Epic is one of the leading electronic health record platforms, but did you know it can also help healthcare marketers gain deeper insights into their marketing efforts? In this episode, Jenny chats with Sam Seering, Product Manager of Cheers at Epic, about how healthcare organizations can use Epic’s CRM solution, Cheers, to better understand marketing impact and improve key performance indicators (KPIs).

What’s Discussed:

●        An overview of marketing measurement possibilities within Cheers, including the tools available for healthcare marketers.

●        Integration of scheduling features to track appointments from a variety of marketing channels such as search engine marketing.

●        Utilization of Cheers for advanced analytics, allowing for a comprehensive view of patient engagement and the conversions from marketing efforts.

●        Tracking patient outcomes throughout the marketing journey, enabling marketers to demonstrate the impact of their efforts.

●        Different methods of attribution and how to merge Epic data with other marketing analytics.

●        Compliance considerations, emphasizing the safety of using Epic’s data under existing Business Associate Agreements (BAAs).

●        Future developments in the Cheers’ platform, including capacity-based marketing to specify appointment types and revenue tracking.

This conversation highlights the potential for healthcare systems to move beyond basic marketing metrics and understand the full ROI of their services through advanced technology.

Connect with Sam:

●        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-seering-19172a52/       

Connect with Jenny:

●        Email: jenny@hedyandhopp.com

●        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

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In this week's episode, we’re giving you a sneak peek of what to expect from Hedy & Hopp at SHSMD Connections 2024, happening October 13-15 in Denver, CO. We're excited to be part of this event again this year and share how you can connect with us and attend our sessions!

What We Cover:

●        H&H at Booth 1015: Come find us! Grab one of our coveted friendship bracelets and check out the art prints from our 2024 Artist in Residence, Katie Mertz. Look for the joy, and let's connect!

●        Pre-Conference Workshop: Jenny Bristow and Mark Brandes will be hosting a hands-on session titled OK, But How Do I USE AI - AI 101. This session is a must for anyone tasked with understanding AI or for marketing professionals looking to stay ahead. (Note: separate ticket required.)

●        HIPAA, FTC, and State Laws – What You Need to Know NOW – 2024 Edition!: Our highly anticipated privacy session, co-presented by Jenny Bristow and our client Jenny Bradley from Quartz Health Benefits, will cover critical updates on state laws, class action lawsuits, and compliance for marketers. This is an evolution of last year's session, diving deeper into the challenges and opportunities in 2024.

Even if you can’t attend SHSMD, the H&H team will be gathering key takeaways from the sessions and sharing them in a post-conference podcast. Stay tuned for that episode!

Connect with Jenny:

●        Email: jenny@hedyandhopp.com

●        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

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When you hear “reputation management,” what comes to mind? For some, it’s online review management, which is indeed a vital component. However, it’s just one piece of the puzzle. In today’s episode, Jenny dives into the second crucial piece: shaping the online narrative about your organization. This is often intertwined with PR as it dictates how people perceive your organization. To effectively manage this narrative, follow these steps:

●        Craft and distribute surveys to gauge current perceptions.

●        Develop a four-step strategy to manage your online narrative: 

1.       Identify the core messages.

2.       Determine who the brand’s personality will be.

3.       Choose the best channels for content distribution.

4.       Plan your promotion strategy.

●        Allow sufficient time to push and monitor your content to accurately gauge its impact and audience perception.

Connect with Jenny:

●        Email: jenny@hedyandhopp.com

●        LinkedIn

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Healthcare marketers were thrown for a loop again a couple of weeks ago when the final ruling was released for the lawsuit by the American Hospital Association (AHA) against the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The ruling threw out a key part of the 2022 bulletin but left marketers confused about what, if anything, they should do to modify their marketing analytics setups.

Listen in to learn:

●        The details of the AHA and OCR lawsuit and specifics of the ruling

●        How state privacy laws may change based on this ruling

●        FTC and civil lawsuit implications

●        Future privacy considerations, such as AI

●        Our POV of a brand’s privacy promise

If you’re struggling to answer questions to your leadership about how and what should change with your analytics setup, this is a must-listen-to podcast!

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Connect with Mark:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbrandes/

One of the things we love to do at Hedy & Hopp is getting time in front of our clients’ boards or leadership teams to present our marketing successes. It’s an exciting opportunity for us to share the story of how we’ve collaborated with our clients to support their organization’s business goals. In this podcast, Jenny outlines six tips for presenting to your board or leadership team.

1. Understand your audience

• What is their background—are they clinical, finance, or operations?
• What is their tenure at the organization
• Identify key areas of interest

2. Understand why you are there

• Understand why you were invited and key outcomes/information they expect
• Ask how long you have (5 minutes or 20)
• Get clarity on the depth of content expected

3. Link to organizational goals

• Ladder ideas up to overall organizational goals

4. Key themes/Specific output:

• Focus on the story you are telling first, then get into specifics.
• Boards and leaderships focus on the picture and don’t want to know every tactical detail. 

5. Simplify language

• Remove all jargon and acronyms, even something as simple as KPI.
• Give your presentation as though the audience knows nothing about what you do on a daily basis.

6. Presentation style

• Show up with energy and confidence!

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

One thing we enjoy covering on this podcast is up and coming tactics and terminology you need to know as a healthcare marketer. Though you may or may not choose to prioritize new tactics, knowing about them and not being surprised during a hallway conversation is key.

Today, we will cover the basics around SEO for generative AI platforms, specifically discussing:

1. What is SEO for AI

Essentially, how do you get your organization to show up in AI results, alongside relevant studies and data?

2. Acronyms you need to know

○        LLMO - Large Language Model Optimization

○        GEO - Generative Engine Optimization

○        GAIO - Generative AI Optimization

○        AIO - AI Optimization

3. What is LLM, why do you need to know about it, and how does it work?

When it comes to training AI models, there are mathematical models that help understand natural language, LLMs. Understanding even a little about how these LLMs train for relevance can help you optimize for AI.

4. Four cornerstones to thinking about SEO for AI

○        Be robust in your research and keyword identification to understand what real people are asking

○        Get official - include citations, relevant sources, and statistics

○        Make sure you’re technically sound; put keywords in your schema and code to make sure AI platforms can understand what your website is about

○        Traditional marketing and PR helps build your authority and trust - continue these efforts!

As promised, here are the resources we mentioned on the podcast:

●        Princeton University study on Generative Engine Optimization: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.09735

●        Search Engine Land’s breakdown of SEO for AI (and explanation of how LLMs work): LLM optimization: Can you influence generative AI outputs? https://searchengineland.com/large-language-model-optimization-generative-ai-outputs-433148

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

At Hedy & Hopp, pediatrics is one of our passions, and in this week’s episode, Jenny talks about developing a pediatric content strategy. One thing that makes pediatric content so different from other types of healthcare content is that, instead of talking directly to a patient, often pediatric content is aimed at the parents of a patient.

