Free Speech Protections Are Colliding With Public Health Concerns
Recent developments have accelerated a free-speech controversy taking center stage ever since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maya Kowalski: Weighing Parental Rights Against a Child’s Best Interests
“Taking Care of May” is a heartbreaking examination of failures by the medical establishment and the judiciary to avoid making a difficult situation worse.
Want More Patients? Be Different. Be an Online Teacher.
Fashion designer Coco Chanel used to say, “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” Faced with multiple healthcare choices, any consumer looks for differences among providers. But deliberately standing apart from the pack is contrary to the training of doctors. So how does a physician or provider group build a differentiating brand that helps make the choice abundantly clear?
Sick of Facebook Misinformation on Health? Take the FACTS Pledge.
Ron King discusses healthcare misinformation on Facebook & the FACTS pledge – the Facebook Anti-Misinformation Campaign for Truth in Science.
Who Will the No Surprises Act Surprise the Most?
Small medical practices may be the biggest losers in the No Surprises Act; the winners may be big insurers tied to big health systems.
Correlation Between COVID-19 Mortality Rate and Online Reviews of Doctors
Vanguard Communications’ recent research correlates COVID-19 mortality and online reviews of doctors, giving reason to accept patients’ online reviews of doctors as legitimate.
Smart Doctors Use Smartphones to Lure Patients Back
In this MedPage Today video, CEO Ron King illustrates how smartphones help physicians retain patients with video, social media, even phone calls.
Lessons from 25 Years in Healthcare Marketing
Vanguard CEO Ron King shares the healthcare marketing lessons he’s learn in Vanguard’s 25 year history.
Tips for Hospital Patients
How can patients choose the best hospitals – both in terms of clinical outcomes and customer service? Vanguard Communications CEO, Ron Harman King, discusses ways patients can ensure they received the best doctoring and good customer service when going to a hospital or doctor’s office.
Raising the Physician Voice
Although gene therapy, stem cell research, and pharmacogenomics are leading the way into the future of medicine, society continues to exhibit “Frankenstein phobias.” Doctors can ease those fears by joining conversations about science and risk.