Russ and Randy Podcast | Healthcare's Prescription for Web & Social

Telehealth visionary Michael Greiwe, M.D. tells us the story of how he conceived of "OrthoLIve," an orthopedic telemedicine platform he developed in 2015.  Dr. Greiwe is CEO and Founder of OrthoLive. Motivated to improve the lives of his patients who sometimes drove hours for an office visit, Greiwe was able to implement a system that not only improved the lives of his patients, but also improved the efficiency of his practice. Fearful that "technology could hurt us," his own data analysis revealed to him, and his colleagues, that telemedicine could actually improve patient satisfaction, save time for physicians and grow the practice. While OrthoLive is designed for orthopedic surgeons, SpringHealthLive is designed to achieve the same goals for other medical specialties. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Jennifer Thompson, president of Insight Marketing and host of the podcast "Dr Marketing Tips," joins us and shares her tips on how to best use social media to market ourselves and our practices. Jennifer insists you must be "in" social media to use it as an effective marketing tool.  Just being "on" social media has become passé (ie dead), and now, for you to become an effective marketer, you must involve yourself and your community. She gives some great tips and examples toward the end of this interview - many of which are apropos given the pandemic. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

This breaks a short hiatus with "Russ and Randy."  This episode was published during the pandemic and highlights the importance of authority. Those with questions about health need answers.  Information emanating from anyone or anything but an authority can lead to confusion.  As we look forward to guidance from our authorities about the pandemic, our prospective patients online look for guidance from their own authorities with regard to their own health issues. Becoming an online authority in healthcare is easy and natural for healthcare providers...as we are already authorities. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Dr. Lewis is a practicing optometrist in the San Francisco Bay area.  He has managed thousands of refractive patients and has developed an automated, yet personalized, digital system to increase referrals from existing patients. He developed this system after realizing that too many of us neglect to use internal marketing to generate referrals.  His system does not rely on a proprietary system, but it does you email/SMS to keep in contact with each patient.  The system allows complete customization for both the patient and the doctor. Listen how he can increase your referrals without buying any new software or hardware! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

LinkedIn is the preferred professional social media platform.  This episode covers the basic information everyone should include in their LinkedIn profile.  Pay attention to the following areas:  headline (tagline), banner image, head shots, description and summary.  Lastly, we offer some tips on preventing grammar and spelling mistakes. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Two factor authentication (2FA) is not a marketing tool and won't get your website ranked, but it will keep your website safe from intruders and your other digital accounts safe as well.  2FA involves the user to have or know 2 of 3 unique identifiers that only the user can know, they are:  Something you know Something you have Something you are A password, for example, is something you know.  Used by itself, a password is only 1 step verification.  Two factor authentication requires a second piece of information.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Relevant, refreshed and regular are the 3 Rs of SEO.  These 3 concepts will give you a better understanding of what sites get ranked well and why.  In addition, you'll understand SEO even better looking through the lens of the consumer, aka web serfer, aka your next patient.  Websites that pay attention to the "3Rs" get higher rankings of their webpages.    Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

In this episode we explain the process of SEO for your YouTube videos.  Optimizing videos requires attention in 5 different fields of the "information and settings" tab of your video.  Though optimization really relates to anything to improve views of the video, we are restricting this episode to optimizing your video through: 1) File Name 2) Title of Video 3) Description 4) Thumbnail and 5) Tags.  Optimization will help increase the total number of views of your videos by getting your videos to rank well. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Getting your YouTube videos to rank well takes a little more ingenuity  than getting your webpages to rank on the other search engines using traditional SEO approaches.  Video is difficult to index, whereas text articles on your web site are easiest, but it can be done.  The secret is to do everything you can do to increase your views...and here's how and why.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Whatever content you are publishing on your website or social media, is it valuable?  While all health providers tend to discount the value of their services, we tend to discount the value of our articles, newsletters, videos and podcasts. Here are some easy questions you can ask to evaluate the value of your content.  You answer "yes" to any of these questions...you are providing value! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Let's start off the new year with some realistic ground rules for your digital marketing plans.  Whatever you plan, make your goals achievable (realistic), enjoyable and with clear cut goals.  Marketing in healthcare is tough enough, why be hard on yourself.  We'll cover 10 easy to implement suggestions in this episode, too. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