With that in mind, Jenny offers five pillars for pediatric content marketing:

1. Understanding a Diagnosis
   Develop content that helps parents understand their child’s diagnosis through describing symptoms, treatments, and what to expect. This type of content should help parents who may be in research mode and should offer an avenue for them to seek care.
2. Preparing for a Child’s Surgery
   Content like this can help ease parents’ worries about having their child undergo a surgery. It could be a step-by-step guide on the surgical process and should address what parents and their children can expect throughout the surgery process and how best to prepare.
3. Hospital and Facilities Tour

It is so simple, yet so effective. Walking through your space and showing parents where to park, where to check in, and where the exam rooms can help calm anxious parents and children. Plus, it is an opportunity to show off the accommodations and benefits of your space.

1. Emotional Support and Counseling
   Create content that offers support to parents who may be going through a very challenging and overwhelming time. This type of content can highlight resources, communities, and support networks for a variety of situations and diagnoses.
2. Care and Follow-Up Post Procedure

Develop content that highlights what to expect after a child’s procedure. Discuss the recovery process, what’s normal, and when should parents seek additional help.

1. Interactive Q&As

This could be a live Q&A on a particular topic, it doesn’t have to be anything fancy. Make sure to brainstorm a few questions beforehand in case interaction is low, and remember to save any live videos to post later!

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

In today’s episode Jenny talks about the six core tenets of using AI in healthcare marketing, including

1. Approach AI results with healthy skepticism.

“Hallucinations” are common with AI and it can be easy to assume the information you are getting is factual.

2. Do not use AI outputs as-is without reviewing and adjusting.

For example, if you have it generate an internal email, do not just copy, paste, and send.  Make sure to read it and confirm it’s formatted (and reads) correctly.

3. Do not have AI create client deliverables.

You can have it assist with ideas or some content thoughts but the deliverable should still be yours. Use AI to help with a first draft, but then edit, edit, edit!

4. Be very clear in your ask.

Give AI clear directions, ask it to play a role, use specific language, ask for multiple versions, etc. The more information you give in the prompt, the better the result will likely be.

5. Ask for sources!

Remember to ask it to give you a confidence level along with its response. You can also ask it to provide sources and citations for the information in its result.

6. Keep privacy a priority!

Be careful sharing ANY data or information with these tools.  Until we have a private space using one of these tools, anything you supply it with could be used for training its model.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Today on We Are, Marketing Happy, Jenny welcomes back SVP Maggie Piasecki to discuss implementing an effective project management tool at Hedy & Hopp.

They dig into the challenges they faced, the selection process, and the benefits that came from it. They also talk about key features, the importance of organizational efficiency, and tips for a smooth rollout. Key Highlights:

1. Identifying the Need for Change:

   • The team recognized the limitations of their previous project management tool, which hindered productivity and communication.
   • Through EOS quarterly meetings feedback, it was clear they needed a more efficient tool.

2. Efficient Selection Process:

   • The team initiated a 90-day process to swiftly identify, evaluate, and implement a new tool.
   • A designated an owner to lead the assessment, ensuring alignment with organizational needs.
   • Rigorous evaluation criteria, including feature assessments and user experience testing, enabled objective decision-making.

3. Operational Efficiency Benefits:

   • The chosen tool offered customizable workflows tailored to client needs, enhancing productivity and clarity.
   • Individualized dashboards empowered team members to manage tasks efficiently according to personal preferences.
   • Long-term resourcing capabilities provided proactive insights, minimizing resource gaps and ensuring timely project delivery.

4. Successful Rollout Strategies:

   • Maintaining a central owner and internal champions facilitated a smooth rollout process.
   • Simplified training sessions and ongoing feedback loops ensured user adoption and satisfaction.
   • The PM team remained responsive to user feedback, continuously optimizing tool implementation for enhanced effectiveness.

Connect with Jenny:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/⁠

Connect with Maggie:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiepiasecki/

The team at Hedy & Hopp has been busy the last six months, flying around the country to meet with prospects in-person, as they choose a new agency partner. In a recent RFP meeting, an executive leader questioned whether a boutique-size agency could actually bring full-service to the table. It was a fair question, and they were surprised by our answer.

Being a large size agency doesn’t necessarily mean you are getting full-service. More people doesn’t necessarily mean better work, more innovative work, or better serviced work. There are benefits to working with large agencies, like cost-efficiencies, scaled locations, etc., but there’s more clients should think about when considering full-service and how a boutique size agency can deliver.

Tune in to today’s episode to hear from Maggie Piasecki, H&H’s SVP, about what being a boutique agency means, including:

●        One-size Fits Not All

●        Extension Over Production

●        Autonomy Equals Forward Movement

●        Culture that the Client Experiences

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Connect with Maggie:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiepiasecki/

In this week’s episode, Jenny chats with Hedy & Hopp’s own Director of Activation, Lindsey Brown to talk about rural marketing. They discuss the unique challenges and opportunities that working with regional hospital systems or payors in rural communities present:
Challenge 1: Channel
Lindsey states that access to channels may differ from marketing in urban areas. Rural areas may have more limited or no access to things like fiber internet, cable TV, and even billboards and signage. However, that doesn’t mean rural areas are disconnected, the opportunities to connect are just through different channels:

• Traditional channels are critical, but don’t forget streaming services, video platforms like YouTube, and social media.
• Beyond digital, in rural areas, you’ll find that partnerships with local entities like high schools and local businesses play a powerful role in building reputation for your brand.

• Social Media – in rural areas social can drive higher conversion rates as people tend to be more connected on social media than urban areas
• Programmatic – in rural areas, a tight, conversion-focused message may go further than general brand awareness for programmatic
• Key Events – partnerships with companies, events, and even signage can all be great opportunities to build brand awareness and reputation
• Paid Search – don’t underestimate the power of conversion-focused, bottom of funnel paid search tactics

Challenge 2: Content
The second challenge Lindsey brings up is that the framing of content looks a little bit different in rural areas. Rather than focusing on messaging like “24/7” or “Get Seen Today,” which may not be feasible in rural areas, rural audiences may respond better to practical messaging that promotes convenience, scheduling ahead, or social determinant of health topics like transportation or cost.
Finally, Jenny and Lindsey offer a few areas to research if you are marketing in a rural community:
Connect with Jenny:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

In this week’s episode, Jenny discusses conversion rate optimization (CRO) for paid media. CRO may benefit you if you are running a paid media campaign where results have stalled, you aren’t getting the conversions you expected, or you have campaigns that are underperforming.

Jenny brings up her time at Amazon and details the CRO Amazon employed to increase purchases. She then describes the 5 different types of CRO tests you can run to test the efficacy of your paid media.

