Communications

SHSMD Credentials are awarded for successful completion of the following designated programs that confirm proficiency of a skill through testing, examination, skill demonstration, or project completion. Additional requirements may include participation in discussion boards, quizzes, group work,…
How can marketing and public relations practitioners help their organizations make a measurable difference in population health? At Onslow Memorial Hospital (OMH) in North Carolina, Amy Cain-Sousa, senior vice president of public relations/marketing, has found that creating an online community…
SHSMD has a gold mine of 22 session recordings (slides synched with audio recording) from the 2016 and 2017 SHSMD Connections Annual Conference, all on best practices, innovative ideas, and how to prepare for “what’s next” when it comes to digital communications in health care
What's your role in working with and communicating to your physicians? Fresh off a recent lively discussion on the topic with the medical staff at University of Iowa (UI) Health Care, here are ten steps you can take to refresh your physician communications.
How do marketers at one of the world's most advanced medical laboratories improve upon the services they provide to customers around the globe? Mayo Medical Laboratories developed a digital communications hub called Insights after customers and internal stakeholders alike were voicing concerns…
Learn how an emerging best practice, the “Total Market Approach,” can create market advantages for health plans, hospitals and health systems by leveraging core human truths across general market and multicultural audiences as these groups merge into the “New Americano."
Learn how to capture the attention of a very busy physician audience with Rose Herring from Atrium Health, formerly Carolinas Health Care System, and Dr. Nate Gross, the Co-Founder of Doximity.
Over the last nine years, we have sent out almost 50,000 separate email campaigns from a wide range of companies that target physicians. From this huge base of experience, we have pulled out six secrets to make your next hospital email campaign be the best performing one ever.
In this session, Johnny Smith Jr., Senior Director of Public Relations for Ascension, will demonstrate how to develop a strategic thought leadership program that aligns with your organization’s mission, strengthens its brand and distinguishes it as a leader.
By the Numbers provides a snapshot of today’s health care marketing communications environment, which you can use to assess your organization’s operations, understand how peer departments function, and identify opportunities to enhance your marketing and communications functions.