Consumerism

A well told story can be a powerful marketing tool, especially in healthcare. One patient's experience can impact a prospective patient's thinking, actions, and behaviors, enabling them to explore potential healthcare decisions through a highly personal lens. This article explores the success of a…
Join Andrea Pearson, chief marketing officer of Healthgrades, to learn about strategic changes required to navigate and maintain leadership in the fast-changing health care environment.
Join Andrea Pearson, chief marketing officer of Healthgrades, to learn about strategic changes required to navigate and maintain leadership in the fast-changing health care environment.
Facing increasing high-deductible health plan enrollment and a consolidating market, Emory Healthcare's leadership team needed to understand how their patients make healthcare decisions and the role that price played in where they went for care. To do this, Emory carried out in-depth customer…
Disruptive innovators take root at the bottom of the market and relentlessly move upmarket. Whether truly disruptive or more incremental, rarely before has the "dare to innovate" challenge been more prominent in healthcare. Action-forward leaders are prioritizing innovation and consumerism…
Extended hours and same-day appointments are fine, but not nearly enough to give today's consumers the convenience and access they desire. "What people really want is on-demand access," says David James, MD, CEO of Memorial Hermann Medical Group in Houston. "…They just need to get things done,…