The Wired Practice by Vanguard Communications healthcare resources, articles and videos tap into research and experienced-based knowledge for improving business and patient care.
Vanguard Communicationss social media research found that 53% of online healthcare complaints were about poor communications, particularly phone communications. The good news is that it’s not that hard to fix.
It sounds so easy to say that healthcare professionals need to be willing to apologize to their patients. But it’s not that simple. As Ron Harman King of Vanguard Communications discusses in this edition of the Wired Practice, there are legal considerations.
Dr. Saketh Guntupalli discusses four ways to maximize the doctor-patient relationship using better bedside manner. Make small changes to your routine for happier patients and a happier practice.
Surgery is a big decision for any patient, and each can ask hard questions when trying to assess a surgeon’s skills. Dr. Jaime Arruda explores the principles of patient transparency.
Urologist Neil Baum shares strategies for filling providers’ calendars, making patients and referral physicians happy, building staff morale, and minimizing legal and clinical problems all through branding a medical practice from the inside out.
Vanguard Communications’ Internet evaluation of major U.S. cities shows that more than half of doctors nationwide get at least four stars in Internet ratings on Yelp & Google.
Following a January 15 research report by Pew Research Center revealing that 35 percent of Americans use the Internet to figure out a medical condition, an independent survey by Vanguard Communications found that only one-third of physicians in three American cities offer direct website help to health care consumers trying to understand their symptoms. Here’s a breakdown of the findings.
Patients want to feel that their physician is trustworthy. Build a solid base of patient trust in healthcare interactions through conversation marketing.