We’re seeing a lot of 17s this year. First of all, Greystone.Net celebrated its 17th anniversary on July 15th. It's hard to believe it’s been that long since we got our start! It’s both humbling and amazing to consider all the growth and changes that have occurred in our industry over the past 17 years. Thanks to all who helped make this happen.

The Web site for the 17th Annual Healthcare Web site is now available at www.hcic.net, where you can also view the full conference brochure. This year, the conference will be held at the New Orleans Marriott on November 4-6, 2013. The conference will feature 48 concurrent educational sessions in six tracks: Strategy Development Web Solutio

If you haven’t already signed up for this week’s HCIC: Backstage Pass presentation to be held on Wednesday, June 19th, you’ll want to be sure to sign up today! At 12 noon CDT, Christine Bon, Senior Web Specialist and Jonathan Fine, Director, Web Services at Advocate Health Care in Oak Brook, IL, will speak on the social media topic, "Marketing Phys

We’ve been talking a lot lately about the rise of mobile technology and the implications of continual evolution of digital and mobile technology. We’ve discussed the impact of this evolution on our marketing strategies. We’ve also looked at the evolution of the healthcare consumer as it relates to changing technology. One topic that, while i

It's hard to believe it is almost May, but I am looking forward to our first Webinar of 2013 later this month. It features Stephanie Cannon, Director of Web Communication & eBusiness for Nationwide Children's Hospital talking about Scorecards for eHealth initiatives. Developing Interactive Scorecards That Make Sense to Your "C-Suite" Wednesda

As we’ve covered briefly in our GreyMatters e-newsletter over the last few months, the era of Big Data is upon us. Have you wondered where marketers stand on the Big Data topic? While not healthcare specific, some answers to those questions are available. Recently, the CMO Council and SAS published results of their cross-industry survey of world

The future is here. Those hand-held devices that have been wished for, written about for decades and portrayed in movies and on TV (think Star Trek, for example) are here. And not only are they here, they’re usurping the PC in rapid order. MoovWeb recently released a Post-PC Infographic that describes a so-called “Post-PC Revolution,” which has

We all know that Big Data is a hot topic. In fact, according to Reuters, Big Data will grow by 45% annually to reach a $25b industry by 2015.  And, it's a hot topic in healthcare too; although the  focus of many articles on the topic tend to center around the use of data to improve care or disease management, and rightly so. By using data to track