This episode discusses simple ways to improve your website by making it more engaging and current...but without the labor of creating new, refreshed content.  Though the best "fix" for any website is the routine injection of fresh content, many website owners aren't able maintain this level of publishing.  What's next?  We discuss several "quicker fixes" to make improvements to your website.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social  

This is our 100th episode.  We ask each other "What are your favorite episodes?"  We reflect about the messages we hope we are sending to you and talk about our favorite topics and themes.  We also talk about what the most popular topics you, our listeners, have enjoyed.  We thank you for hanging in there for our weekly (almost) "Tips in 10."  See you next week.  BTW - Let us know your personal favorites! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

As SEO consultants, Russ and I are often asked "What do I post on my website"?  It's simple, your content should be educational.  Your content should teach your patients whether it's on a website, YouTube, or social media platform such as Facebook.  Educational content does more than just each your patient, too.  Use this same content to boost website rankings, improve your brand as an authority and improve clinic flow and approval ratings.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social  

Carrie Nixon, Esq. is the managing member of Nixon Law Group and CEO of HealthNexus, a healthcare reform and innovation consultancy.  As a healthcare attorney well versed in the digital age, we query her about specific legal documents needed to appear on your medical website.  Specifically, we question Carrie about: Privacy Policy Terms of Use Disclaimer GDPR  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social      

Randy interviews Chris Panebianco, the chief marketing officer (CMO) of Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG).  BHG caters to healthcare professionals with medical practice financing, loans and other financial services.  Chris talks about how "marketing" to healthcare has changed over his career and then reflects about his own personal experience with searching the Internet for medical care for he and his family.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social      

What are the best practices for the length of your website articles (posts), podcast episodes and videos?  When deciding, consider the follower and SEO.  It's a constant battle, but there seems to be some middle ground where you can engage your follower AND satisfy best practices for SEO.  We have some experience with blogposts and pages, podcast episodes and YouTube videos.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social      

Even if you were an expert in ALL fields of medicine, you would surely have a few "favorite" conditions you'd rather treat versus others.  In this episode we simply highlight that you should create a digital footprint (website, social media, YouTube) which reflects your expertise AND how you envision your "perfect" practice.  Here are some easy tips how to move in that direction.  You must have some favorites....we do! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast

HTTPS means your website is safe.  Converting your website to HTTPS means your site can be trusted, your visitors' information is safe and the content on your site is legitimate.  HTTPS requires obtaining an SSL certificate for you site.  The SSL is website specific, can not be transferred and must be purchased yearly.  Regardless if you sell goods online, everyone needs an SSL - it has been "required" for SEO rankings and soon, sites without an SSL will be flagged as an "Unsecure Site." Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social      

Russ and Randy query what platforms could replace the marketing utility of a website, that is, if you didn't have a website, what would be the next best platform to market your practice? We investigate alternative ways of marketing digitally without a website.  What would you do?  Russ like a few platforms and Randy has a couple of others in mind.   What would you do? Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social      

A few years ago, Geisinger Medical Center needed fill staff physician slots.  They chose the typical route of using direct mail to advertise their openings.  Their marketing stretegist convinced them to simultaneously try to market the openings on the Geisinger FaceBook page.  This is a very clean case study where conventional direct mail is compared to FB.  The results are very provoking. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Your website does not need to outrank the entire world.  To be successful, your website needs only to outrank your competition in the communities and areas that you serve.  Focus on ranking in the zip codes of those areas.  Google search your competitors - similar practices who also have an active web presence - you'll be surprised how few competitors you may actually have! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Relevant content is content which is meaningful, interesting or memorable on the web.  Content that is not relevant is spam.  Whether on your website or social media platform, your published content has to provide value for it to be consumed.  Relevant content will be opened, read, remembered... and shared.   If your content is meaningless, boring and not relevant...so are you.  Don't spam your audience with non-relevant content. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social  

Scarcity marketing is no longer healthcare's best marketing principle. As sources of health information, practitioners' value to our patients has decreased as Google and the Internet have provided competition. This creates a unique opportunity for health providers to market effectively. The practitioners who rise to the call and provide their own information will be the most successful.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social  

Every website should be a blog.  Period.  Is yours?  Blogs were initially a fad, but the ability to easily add content, the basis of SEO, has established their value as the best website platform.  SEO is based on content. Blogs, aka content management systems, are best suited for SEO and the search engines. Themes/Design of a blog can now be changed easily with a click.  No more custom coding.  No more expense.   In other words, putting your website on a blog platform allows you to maximize your ability tor get your website ranked and still have a 100% customizable website.  It's the best of both worlds. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social  

