Online ratings and reviews increasingly drive consumer decisions. Your online ratings determine how easy it is for prospective patients to find you and whether they book you. Ratings also influence how your existing patients and peers perceive you. They are often the first impression that someone has of you and your practice. Providing great care…
Enrolling patients in text messages for non-transactional messages can be difficult. If your practices sees hundreds or thousands of patients, you will need a strong communication plan. We have put together 5 tips to help you increase sign ups for patient text messaging.
Is your practice sending text message reminders for patient appointments? If not, you should review why texting your patients can help both them and you. If it is, what’s next? You may want to begin texting patients about important announcements. Texting announcements is productive Office availability announcements do not require marketing or advertising consent. We…
If you have not yet begun to use text messaging for your practice, appointment reminders might be the best place to start. They can greatly increase revenue, are easy to implement, and they save your staff time. Most importantly, patients want them. Many EHRs include text message appointment reminders in their scheduling or access functionality….
By Chelsea Lamb, businesspop.net If you are tossing around the idea of opening a healthcare-based business, you are not alone. The coronavirus pandemic has brought more attention to care-relate service businesses. More businesses, from childbirth to home health services are popping up frequently. Does this mean it will be easy? No, but this is to…
There are dozens of viable apps and vendors that provide HIPAA compliant text messaging for patients. We have assembled our top four picks for solo providers, medical practices, hospitals, and provider groups with developer support. Let us know if you need support with more nuanced workflows or implementing any of the below options. Top patient…
Supporting text messaging for your patients is a great way to reduce no-shows, boost recall revenue, and improve patient satisfaction. Yet, you must take care to ensure that your text messaging workflow does not introduce unncessary risks to your practice. These six tips will help you safely and efficiently text your patients. Get consent to…
In this busy world, how are you supposed to get your patients to pay attention to what matters most: their health? How do you cut through the noise to remind patients about appointments, preventive care, and important announcements? You have a big advantage. You have a personal connection with your patients and clients. They know…
In order to calculate patient lifetime value, you must first have your: Gross Profit per Appointment Patient Recall Rate Patient Lifespan (or Patient Churn Rate) Once you have these figures, finding Patient Lifetime Value is simple. The hard part is the pre-work. Patient Lifetime Value Formula Multiply your patient lifespan by your patient recall rate…
Search isn’t what it used to be. As Meddkit’s recent report points out, it’s no longer about keyword volume—it’s about how well your content meets the intent behind a question. Patients are still looking for care online—but now they’re asking tools like ChatGPT or Google’s AI-powered search assistant instead of scrolling through websites. That means…
This month, we’re excited to feature Christina DiBernardo, licensed mental health counselor and founder of Expressive Connections Mental Health Counseling in New York. Christina shares her journey to creating a practice rooted in connection, creativity, and individualized care. She draws from a wide range of therapeutic modalities—including art therapy, EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT and more—to…
