The decision has been made: It’s time for a new content management system (CMS). But before you start sending out RFPs, do you know exactly what you’re looking for? And who in your organization should be included in the selection process? A CMS is a major purchase for any organization in terms of financial outlay as well as its impact once it’s

As a group of healthcare-specific Website consultants, we spend our day-to-day freshening up on the digital trends within and outside of our industry. It’s no secret that healthcare is typically one step behind most industries in the adoption of trendy tech gadgets. And it often makes sense, as we are typically on tighter budgets because marketing

Several people from Greystone.Net attended the 21st Annual Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit in Chicago earlier this week. From all reports, the conference was a success – and the weather was fabulous, too! We asked Kathy Divis, Mike Schneider, Farrah Hunt-Thompson and Megan Wellborn for their key takeaways from the conf

In many ways, it’s hard to believe. But in November, the 20th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference will convene. Twenty years. #HCIC16. Wow! Just think: there was no #HCIC96 because no one had ever heard of a hashtag, Twitter or even social media! Needless to say, we’re planning a very special conference in November to mark this milestone. And

[Guest post from Neal Linkon, Director, Digital Engagement at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, who will be speaking with Kathy Divis, President, Greystone.Net, at #HMPS16 in Chicago on May 24.] If you are like most hospitals and health systems, half of your audience uses a browser that you might not be fully accounting for. What’s even more

Your organization went through a CMS selection process a few years ago. All things considered, your system is handling your needs pretty well. So, is now the time to think about updating your system? Maybe. Technology continues to develop rapidly, which necessitates the need to update and change digital strategies to meet the demands of new tech

In this informative and highly-entertaining keynote session, Larry Bailin - author and CEO of Single Throw Digital Marketing – illustrated how “average” marketing is “average masquerading as acceptable.” Average results are for average businesses. Average results won’t beat the competitors. Average marketing won’t get you more customers and pati

You’ve spent a lot of time, effort and resources redesigning your hospital Website. You’ve launched the new site and it looks awesome. However, when you look at the metrics, they’re not as impressive as you had hoped. What went wrong? If you didn’t conduct a hospital Website usability testing prior to launching the new site, now is a good time t