Five Types of CRO tests:

1. Credibility/Authority

●        Address trust and credibility issues of the business and site

2. User Experience

●        Alter layout, design, or other user interface and user experience issues

3. Social Proof

●        Build trust by showing others’ experiences

4. Value Proposition

●     Overall messaging and value proposition (pricing, shipping, business experience)

5. Risk Reversal

●        Warranties, guarantees, and other assurances of safety

It’s important to run CRO tests to figure out what’s working and what isn’t when it comes to paid media performance. You never know what types of optimizations will have the greatest impact on your campaigns until you put it to the test.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Tips to maximize conference attendance. Topic our team is knee deep in. Conference prep. Thought it could be useful for those attending this fall or spring. How you can better prepare for the conference and maximize your attendance. For providers and payors. Hopefully it will give you 5 really solid tips to help you get everything you need out of the event.

1. Develop your goals. Make sure you know why are you are going and what success will look like. Networking? Maybe you are wanting to learn to walk away with some key insights? Maybe your goal is to speak next year and you want to see how folks do it and some key ways you want to show up as a speaker next year. Or to find a new vendor. Spend a moment and actually write down your goals. To revisit afterwards to hold yourself accountable.

2. Create personal brand strategy. This is why H&H’s events are so successful. Visuals are one of the key things. But also the way you show up or the way you make people feel. Strongly recommend a visual brand is part of that formula. Our brand is very bright blazers, cool shoes, handmade bright earrings. Some people remember and recognize.

3. Pre-Event Prep. Please don’t show up to an event without knowing which sessions you want to go to and speakers you want to listen to. Block out an afternoon and knock it out. Sessions are published in advance. Sometimes you can even preselect events. Or create your own separated document lining it out. Are there other organizatons like yours presenting? Vendor you are working with is speaking? Key tip - any speakers you plan to see speak connect with them on LinkedIn and reach out saying how excited you are. Do your homework and network.

4 - Never eat (or sit) alone. If you created and crafted a list of the kinds of organizations and people at the organizations you want to meet. Scan the conference to catch them. Even if you are drained, still sit by someone. Can result in a fun and delightful experience that may energize you.

5. Post-event Follow-up. What we do if always have a pen. Write on business cards. Some people don’t want to write on them but others do. Write what we talked about and follow up. Whether it is a podcast or a connection opportunity for them. Follow up with your promises. Give people a  couple of days or a week before sending follow up since there is alot to catch up on.

Connect with Jenny: Email: jenny@hedyandhopp.com

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

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With updated HHS guidance rocking the healthcare marketing landscape, our analytics operations team conducted an audit to see what marketing tools folks are still using in 2024.

Our team analyzed 118 websites from payers and providers nationwide to see how people have responded to HIPAA guidelines. In this week’s podcast, Jenny provides a snapshot of the current state of healthcare marketing tools:

Overall

●       11.9% of healthcare websites have removed every tag and marketing pixel from their website

Google Analytics

●       70% still have GA4 installed on their website

●       45% still have UA installed on their website

●       25% are using GA4 exclusively, without UA

●       0.9% are using UA exclusively

Media Tracking and Tags

●       Over 55% are still using media or conversion tracking tags Forms

●       6.8% are using a form that isn’t HIPAA compliant

●       6.8% are using Gravity Forms, but may not be using the HIPAA-compliant version

Privacy-Forward Solutions

●       1.7% have Freshpaint on their website

●       2.5% use Piwik Pro

●       2.5% use sGTM

While these numbers illustrate that many providers and payers have taken the first steps toward privacy-forward, compliant analytics and tracking solutions, there is still so much room for improvement. As we begin to see more enforcements related to HIPAA compliance,

HHS’s restructuring to focus on enforcement: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/02/27/hhs-announces-new-divisions-within-office-civil-rights-better-address-growing-need-enforcement-recent-years.html

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Picture this:

●       You lack helpful reporting or real-time insights

●       Your website has a clunky patient interface

●       You don’t utilize personas or data driven media targeting

●       You find yourself reacting rather than proactively planning

If you can relate to any of these statements, your organization is in need of digital glow-up. In this week’s episode, Jenny outlines a realistic three-year roadmap to become digitally sophisticated within your marketing organization.

Year 1 - Build the Foundation

1. Create or revisit your organization’s messaging and personas.
2. Make a measurement plan. Figure out what metrics your need to see to know if your plan is working.
3. Build a conversion-oriented media plan that’s HIPAA compliant.
4. Invest in local marketing optimizations.
5. Set up user journey tracking on your website to better understand user flow
6. Measure, measure, measure!

Year 2 - Get a Bit More Sophisticated

1. Begin to make website updates based on insights from user journey mapping.
2. Pick a CRM to implement and begin website integration.
3. Continue to push conversion-oriented media, but add in some brand-building media.

Year 3 - Fine-Tune with More Data!

1. Get even more sophisticated, now that your new website and CRM are rocking and rolling.
2. Focus on user journey nurturing (including current patients) within CRM
3. Execute a broader media play, with awareness through conversion tactics

Connect with Jenny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

When it comes to payor marketing, or marketing for insurance companies, planning for the year falls into two primary periods of the year: your open enrollment/AEP period and the off-season.

In this week’s podcast, our CEO Jenny Bristow breaks down how to plan your marketing efforts for these two stages of the year to maximize marketing success:

Always On

During your slow time of year

1. Focus on brand awareness efforts for paid media, some acquisition (don’t go dark!)
2. Now is a great time to do website updates/redo
3. Ensure measurement plans and dashboards are in a good place (including patient privacy clean-up work)
4. Integrate new tools, like CRM, email marketing, etc.
5. Put some time toward persona development and user journey optimization
6. Roll out and test content marketing strategies

Open Enrollment & AEP

During your busiest season

1. Ramp up your conversion-oriented media programs
2. Limit website changes, testing and tracking programs only
3. Test persona-based messaging and optimize, optimize, optimize!

Implement the right marketing tactics at the appropriate time of year to leverage both stages of the payor marketing year.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

https://calendly.com/jennybristow 

In this week’s episode, Jenny compares the two primary types of marketing agencies: brand agencies and performance agencies. Brand agencies are focused on big-picture, brand awareness efforts to make sure your brand is well known. Performance agencies, like Hedy & Hopp, focus on the finer details to make sure campaigns are driving strong results.

There are three aspects to consider when considering working with a brand or performance agency:

Campaign Strategy

A brand agency will focus on awareness tactics, like TV and programmatic, to make sure your brand is well known. On the other hand, campaigns from a brand agency will be specific and conversion-focused. Performance agencies may work to develop specific personas to make sure your brand’s message is effectively reaching the right audience.
 

