The patient experience at the point of care is rapidly changing. Today, medical groups continue to implement more consumer-centric workflows and digital engagement platforms to manage operational, clinical and financial processes. While the COVID-19 outbreak accelerated the adoption of these tools among providers, it was not the initial catalyst. Prior to the pandemic, many healthcare […]
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Taking Engagement Technology to the Point of Patient
Sponsored Content One of my favorite things about PatientPoint is that we’re always finding innovative ways to improve patient engagement. Leading the charge on the technology side is David Guthrie, Chief Product Officer at PatientPoint and one of the most interesting and best hires we’ve ever had. David is dedicated to developing meaningful, technology-enabled […]
Creative Critique: Destigmatizing and Humanizing Opioid Addiction
You would be hard-pressed to find a person who hasn’t been affected in some way by the national epidemic of opioid addiction. Whether as an individual, or through family, friends, colleagues, neighbors—we all know, or at least know of, someone who has struggled with this growing issue. It’s no wonder, then, during the past year […]
Impacting the Opioid Epidemic at the Point of Care
Sponsored Content I know the pain of losing a loved one to opioid addiction. My family continues to grieve the loss of an incredible young man who, after an awful car accident, began a decade-long battle against addiction to his prescribed painkillers. Three years ago, he lost that battle. Countless other families have experienced similar […]
Seeing the Care Journey Through the Patient’s Eyes
At PatientPoint, we’re always looking for ways to take our approach to messaging patients to the next level. Having heard professional patient advocate Dr. Grace Cordovano speak at several conferences, I knew she could give us valuable insights from inside the care experience. Grace is an award-winning, board-certified patient advocate (BCPA) who specializes in […]
Prescriptive Analytics – Golden Goose or Empty Promise for Pharma Marketers?
It’s been five years since Gartner called Prescriptive Analytics “the final frontier for Big Data, where companies can finally turn the unprecedented levels of data into powerful action.” Will prescriptive analytics be the final frontier for health marketers? Pharma Marketers’ Analytics Adoption Curve Let’s start by understanding where pharma marketing is on the analytics […]
How Point of Care Complements Other Healthcare Marketing Tactics
I sat down with Charlie Greenberg, a respected healthcare industry veteran and an expert in point-of-care (POC) marketing, to discuss current trends in healthcare marketing. It’s a topic Charlie knows well, having worked for more than 30 years in the industry with giants like Saatchi & Saatchi, Wyeth, and Merck. Charlie currently serves as […]
The Best Marketing Strategies for the Pharmaceutical Industry
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most powerful sectors in the United States. The United States government has long realized how much of an influence the industry has had since its origin over a century ago and has regulated the industry as such. Pharmaceutical companies’ largest expenses are research and development costs, which typically […]
How Do Physicians Really Feel About Technology? Survey Says…
Sponsored Content Pharma’s presence in patient engagement solutions at the physician’s office has often been a hot topic for debate. Are physicians turned off to these products when they see pharma ads? Is there ever a case where pharma ads are acceptable? How do patients feel? You might be surprised… Obviously, physicians’ opinions play a […]
SWOT Analysis: Virtual Reality Destined to Become Successful Marketing Platform
Zen Chu, MD, of Accelerated Medical Ventures and senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, said “We’ve got so many new technologies and redesigned experiences impacting both the value we deliver and also the value patients are getting from healthcare.” A SWOT analysis shows that virtual reality (VR) is a novelty that will be […]
