of Health – Ohio Hospital Compare – [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Facebook, Google, Ohio Department of Health, Physician Practice Marketing Tips, The Columbus Dispatch
By JGoff on December 22, 2009
Healthcare technology just continues to get better. The Miami Herald reports that ambulance crews around the nation are advocating for a new virtual medical ID system that would allow medics to quickly access a patient’s health history during a crisis, while also instantly text or e-mail messaging loved ones that the person is headed to [...]
Posted in Healthcare | Tagged American Ambulance Association, Article, Facebook, Health Information, Healthcare Technology, The Miami Herald
By JGoff on December 18, 2009
Sure, the holidays are great. But with all of the extra time spent shopping, preparing and visiting, the celebrations may become too tough to handle. Doctors, I’m sure many of you have run across cases of anxiety, depression, insomnia or skin conditions related to extra stress around the holidays. However, if the holidays are driving [...]
Posted in Healthcare, Phyzoom Business | Tagged Alcohol Consumption, Holiday Heart Syndrome, Holidays
By JGoff on December 16, 2009
Here’s a good read from the New York Times about how patients are shopping now, more than ever, for the best healthcare prices in their areas. Has finding a doctor become somewhat equivalent to searching for a new TV? Interesting Stat – An estimated 15% of adults younger than 65 now pay with their own [...]
Posted in Healthcare | Tagged Article, Medical Costs, New York Times
By JGoff on December 15, 2009
For many industries, it’s easy for companies to get site visitors to do something – purchase a product, sign up for a newsletter, make a friend request. Physicians, however, may have trouble figuring out how to keep their site users active. The more active your users are, the more likely they are to explore your [...]
Posted in Healthcare Marketing | Tagged Appointments, Blog, Call to Action, Healthcare Marketing, Physicians