Reporting Specificity

With a brand agency, don’t expect a lot of detail when it comes to reporting. Brand agencies aren’t necessarily results-focused, whereas performance agencies are. Performance agencies produce robust reporting, measured all the way to conversion, with a heavy focus on ROI. Performance agency reporting can get very granular to let you know what’s working and how campaign performance can be optimized for even better results.
Technical Ability

Simply put, brand agencies may have gaps when it comes to technical knowledge. Since brand agency campaigns emphasize brand awareness, they aren’t built to know everything about website conversion tracking or how a website tool works, whereas a performance agency is.

Both brand and performance agencies have specific strengths to consider before working with them. While H&H primarily operates as a performance agency, we do have team members from brand agency backgrounds to fulfill your organization’s brand awareness needs, too.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

https://calendly.com/jennybristow

In today’s episode, Jenny shares her top four tips for marketing on a budget. The vast majority of folks in the healthcare space operate on a smaller budget, and Jenny shares the following tips for maximizing marketing performance when budgets are tight:

Know your audience. Who are you marketing to? Develop and understand personas around your target audience, so that you know you’re effectively reaching them.

Create an annual plan. Rather than playing catch up or trying to squeeze a lot of results into a smaller time frame, create an annual plan that maximizes your budget throughout the year to drive consistent results and growth.

You are a bottom funnel marketer! Be sure to target people who are actively looking for the services you offer and are actively seeking a solution to their problem. Be sure to leverage Google Grants if you are a nonprofit.

Build a measurement plan and dashboard. Make sure you understand your marketing performance and results. Track all key actions on your website, so that you can effectively optimize performance for prospective customers.

This episode is worth the listen, as Jenny shares all the details marketers need to know when marketing on a budget.

*** NOTE - Google Grants has updated its eligibility requirements, and hospitals/healthcare providers are no longer eligible! Your foundation/charitable arm can likely still be eligible. ***

Connect with Jenny: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

On this week’s episode of "We Are, Marketing Happy," our CEO & Founder, Jenny Bristow, speaks on a topic that's been brought to light on a lot of our calls with clients and prospects recently - competitive insights.

With the new fiscal year approaching for many, it's crunch time to deep dive into competitive intelligence. We're talking about more than just keeping pace; understanding your competitors' approach to marketing helps you fine tune yours.

Tune in for actionable insights on how to tackle this item on your to-do list!

Welcome to this episode of "We Are, Marketing Happy," the podcast that brings joy to healthcare marketing. Today, our host, CEO, and founder Jenny Bristow, dissects a topic that's stirring up the digital marketing world alongside Mark Brandes, Hedy & Hopp’s head of all things analytics and decision science. 

This episode sheds light on the mixed feelings surrounding GA4, digging into its challenges and revealing how to harness its full potential. Jenny and Mark go beyond critique, offering practical advice for organizations deeply invested in GA4. Whether you're grappling with catch-all tracking, seeking clarity on website performance, or looking to beautify your data analysis with Looker Studio dashboards, this episode is packed with actionable solutions. Join us as we transform technical hurdles into opportunities for joy and insight, ensuring your marketing efforts are both happy and effective.

Episode Highlights:

[0:45] - Introduction to GA4's Mixed Reception: Insights into the digital marketing community's varied reactions to Google Analytics 4.

[1:20] - The Challenge with GA4: Mark and Jenny discuss the steep learning curve and common frustrations with the new platform.

[2:55] - Embracing Measurement Planning: Highlighting the importance of a well-crafted measurement plan for accurate data analysis in healthcare marketing.

[4:10] - Implementing Dashboards for Better Analytics: How custom dashboards can make data from GA4 more accessible and actionable.

[6:00] - The Future of Healthcare Marketing with GA4: Optimizing Google Analytics 4 for enhanced decision-making in healthcare marketing.

[7:30] - Practical Tips for GA4 Transition: Jenny and Mark offer advice for organizations adapting to Google Analytics 4, focusing on setup and tracking strategies.

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Connect with Mark

Check out more about how Hedy & Hopp can help you do more with your data!

In this week’s episode of “We Are Marketing Happy,” we explore the dynamic world of healthcare marketing and the impact of COVID-19 on physician referrals. Our host Jenny Bristow, CEO and founder of Hedy & Hopp, discusses the shifts and trends in healthcare systems' marketing strategies with Lindsey Brown, our esteemed Director of Digital Activation. Together, they delve into the nuances of referral marketing in a post-pandemic landscape, offering invaluable insights for healthcare marketers looking to enhance their referral processes and improve patient care through strategic marketing.

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Connect with Lindsey

In healthcare marketing, leaders often face the challenge of helping their teams become more efficient in a field full of regulations and diverse patient needs. Balancing the demands of technology with the personal touch of healthcare requires finding smart ways to streamline processes and maximize productivity. In this week's episode, discover how to amp up your healthcare marketing team with Jenny Bristow, CEO and founder at Hedy & Hopp. 

Jenny explores innovative approaches to streamline workflows, maximize collaboration, and ultimately amplify success. She hits on project briefs, scorecards, case studies, and in-house knowledge-sharing to revolutionize your approach. Tune in to learn how to utilize these actionable steps and empower your team toward greater efficiency. 

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When you find out you have a budget that must be spent by end of your fiscal year, how should you spend it? We outline Foundation vs. Acquisition activities and the framework we use to help our clients spend the funds in a way that can help the entire fiscal budget of next year perform better.

In this week’s podcast, Jenny talks about utilizing end-of-year budget surpluses. One way is through Foundation activities, or one time projects that have a defined start and end time that set your organization up for success next year. The other are Acquisition initiatives, which help your organization finish out the current year in a strong way. Jenny offers advice on how to choose where to put that extra budget and how to choose the projects that will have the biggest payoff in the long term.

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In this week’s episode, we're joined by Jeremy Rogers, Executive Director of Digital Marketing and Experience at Indiana University Health, who brings nearly nine years of experience at the organization and a deep understanding of the evolving healthcare marketing landscape. We dive into a critical challenge many marketers face today: demand for healthcare services now far exceeds supply, requiring a strategic shift.

Key Discussion Points:

●       Evolving Marketing Priorities: Marketing’s traditional focus on acquiring new patients has evolved due to longer wait times for patients. Marketers now need to manage patient expectations and maintain strong relationships throughout the patient journey.

●       Redefining the Marketer’s Role: Today, marketers must continuously reassess their role and be the voice of the patient within their organizations. This means advocating for patient needs and adjusting messaging and tactics to align with new realities.

●       Building Internal Relationships: Successful marketers work closely with operations, scheduling, and other internal teams to optimize every touchpoint along the patient journey—from appointment scheduling to post-care follow-up.

●       Navigating Hybrid Work: Balancing in-person and remote work is essential for building strong internal relationships, especially with leaders and operational teams who are often on-site.

●       Data-Driven Strategies for High Demand: Understanding access metrics and focusing on areas where patient care can be optimized is key to navigating the current challenges.