Transparency is a funny word in medicine.  We don't use it much in medicine, but it is the method by which you become human and relevant to your audience.  Transparency makes you believable.  Transparency is how you begin the process of engaging your reader.  In the digital age, prospective patients want to know "who you are" and not necessarily "what you are."  This episode discusses the 2.5 types of transparency which are important to your "next" patient.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

The goal on the Internet is to establish trust.  How does a healthcare website succeed in developing trust?  Every successful business or brand, must provide value to their customers. Think of the brands you trust;  Costco, Amazon, Sears, etc.  We trust these brands because they consistently provide value to us.  So, too, you must provide value (articles on healthcare) on your website.  This is the first step to developing trust with your followers and getting them to make an appointment. Fortunately for healthcare, providing value is a snap.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Curating content is the process where you, the healthcare expert, use your expertise to educate your readers.  Choosing popular health topics and adding an explanation, an analysis or your expert opinion provides value to your readers and can help improve traffic and the popularity of your site.  Curating content is an exceptionally powerful tool to build your brand.  Curating is a natural "slam dunk" for a healthcare provider. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Want to podcast (yes, you should)?  Here's how to get started in 3 simple and very, very affordable steps.  Chances are you already have the necessary equipment and you have (almost) nothing to buy.  We talk about recording, hosting and how to get published on iTunes and other platforms.  If we've done it, then it can't be too hard! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Newsjacking was "invented" by David Meerman Scott and is a marketing technique where credible and authorative content is published in a timely manner.  Publishing your views / opinion / editorials on trending healthcare topics on your blog can increase traffic through newsjacking. As people are online searching those trending keywords, your content is more likely to be found. Slightly different than curating news, you can become an instant authority by publishing your views as a topic becomes (or earlier) popular.  Here are some ways to newsjack.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Randy started publishing his own surgical videos on YouTube about 7 years ago.  His total views are fast approaching 1 million views!  During this episode Russ interviews Randy about how he produced his videos, and how it has benefited his practice.  It definitely has helped his SEO and marketing and we'll share with you how it helps..and why.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social  

We review our favorite software we use for video editing and for screen capture.  There are several platforms to use for video editing, but we remark about a few programs we each like for both video editing AND screen capture.  Screen capture is the fancy term for taking video of your computer screen!  We remark on ease of use, price and features.  It can't be that hard!  We use these! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Want to create an eBook using "best practices"?  Want your eBook to be at the "next level"?  In previous episodes, we have guided you to create an eBook composed of your blog posts and articles, but here, we make recommendations for those of you interested to taking it to the next level.   We give about a dozen or so "must have" tips to consider when writing your eBook.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Creating your eBook can be easy.  Just "copy and paste."  If you are ready to write an eBook, we are assuming you have a website.  Use the content from your website/blog to create your eBook.  We discuss 3 simple steps to identify the "right" content and how to easily use your existing content to create your eBook.  What's more, there's no need to re-write your existing content.  Just "copy and paste." Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Russ has tremendous experience with writing an eBook.  Ebooks are different than a traditional published book, but basically is an electronic file which can be downloaded and read as an electronic book.  Ebooks are cheaper and can be as long or short as you want.  There are several reason why you might consider writing your own ebook to grow your practice and/or market your organization. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

We all need to be asking for a review from our patients.  Online reviews are essential to every marketing plan and are integral to the next patient's decision to make a new appointment.  Asking for patient reviews is much more acceptable and commonplace than just a few years ago.  Here our some suggestions how to effectively and seamlessly make your request.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Russ and I want to thank you for your patronage and following over the past 75 or so episodes of "Russ and Randy."  We have learned quite a bit in the last 18 months of production: we have made some mistakes and have made some improvements to the show.  Most of all, we have learned some great lessons...such as doctors don't know everything!  Happy Thanksgiving! -- R and R   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

