Resource Library

Learn how, with a highly personalized strategy, Kish/Northwestern uses six strategic approaches to help develop stronger community connections, which have led to increased access to hospital services, use of preventive screenings without overuse, and greater awareness of the system brand as a trusted health resource and not just a place to go to when ill.

This session highlights the experiences of a Gannett News Organization reporter who observed Mission Health from the board room to the operating room, filing a series of reports that ran over four consecutive weeks in spring 2015.

This resource showcases stories " and lessons learned " by a panel of hospital communicators from some of the most tragic headlines, including the Boston Marathon bombing, the San Bernardino shootings, and the Virginia on-air shootings.

Kathy Wilets and Libby Mitchell from University of Utah Health Care will discuss how Twitter and Facebook can be your best friends in times of crisis, even when the trolls come calling.

Two case studies (integrated marketing mix modeling and brand journalism) show how Novant Health is delivering positive and measurable results.

Hear how SVHS built a strategy-execution platform to convert a great strategy into effective implementation. Participants will also learn a theory and method to build execution into strategy for their organizations to use.

A case study will be shared that highlights the hallmarks of planning and performance improvement: integration, alignment, engagement, communication, and focus.

This session will include a discussion on physician and hospital ratings, transparency, managing location data, and capitalizing on "near me"moments to better engage patients.

How can you profitably grow your urgent care business? Is it possible to delight consumers and physicians alike? How can you earn consumer respect and trust? How can you use urgent care to drive lifetime patient loyalty? This session covers Sentara Healthcare's journey to drive urgent care growth and profitability.

In this session, Gundersen Health System will share easy-to-execute ideas and applications for establishing marketing priorities.

This panel will provide insights on what makes for compelling engagement content, strategies for capturing and creating that content, tactics for growing your audience and evolving your program over time, and guidelines for respecting the patient's right to privacy in the process.

How does an academic medical practice communicate to 1,300 employees in more than 40 locations? Communication is driven by employee involvement with the goal of helping them become ambassadors of the brand. The message to employees is simple: "Whether you know it or not, you are an ambassador for our practice."

The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2015, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan, one of the industry's most respected healthcare trends forecasts

This session will focus on two case studies that demonstrate leadership techniques to address the internal and external expectations with practical examples and demonstrated results. Attendees will see how reports can motivate everyone. The session will end with a list of 10 must-haves to assure program leaders are nimble and ready to address their role in the present environment and in the future.

In a special collaboration between the American Association of Physician Liaisons and SHSMD, physician strategy leaders from across the country will share how hospitals and health systems are effectively aligning with doctors in clinically integrated networks, ACOs, and other partnerships.

Learn how SurgeryConnect was designed — from conception to release — to solve the center's challenges while nurturing a "connection"with patients and families, and also producing a positive ROI.

In theory, portals should help hospitals engage patients, improving their experience. Through innovation and education, HealthEast turned our portal into a tool for meaningful engagement, leading to more confident and connected patients and improving their satisfaction.