Connect with Jeremy:

●  LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyrogers/              

Connect with Jenny:

●   Email: jenny@hedyandhopp.com

●   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

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In this week’s episode, Jenny discusses candidate recruiting and how marketing teams can lean in to help build a full and successful candidate pipeline.

Healthcare marketing is a pendulum. On one end, marketing efforts are focused on new patient acquisition. On the other end, HR and recruiting teams need to invest time and resources into finding quality providers to deliver the care you are promising new patients.

Jenny outlines three key steps for recruiting marketing:

1. Strategy

Jenny states that in today’s hiring landscape, it’s essential to do research to figure out the competitive landscape for recruiting. You can’t just rely on throwing up a job posting and expecting a full pipeline of qualified candidates.

Do research to figure out the pay range for similar positions in your area, key differentiators, and value propositions. Create a variety of postings to test what positioning works best and figure out ways to stand out.

2. User Journey

Jenny explains that the next step is putting yourself in a candidate’s shoes to figure out what journey they have to take to apply for your position. Do they have to add their information multiple times? Is there a way to easily add a phone number or email to get a file started? Document the steps a candidate takes, and optimize to improve.

In today’s world, there are two ways people find you: they could either be actively looking for a new position, or they could be the right person for the job but not actively looking. In order to catch the latter, you may have to spend a little to promote your posting and make sure it’s seen by the right people.

3. Optimization

Finally, Jenny recommends treating your candidate recruiting efforts like patient acquisition. Every dollar counts. Figure out how much you’re spending for each stage of your recruiting process - interviews, applicants, hires, and employee retention - and optimize.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Today, Jenny welcomes Hedy and Hopp’s own Director of Analytics and Decision Science, Mark Brandes to talk about the difference between GTM (Google Tag Manager) and sGTM (Server-Side Google Tag Manager).

Mark states that, while many healthcare marketers utilize traditional web GTM as an essential analytics tool, the tool is really focused on adding information to send between platforms. GTM doesn’t offer a ton of options for removing information, which is a critical consideration when it comes to sensitive PHI/PII that might get shared.

With Server-Side Google Tag Manager, the container lives on your server that you control, making it a safer place where you can make changes in a compliant environment. SGTM is a solution that allows you to continue using platforms like GA4 in a compliant and safe way.

This episode does include a visual presentation, so if you’re just listening in, you can download that presentation here to follow along.

Connect with Mark:

https://www/linkedin.com/in/markbrandes/

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

In today’s episode, Jenny breaks down the fundamentals of building a successful content marketing strategy, using the example of the multi-pronged content marketing strategy Hedy and Hopp built for St. Louis Children’s Hospital with two key components:

• A separate website to aggregate the content became an “owned” platform that offered a huge SEO boost, and allowed for creative flexibility compared to the main property. It was important to have a platform to aggregate content, too, because actual social channels shift over time.

• A dedicated YouTube channel the brand to drive more organic traffic, and the SEO value for the YouTube channel is also tremendous. As new social channels pop up, the brand has flexibility to try them without putting all of their eggs in one basket.

Jenny shares a few things to keep in mind when building a content marketing strategy from the ground up, which include the following:

1. Content Strategy. Understand what topics are trending in the healthcare space you’re in by reviewing monthly search trends. Create a big picture plan quarterly or biannually to stay relevant.

2. Optimization. Make sure content is personalized by platform, as different platforms require different optimizations when it comes to content length, style, and strategy. 

3. Goals. Align your content structure with your goals. The original goal for St. Louis Children’s was to improve brand perception by the community (which surveys showed we accomplished), but we have very clear new patient goals also. For example, if a new doc comes on board and needs their schedule filled, you can feature them with a clear “Book Dr. Sally now” CTA and their schedule will fill up if you do it right.

4. Paid Support. Bolster organic optimizations with paid promotions to ensure new content and topics reach your target audience.

5. Video Production. Don’t let video resources stop you from creating content. Your videos don’t have to have super high production! While you may want to earmark certain topics and content for higher production value, sometimes lower quality video can be seen as more trustworthy by consumers. One of St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s most popular series for MomDocs came from a Facebook Live that was filmed on an iPhone!

6. Patient Privacy. Keep patient privacy top of mind. Even if your content is on a separate property, it’s still a part of your organization. Make sure that the analytics and privacy solutions you use for your main property carry over.

In today’s episode, Jenny shares her top three reasons to spend energy and resources toward submitting for awards: for recruitment, for credibility, and for ego.

●     For recruitment. Recognition of your workplace culture can definitely help with recruiting language, both for your marketing team and for other positions that you might be helping recruitment fill, such as nursing.

●     For credibility. Winning awards that recognize your facility or a specific service line can help with patient acquisition for that facility/service line AND can sometimes help with recruitment for that facility/service line also, as folks love to work in highly ranked places.

●     For ego. These include any award that gives a pat on the back but patients and staff don’t necessarily care. You can use these awards strategically to get that grouchy Doc, who is awesome on camera, to participate more often (he may be grouchy but will love winning an award for a podcast/video he was in and will definitely say yes more often after winning).

Mentally categorizing award submissions into these three buckets each year helps her understand where her energy is going, and if it matches her goals.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Today Jenny welcomes Jeff Stewart, VP of Strategic Marketing at CHRISTUS Health. Jeff discusses CHRISTUS Health’s strategic journey to grow brand equity through streamlining each of CHRISTUS Health’s twelve distinct health systems under one united strategic vision.

Jeff offers advice for striking the right balance between consolidating marketing initiatives and finding the right partners who perform specific functions really well, as there is no single agency that can do it all really well, each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Finally, Jeff shares his advice for marketing leaders who are tasked with consolidating teams, agencies, and initiatives. Jeff shares a “both and” strategic approach to marketing that enables CHRISTUS Health to drive a unified brand message at a large scale, while also offering unique, localized selling points for each health system within CHRISTUS Health.

Connect with Jeff:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstewart1759/

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

In today’s episode, Jenny is joined by Hedy & Hopp Senior Vice President and long-time friend Maggie Piasecki. Harkening back to their early days working at a healthcare recruiting firm, together they discuss the growing demand for healthcare workers and how viewing recruiting as a marketing function can help fulfill that demand. They discuss the different approaches needed to engage active job seekers versus more passive groups and how organizations can benefit from taking a full-funnel approach to their recruitment, including focusing on upstream objectives like brand awareness. Maggie shares how a focus on the emotional drivers of the audience can help recruiters make their organization and roles standout, and the benefits of small tests and ongoing optimization in driving results. Jenny also discusses how many healthcare organizations are budgeting dollars and headcount for recruitment marketing and gives tips on how marketing and HR colleagues can best collaborate in 2024.