What's the proper way to ASK someone to guest blog for your website?  We discuss tips and recommendations on how to properly make a request and make your request irresistible!  Guest blogging can be mutually beneficial for you and your guest blogger!  Here's how.  Enjoy!  Russ and Randy. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Hyperlinks, usually activated by a click, connect you to another webpage or file.  Hyperlinks allow you to link quickly and directly to an article of interest or similar resource.  Links are usually colored differently and may be underlined.  Russ and I define different types of hyperlinks and how they affect SEO.  Listen to this episode about using hyperlinks, backlinks and anchor text.  Enjoy! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

How do you become a guest blogger?  In this episode Russ and I talk about strategies to increase your opportunity to create quality backlinks to your website by guest blogging.  You want to send a personal request the the webmaster to become a guest author, but only after doing a little research.  We make some suggestions how to do this and make your offer as irresistible as possible.  Enjoy! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Russ and I share a few ways to increase your website traffic and improve SEO.  As a healthcare authority, participate on others' forums, bulletin boards, chat rooms, blogs, etc.  By doing so, you expose yourself to new networks, online communities and followers.   Guest blogging, HARO and patient bulletin boards are several ways you can improve traffic to your website.  Utilizing these simple methods can create quality backlinks to your site - a powerful way to improve your SEO.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Use images to enhance the readability and increase the shares of your website articles.  Images invite your reader to click, open and read your article.  Images make your article more likely to be shared.  Listen for our favorite sites to obtain "legal" images cheaply and how to best optimize them.  Enjoy. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Russ and I talk about the advantages of starting a personal website or landing page if you are in any type of group practice situation.  Starting your own website can help you spread your individual brand, market both yourself and the practice and allow you to "stand out" from similar specialists in your group.  Best of all, whatever SEO and web rankings you build...move with you should you ever leave!  We also talk about why med students, interns, residents and fellow should start their sites now! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

When do you need to use encrypted messaging (text or email) when communicating with your patients?  Encrypted messaging is mandated by HIPAA when protected health information (PHI) is involved but is NOT required in your email newsletters and such regarding general educational material.  Russ and I are NOT attorneys and are not offering advice in this episode, but we do highlight some potential pitfalls when considering HIPAA compliant message encryption with your patients.  Enjoy.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

There are so many ways to message each other.  There is email, Twitter, Facebook messaging, etc.  Almost every social media platform allows direct messaging with one another.  Email, however, has proven to be tried and true.  Social medial platforms may come and go, but email has been steadfast for several decades.  Why?  Russ and I talk about the reasons why you should continue to use email to reach out to your followers and not worry about the latest "fad" of communication.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Choosing a domain name for your website can be a little tricky.  There are a few concepts that Russ and I share with you to help get your new website ranking as fast as possible.  Consider using keywords, the words your next patient might be using to find you, in your URL is a great start.  What goods or services do you provide?  Where are you located?  Selecting the right domain name can get your SEO off to a great start! Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Managing just one social media account can become tricky and cumbersome, especially when trying to keep an active website up to date.  We share some tips, suggest plugins and review two platforms which allow you to efficiently manage multiple social media accounts at the same time.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Our podcast on healthcare and medical Internet marketing is now one year old!  Russ and I officially started publishing August, 2016 to iTunes.  This episode tells why we started, why it took so long to get started and, more importantly, what we have each learned from the process.  We have both "how to" recommendations and share a little self criticism. Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

LinkedIn and Doximity are two very popular social media platforms in the healthcare industry.  Unlike most social media platforms you may choose to use, these particular platforms are geared toward professionals;  business professionals and healthcare providers.  Use of LinkedIn may benefit you in other ways than attracting patients.  We are curious how many of you are using Doximity and for what purpose? Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Search engines rank individual web pages, not websites.  Some of your web pages of your website may rank well, others may not.  To insure your pages are ranking as high as possible, make sure to optimize each individual page.  This is particularly true when crafting your "About" pages.  Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social

Russ interviews Bryan Vartabedian, M.D., a pediatric gastroenterologist who is was an early adopter of the digital world.  He is a renowned expert on social media, technology and the future of medicine.  Interestingly, Dr. Vartabedian built his digital footprint to help his colleagues, not patients, learn how to use the Internet.  Listen how the creator of 33charts.com has successfully used the Internet to improve professional and business opportunities in contrast to simply building his practice.   Russ and Randy #healthcarepodcast Thanks for listening. See you next week!  If you have a question or comment, please ask here or on our website. Please download us at iTunes and leave a review. All the best! Russ…and Randy Healthcare and Medical Internet Marketing Healthcare’s Rx for Web and Social