Posted by meramd
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:50:00 GMT
- You can publicize practice to millions of potential customers. Profile helps in customer acquisition.
- A profile page can save you a lot of money in communication and administration cost. Having full control of profile makes it easier to change and update.
- You can publish profile information in other campaigns therefore creating a brand for yourself.
- You can publicize the practice on the internet 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year.
- Patients can be local, nationwide or global - they can find information easily about you.
- Writing blog post is tremendous way to get your name out there to the general public. The purpose of writing is to get your patients to know you. When you write, you are not trying to sell something; you are basically providing useful information.
- Ask, share and connect with other doctor's in communities on specific topics.
- Continuous Medical Education - Get involved in educational activities which serve to maintain, develop or increase the knowledge, skills and professional performance and relationships that the physicians uses to provide services to patients, public and profession.
- Receive information about medical profession related events happening in specific area/city.
- Get to know what patients feel and think about you. Share the recommendations that you have received from your patients on the internet. These help new patients in decision making.
Posted in Doctors and Hospitals | Tags blog, community, events, medical, online, presence, profile | 1 comment
Posted by meramd
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:45:00 GMT
In a recently published report from hitwise there is data on what people search for online. Quite a few people may be surprised by this, but health search tops the list in the category of searches. Nearly half the searches online are health related!
Though this data may be biased towards internet behaviour in US, we think that results in India or any other country are likely to be similar.
The complete report is available here.
Posted in Miscellaneous | Tags data, health, online, Search | 3 comments | no trackbacks
Posted by meramd
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:52:00 GMT
Other than the issue of finding reliable health infomation, online sites can help you prepare for the doctor's visit. This has been proven by a study of patients who used the internet to research on health information before visiting their physician. Healthcare IT news has this report on this subject.
Quoting from the report
“Many times, chemotherapy-related symptoms and side effects can be prevented or controlled, but they often go untreated because patients don't bring them up and it's challenging for a busy oncology practice to incorporate symptom screening into its daily workflow," said Tami Mark, Ph. D. , associate research director at Thomson Healthcare and lead investigator for the study.
You can use the medical search engine at meramd.com to find reliable details about diseases and medical conditions and be better prepared when you visit your doctor - its in your own interest as shown by the study.
Having said that, the meraMD team would still warn you again self-medication. Do use the research to ask more knowledgeable questions, but always consult your physician.
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