Connect with Jenny:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/⁠

Connect with Maggie 

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiepiasecki/

In today’s episode, Jenny shares her top tips for establishing a strong and streamlined content marketing foundation, including audience strategy, production, and distribution. She starts off discussing Hedy & Hopp’s own content marketing approach, including her tips for simplified content production and how to use a “pillar content” strategy to maximize your time and effort. She then shares how a multi-channel distribution strategy can reach the right audiences in the right channels, even for complex organizations with a variety of content topics and personas. Jenny also shares tips for how to tag and organize content within a CRM to enable more automated “right persona, right content” approaches, and helps you think about segmenting your content strategy based on the type of care your audience is seeking. She wraps up with some tips for what to consider as you go into a website redesign or CRM implementation in 2024.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

In this week’s episode, Jenny welcomes Brian Deffaa, Chief Marketing Officer of Maryland-based LifeBridge Health. Brian shares his background in consumer and retail marketing and his journey into healthcare, where he is now on a mission to bring real emotion into delivering healthcare marketing. Brian discusses his “inside-out” approach to rallying LifeBridge teammates around a clear, compelling mission based on the organization’s history. Brian also discusses how he has translated that mission into a unique, authentic, and defensible brand proposition for LifeBridge Health that can be felt across every marketing touchpoint. Brian also discusses how he navigates measurement and ROI around more brand and awareness-driving marketing efforts.

Connect with Brian:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-deffaa-3330974/⁠

Connect with Jenny:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/⁠

LifeBridge Creative:

“I’m Fine” Campaign: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpLzPVj-6c⁠

“Care Bravely” Movement: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdEWlixvHO4

Back from their final conference of the year, Jenny Bristow, Shelby Auer and Julia Pitlyk of Hedy & Hopp share their highlights from the 2023 HCIC conference in Los Angeles. They discuss various sessions and speakers, including the patient privacy masterclass with Hedy & Hopp and Cincinnati Children’s, several sessions on new marketing channels for hospitals and health systems (like TikTok!), what they learned about marketing technology stacks to enable personalized patient experiences, and ways healthcare marketers can better collaborate cross-functionally. They also speak to the importance for healthcare marketers to lean into each others’ experiences, share their learnings, and work together to help healthcare marketing advance and innovate as an industry.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Connect with Shelby:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-wanne/

Connect with Julia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpitlyk 

Connect with our favorite HCIC 2023 speakers and resources:

Houston Methodist “Find A Doctor” Toolhttps://www.houstonmethodist.org/find-a-doctor/ 

Aaron Williams, Cincinnati Children’s Hospitalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-williams-969a4b11/

Steve Coates, Hartford HealthCarehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-coates-9565449/ 

Jody Ganschinietz, Nationwide Children’shttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ganschinietzj/ 

Callista Dammann, Nationwide Children’shttps://www.linkedin.com/in/callistaconzett/ 

Matthew Mader, Broward Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mader-4092423/ 

Carla Rivera, Broward Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-rivera/ 

Val Lopez, Baptist Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vallopez/ 

Kier Bradshaw, MERGEhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/keirbradshaw/ 

Linda Ho, UCLA Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lindavho/ 

Priya Sreedharan, UCLA Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/psreedharan/ 

Cristal Herrera Woodley, Renown Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cristalherrera/ 

Alex Nason, Frederick Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-nason-b47b462/ 

Alec Endara, Baptist Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alecendara/ 

Mary Kay Boitani-Nelson, Houston Methodisthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marykayboitanonelson/ 

Tom Price, Houston Methodisthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tmprice/ 

David Feinberg, Mount Sinai Health Systemhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/david-a-feinberg-57746a5/ 

Chloe Politis, Mount Sinai Health Systemhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chloepolitis/ 

Tara Nooteboom, UCI Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tarajnooteboom/ 

In part two of this series on paid media, Jenny welcomes back Hedy & Hopp’s own Director of Activation, Lindsey Brown, and Director of Marketing, Julia Pitlyk. This time, the group covers paid media strategies for healthcare marketers targeting physicians and other healthcare marketers. The group discusses the importance of providing a clinical yet compelling message in any marketing channel to capture the attention of these audiences, and also cover the specific channels that tend to reach more providers than others. Jenny, Lindsey and Julia also talk about the importance of sales and marketing teams working together to create the right provider messages and campaigns, and also provide suggestions for how both teams can map out patient journeys and provider workflows to identify the right areas to reach target audiences. 

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Connect with Julia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpitlyk/ 

Connect with Lindsey:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseycbrown/

In this episode, Miranda Ochsner, Director of Paid Media at Hedy & Hopp, joins Jenny to discuss how to determine the optimal media mix for your organization. At H&H, we frequently work with clients across a wide range of budgets—from under $10,000 to over $1,000,000. Our recommendations for media channels vary depending on several factors, and Miranda breaks down the key considerations and decision-making processes involved.

Key Topics Discussed:

●        Budget Considerations: Budget size directly influences the choice of media channels. Smaller budgets may limit traditional media opportunities, while larger budgets allow for a more comprehensive digital and traditional mix. We also consider whether the focus is on brand awareness or deeper funnel goals, like consumer acquisition.

●        Traditional vs. Digital Media: Traditional media options, such as billboards or TV, can be costly and vary based on market and timing. We evaluate whether these channels are suitable based on the client's goals and market conditions.

●        Hybrid Channels: Options such as Connected TV and digital radio can offer a blend of traditional and digital media, providing flexibility and precise targeting while staying HIPAA compliant.

●        Audience Targeting: We rely on data and research to ensure we reach the right audience, challenging assumptions about where and who they are. This approach is especially important when clients assume that traditional media is the only option for reaching rural audiences.

Connect with Miranda:

●        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirandamochsner/      

Connect with Jenny:

●        Email: jenny@hedyandhopp.com

●        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

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In part one of a two-part series on paid media, Jenny welcomes Hedy & Hopp’s own Director of Activation, Lindsey Brown, and Director of Marketing, Julia Pitlyk. Together the group discusses what healthcare marketers should consider when planning their paid media strategies from 2024. They focus on how to balance awareness building and lead generation objectives in a media plan, the merits of paid social and exploring creative formats to tell a compelling brand story, considerations around patient data privacy in paid media tactics, and how to develop robust measurement plans for paid campaigns. Jenny, Julia and Lindsey also provide recommendations on how teams can conserve some of their 2024 media budget for experimental channels and tactics.

Connect with Jenny:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/⁠

Connect with Julia:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpitlyk/⁠

Connect with Lindsey:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseycbrown/⁠

In this episode, Jenny welcomes Hedy & Hopp’s own Director of Marketing, Julia Pitlyk. Reflecting on their latest discussions around changes to patient data privacy, Jenny and Julia discuss what healthcare marketers should expect from their marketing tactics and analytics. They focus on two main areas of change: marketing activation and analytics, and specifically discuss how those two areas will be impacted by implementing server-side Google Tag Manager to address new privacy guidelines. They also discuss how other solutions, like new analytics tools and CDPs (Customer Data Platforms), differ in terms of how they impact these areas. Jenny and Julia also recommend ways to reset the benchmark of marketing performance and emphasize the importance of making sure marketing and legal/compliance leadership develop a shared point-of-view on how to move forward with new guidelines. 

