Online reputation can be the proverbial elephant in the room – a problem that is wished away. This passiveness perhaps stems from the myth that little can be done to rectify a poor or mediocre online reputation. Enter online reputation management – the notion that an establishment plays a role in the ratings and reviews process…
With patient care at the center of your practice, you may not think about marketing all that much. But for those new practices looking to have a strong launch, or established ones itching to increase patient volume, revisiting practice marketing strategies and creating a medical practice marketing plan is essential to reaching these goals. You…
News of labor shortages have been spreading like wildfire, but the healthcare field has been feeling the crunch long before 2021: as COVID-19 raged on in 2020, one in five healthcare workers walked away from the workplace. This has placed a larger than usual emphasis on healthcare recruitment strategies for medical practices. And if this wasn’t enough, one in four nurses say they plan to leave the field in the next two years, while…
Updated from the original article posted June 15, 2020. The latest data shows that the number of active internet users in the US has finally surpassed 300 million, and 61% of patients surveyed use the internet to find a healthcare provider. As the world of healthcare evolves, medical practices face new competitive threats. For this reason, having a robust online presence is more important than ever. For medical practice growth, an effective healthcare website design is essential to nurture…
Updated from original article posted November 15, 2019. Without stepping through your doors, patients cannot know what is special about your medical practice. Medical website design is how you show prospective patients what your practice has to offer and the level of care they can expect when they come in for a visit. Think about…
Updated post originally published 9/22/2017. Wix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy are well-known do-it-yourself website builders and are advertised everywhere. These drag-and-drop platforms are a tempting shortcut to set up a website as it generally takes no more than a day rather than the months needed for a custom medical website design-build. (We know it’s worth the…
Updated post originally published 8/18/2017. Though it is superficial, website visitors determine an organization’s trustworthiness based on how a site looks. A Stanford study on web credibility found that 75% of consumers factor website design to judge whether an establishment is credible. Medical website design is not about vanity – it is what compels a site visitor to try your services! More and more, prospective…
It’s been well-publicized that retailers and restaurants were hit hard financially throughout the pandemic. If you are a healthcare provider, you also know a lesser-discussed casualty of COVID-19 is the medical practice – where they either experienced months of little revenue or had to temporarily close their doors. At the beginning of COVID-19, patients were…
The whole purpose of a medical website is to attract new patients and build relationships with existing ones – so if your site is starting to seem stale, it’s probably time for an updated doctor website design and fresh content. The following are eight key signs which indicate it’s time to make those changes and…
Concierge healthcare and luxury medical services are more popular than ever. Patients are tired of being shuffled in and out of their doctor’s office, getting very little time and attention from their healthcare provider. Many patients are willing to pay for better medical service and more immediate access to the specialized services they’re looking for….