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Connect with Julia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpitlyk/ 

Follow Hedy & Hopp on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hedyandhoppagency/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HedyHopp Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/hedyandhopp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hedyandhopp/ 

Listen to our other episodes on healthcare privacy: https://hedyandhopp.com/healthcare-marketing-services/healthcare-privacy-compliance/ 

Welcome back! Jenny is here today to present the impact of OCR's December 2022 Bulletin on healthcare marketing. She starts off discussing how the bulletin categorized IP addresses as PHI, causing panic among many marketers, and why she disagrees with the American Hospital Association's stance to fully withdraw the guidance. She advocates for patient privacy and supports OCR's guidance. Jenny welcomes the opportunity to be a leader and example to other industries in the safety of personal information. She emphasizes the importance of technology companies’ understanding and protecting patient data, highlights affordable and effective solutions to do so, and calls for a standardized approach to protect patient privacy, even if it means reallocating some marketing budget.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Listen to our other episodes on healthcare privacy:

https://hedyandhopp.com/healthcare-marketing-services/healthcare-privacy-complianc

Today Jenny is bringing you the inside scoop from the Becker’s HIT + DH + RCM Conference with a little help from Hedy and Hopp’s own Shelby Auer. Shelby discusses her experience at the conference, where they explored a wide range of healthcare topics, from digital health to IT, revenue cycle, and the patient experience. The conference featured diverse perspectives, including providers, highlighting the importance of cross-functional collaboration. She and Jenny dig into the themes of knowing patients as consumers, the role of AI in healthcare, and setting a solid marketing foundation. Speakers at the conference emphasized the need for convenience in healthcare and shared innovative approaches to patient care and referrals. Shelby rates her experience based on the thought-provoking content and valuable insights that were presented.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Upcoming Healthcare Marketing Privacy Events:

HIPAA, FTC & State Laws: What healthcare marketers need to know NOW!

In-Person Event: Tues, 10/24 | 9-11am | St. Louis, MO >> Register Now!

Live Webinar: Wed, 10/25 | 9-11am | Online >> Register Now

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Connect with Shelby:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-wanne/

Connect with our favorite Becker’s HIT + DH + RCM speakers:

Donna Roach, Chief Information Officer, University of Utah Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/donnamroach/ 

Tara Nooteboom, Head of Consumer Digital Strategy, UCI Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tarajnooteboom/ 

Brian Deffa, Chief Marketing Officer, LifeBridge Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-deffaa-3330974/ 

Jason Szczuka, Chief Digital Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Healthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonszczuka/ 

Bob Poznanovich, Chief Growth Officer, Hazelden Betty Fordhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/poznanovich/ 

Jackie Effenson, Director of Digital Marketing, Houston Methodisthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-effenson-121090a/ 

Ken Chaplin, System Chief Marketing Officer, City of Hopehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kenchaplin/ 

Christina Deidesheimer, Chief Marketing Communications Officer, Beebe Healthcarehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christinadeidesheimer/ 

James Watson, Senior Director of Marketing, St. Luke’s Health Systemhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/james-watson-885b8a6/ 

Kristina Dover, Chief Marketing Officer, Mercyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-dover/ 

Today Jenny welcomes Courtney Mahlandt, Senior Director of Segment Marketing at Evernorth Health Services. Courtney discusses their journey into segmentation, driven by the expansion of their healthcare services beyond pharmacy benefits. They aim to understand their broader audience and their needs and emphasize the importance of involving multiple internal teams. This meant including sales and product right from the start to make segmentation an organizational effort.

Courtney explains how they used a combination of first-party data and external quantitative data analysis, surveying over a thousand existing and potential buyers. Courtney and Jenny discuss the benefits of segmentation in working smarter across teams and enabling product customization, targeted sales efforts, and more engaging marketing campaigns. Courtney also emphasizes the need for continuous data refresh and adapting to market changes. 

Connect with Courtney:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneymahlandt/ 

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

On today’s episode, Jenny is coming to you solo to discuss the recently released Experian State of Patient Access Report. The report is based on surveys of both patients and healthcare providers across the country, exploring their views on access to care over a three-year period. The report identifies five key aspects of patient access and reveals that both patients and providers agree that access to care has either remained the same or worsened in the past year but for different reasons. Patients desire a streamlined scheduling experience, while providers grapple with staffing shortages and care cost challenges. Jenny emphasizes the need for well-integrated digital solutions throughout the patient journey and encourages marketers to collaborate with operations teams to optimize the patient experience. She also highlights the importance of compliance in the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape and the critical role marketing plays in enhancing patient and provider experiences.

Access the State of Patient Access Report here

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

On this episode, Jenny is again joined by Shelby Auer, Account Manager at Hedy & Hopp as they bring even more insights from their time at SHSMD 2023.  Today she and Shelby discuss the evolving landscape of healthcare marketing regulations, pointing out changes in marketing practices driven by HIPAA, FTC, and state laws. Jenny highlights the importance of understanding GDPR, even for U.S.-based businesses, as opt-in policies and the "right to be forgotten" become more relevant. They also break down the growing complexity of state laws and emphasizes the need for collaboration between marketing, legal, and compliance teams to navigate these challenges.

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Connect with Shelby:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-wanne/

Fresh off the plane from this year's SHSMD, Jenny and Shelby Auer, account manager at Hedy and Hopp, share their highlights from the conference in Chicago. They discuss various sessions and speakers, including insights on rural healthcare, brand management, internal communications, data-driven decision-making, and improving the patient experience. They also speak about the importance of learning and sharing experiences within the healthcare marketing industry to make a positive impact. 

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Connect with Shelby:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-wanne/

Connect with our favorite SHSMD speakers:

Brad Montague, Keynote Speaker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-montague/

Dr. Pauline Hoffman, St. Bonaventure University and Cattaraugus County Health Department: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pwhoffmann/ 

Karen Brodbeck, OSF Healthcare: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenbrodbeck/ 

Pamela Riddell, Lehigh Valley Health Network: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riddell/ 

Jeff Stewart, CHRISTUS Health: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstewart1759/ 

Ashlie Hilbun, Arkansas Children’s: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashliehilbun/ 

Tracey Bradley-Simmons, Arkansas Children’s: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracey-bradley-simmons-msn-rn-ccm-31760720a/ 

Clay Shuffield, Arkansas Children’s: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-shuffield-548581a6/ 

Kelly Jo Golson, Advocate Health: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-jo-golson/ 

Jamey Shiels, Advocate Aurora Health: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameyshiels/ 

Mary Cronin, St. Luke’s Health System: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-cronin-4098a0197/ 

Joel Philippsen, Columbus Regional Health: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-philippsen/ 

Beth Dawson, Columbus Regional Health: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-dawson-3585ba77/ 

Craig Elbert, Children’s Mercy Kansas City: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-e-991aa1b/ 

On today’s episode, Jenny welcomes Ben Camp, CEO, and co-founder of RehabPath, a platform focused on improving the patient, caregiver, and family member experience in addiction treatment. Ben discusses the origins of RehabPath, which began in 2017, stemming from his prior work in marketing for addiction treatment centers and tech startups. He emphasizes the importance of the user and patient experience and the challenges people face when seeking addiction treatment information online.

RehabPath aims to provide independent and user-centric resources to help individuals navigate the complex process of finding treatment centers. They prioritize high-quality content, including photos and videos of treatment facilities, to assist potential patients in making informed decisions. Ben also touches on the evolving trends in digital marketing and the impact of insurance coverage on the addiction treatment industry.

RehabPath is playing a critical role in helping people find treatment options and reduce the barriers to seeking help. They are committed to providing free listings for treatment centers while offering an advertising program to expand reach and create a positive impact on individuals' lives.

Learn More About RehabPath:

https://rehabpath.com/ 

Connect with Ben:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincamp/ 

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/ 

Today Jenny welcomes Sunny Yarrish, Director of Marketing, Digital, and Omnichannel at Myriad Genetics. On this episode, Sunny's journey into personal branding on LinkedIn takes center stage. Although Sunny humbly claims not to be an expert, she gets results and emphasizes the power of consistency over perfection. She began a challenge in February, posting daily on LinkedIn to share her insights on marketing, healthcare, personal growth, and optimism. Her content's positive impact is evident through messages from old friends, demonstrating the significance of meaningful one-on-one conversations. Sunny's experience highlights that a life worth sharing yields valuable content, prompting listeners to rethink their LinkedIn presence and approach.

Connect with Sunny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnyyarrish/ 

Connect with Jenny:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

In this podcast episode, we cover the essentials for dashboards. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the terminology, technologies, and the need to demonstrate ROI when developing your first dashboard for your healthcare organization, you’re not alone. Our goal is to set a baseline of understanding so that when you tackle yours, you’ll know what to look out for and the right questions to ask.

What We Cover:

1. Terminology Matters: Dashboards and reports are often used interchangeably, but they serve different purposes. Dashboards provide real-time data, while reports offer a snapshot in time.
2. Don’t Forget about Patient Privacy: Before diving into developing a dashboard, make sure your data tools are cleaned up to protect patient privacy. This includes removing any potential protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information.
3. Start with a Measurement Plan: Begin by understanding your organization’s business objectives, strategic plan, and the key metrics needed to report success to leadership or the board. We’ll give specific examples of things to track and how to measure ROI.
4. Data Visualization: The fun part comes after your measurement plan is in place. We discuss the difference between Domo, Looker and Tableau.
5. Understanding Data Feeds: Be aware of how your data is being pulled—whether it’s through a straight data feed or a more sophisticated data lake. Understand which you should focus on.

Questions to Consider:

●        What is the timeliness or refresh rate of your data?

●        Are you working with a straight data feed, or does your data involve backend calculations?

●        What are your data sources?

●        Have you established a solid measurement plan?

This episode is designed for those just starting to dip their toes into dashboards. Whether you’re working with an in-house team or an agency, these insights will help with the development of your dashboard.

Related Patient Privacy Podcast Episodes:

●        Marketing Performance After Privacy Changes: What to Expect

●        OCR and AHA Ruling – Patient Privacy Update for 2024

Connect with Jenny:

●        Email: jenny@hedyandhopp.com

●        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

If you enjoyed this episode we’d love to hear your feedback! Please consider leaving us a review on your preferred listening platform and sharing it with others.

Today Jenny welcomes Megan Cornish, a licensed clinical social worker turned healthcare marketer. Megan shares her unique perspective on marketing and copywriting in the mental health space, emphasizing the importance of positive messaging and careful language choices. 

They discuss the intersection of marketing and clinicians in driving demand and the need for clinician involvement in marketing strategies. They also touch on the challenges posed by large companies entering the mental health space and the importance of viewing traditional therapists as allies, not competitors. 

Connect with Megan Cornish:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-cornish/ 

Connect with Jenny Bristow:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Today Jenny welcomes her longtime friend and VP of Marketing at TCARE, Julia Pitlyk. They dive into Julia's transition from the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry to healthcare marketing, discussing the similarities, differences, and best practices that have emerged along the way.

Jenny and Julia reminisce about their early days working together and reflect on how their shared love for problem-solving and complexity led them to the healthcare industry. Julia shares her unique experiences in both the CPG and healthcare sectors, highlighting the valuable insights she gained from working on billion-dollar brands and driving consumer-driven campaigns.

She also emphasizes the need to consider the holistic manifestation of a brand throughout the patient journey, extending beyond visual elements to encompass every interaction. They also discuss the complexities of the healthcare industry, and developing a strong brand presence throughout the patient journey.

Connect with Julia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpitlyk/

Connect with Jenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

You can’t fully understand the evolution of something without knowing the history. This is where Jenny and her guest, Michele Szczypka, Interim VP of Marketing and Communications SSM, begin today’s episode. Michele expresses the importance of understanding the industry's past to comprehend the impact of changes in the present. She emphasizes the value of this perspective for new graduates and early-career professionals.

Jenny and Michele discuss how healthcare marketing Initially started as PR and image-building for hospitals, but has gradually transitioned into true marketing and branding, aided by the emergence of marketing technology (MarTech) in the past decade. They highlight the challenges faced by early adopters of MarTech in developing models for ROI to convince hospital executives of the need for increased budgets.

Michele also notes the evolution of CRM in healthcare marketing which from their inception grew to allow more sophisticated tracking and measurement of marketing efforts. The implementation of CRM systems necessitated collaboration with finance teams and the establishment of goals and ROI models for different service lines.

The conversation shifts to the current concerns regarding tracking methodologies in

healthcare marketing due to HIPAA and FTC regulations. Michele identifies two

camps and how they are reacting and/or pivoting. She and Jenny know that it boils

down to the importance of respecting privacy and finding solutions that balance progress and compliance with guidelines.

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As marketers, we know the patient journey to book an appointment isn’t linear. So, how do we optimize tactics to ensure you show up at the right place, at the right time? 

Lindsey Brown, the Director of Digital Activation at Hedy and Hopp joins us today to share her insights about the steps, activities, and thought processes that the target audience goes through to decide on choosing a product, signing up for a service, or booking an appointment.

She discusses the importance of partnering with strategy to understand the emotions and thought processes that go into getting someone through each stage of the journey so that marketing initiatives, messaging, and tactics meet the audience where they are.

Finally, we dive into how a solid measurement plan (yes, even with all of the recent HIPAA changes) allows an activation team to optimize each step of the journey.