What’s transforming
healthcare digital marketing?
Maulik Majmudar, MD
Associate Director
Healthcare Transformation Lab
Massachusetts General Hospital
f t e
Shawn Gross
Chief Digital Strategist
Healthcare Practice Lead
White Rhino
ADVERTISING WITHOUT THE ADS

How to weave digital marketing programs "
into the operational fabric of your organization
"
Because the average person
IGNORES "
5,000 ads per day
Source: CBS “Cutting Through Advertising Clutter
September 17, 2006
Our audiences pay attention "
when we get personal
"
The Heart-Mind Connection
CREATE A DOPAMINE RELEASE
“As patients behave more like consumers,
healthcare organizations need to deliver a
higher level of personalized service,
satisfaction and overall experience – "
or risk losing business to the competition.”
NURTURING THE BASE
Are we delighting audiences with "
unexpected experiences?
"

Are we building long-term loyalty
into our marketing programs?
WHERE SHOULD WE FOCUS?
Create experiences worth talking about by
working collaboratively with operational peers
"

ambulatory clinics - hospital administration - inpatient teams - front desk staff - call centers
START BY EXTENDING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Typical Hospital View
Consumer View
Valuable
 Content
“Am I drinking enough water?” “Am I getting enough vitamin D?” “Can you help me interpret my lab results?”
YOU WILL HAVE BUILT
A LIFETIME RELATIONSHIP
By being there all the time vs. "
being there only when they’re sick
Isn’t that the type of
relationship we want"
(built on trust)"
with our health
care providers?
MAYO’S 1st COMPANION APP
Mayo Clinic launches meditation app in 2010

“How do I get into people’s daily lives?”
Hi, Shawn.

Welcome to "
Massachusetts General
Hospital! 
"
Your appointment is at 3:00 pm "
in Blake 8 located at the main
entrance of 55 Fruit Street.
Hello! Mass General here again. 
"
Dr. Thomas is running 15
minutes late for your 10:00 am
Primary Care appointment.

No need to rush.

Instead, you can visit:
Coffee Central
Restrooms
Gift Shops
increase Press Ganey satisfaction scores, introduce visitors to donor walls and
charitable giving opportunities, gift shops, florists and other cross-selling opportunities?
UNDERSTANDING
WHAT TO DO
WITH MY DATA
No one ever said
“This lab result is
easy to read.”
The lab result re-imagined
250
Heart Attack Risk 65%
250
Heart Attack Risk 65%
The lab result re-imagined
The lab result re-imagined
250
Heart Attack Risk 65%
The lab result re-imagined
235
Heart Attack Risk 46%
The lab result re-imagined
195
Heart Attack Risk 28%
The lab result re-imagined
175
Heart Attack Risk 12%
The lab result re-imagined
What do our consumers really want?
HOW TO HARNESS THE POWER"
OF “ADVERTISING WITHOUT THE ADS”
CONTINUOUS
PROACTIVE
PATIENT CENTRIC
HIGH VALUE
TRANSPARENT
ACCESSIBLE
EPISODIC
REACTIONARY
PROVIDER CENTRIC
HIGH VOLUME
NON-TRANSPARENT
INACCESSIBLE
Medical Practice
TODAY FUTURE
1. Affordable Care Act
2. Technological
advances
3. Consumer demand
CONTINUOUS
PROACTIVE
PATIENT CENTRIC
HIGH VALUE
TRANSPARENT
ACCESSIBLE
EPISODIC
REACTIONARY
PROVIDER CENTRIC
HIGH VOLUME
NON-TRANSPARENT
INACCESSIBLE
Medical Practice
TODAY FUTURE
1. Affordable Care Act
2. Technological
advances
3. Consumer demand
To improve the experience and value of
healthcare through collaborative innovation
Mission
Engage
Goals
Connect Support Catalyze
An open innovation contest that taps into the collective
knowledge, experience, and creativity of our staff to
transform healthcare
Ether Dome Challenge
235
submissions
> 50
innovators
>200 crowd
voters
6 grants
awarded
A N S W E R S H E A R D : !

•  Wayfinding (parking, navigation to facilities)
•  Online scheduling
•  Transparent billing
•  Guidance on good health
•  On-demand access to physicians
๏ First step towards transforming outpatient specialty care through
technology
๏ Experimenting with different business and care models
Example 1
TeleHeart
๏ A new care model that leverages technology to enable frequent
asynchronous ‘micro-visits’ and remote monitoring
Example 2
Digital Health Practice
Desirable
Health
Experience
INWARD +
OUTWARD FACING

Success = pulling it all
together!

(marketing, operations,
clinical, billing, facility and
grounds, patient ed, etc.)
DIGITALLY-DRIVEN HOSPITAL OF THE FUTURE
Fun, entertaining and addictive "
experiences, lead to greater brand loyalty, "
increased consumption of services "
and higher patient volume.
>
>
>
>
>
>
So the next time a physician asks"
you to help grow her practice…
adwords 
apps
blogs
content 
ebooks 
email
facebook
landing pages 
flickr
infographic
instagram 
linkedin 
microsites
mobile 
social media 
websites
responsive
SEM
 SEO
tumblr
twitter
whitepapers
What if you could submit your health data before
you even arrived at your doctor’s office?
Removable Bluetooth
sensor tells the app
how much water has
been consumed
Change patient behaviors to keep them healthy
Simple, invisible “companion apps” as the marketing program
And that’s advertising lifetime relationship building
with a heart-mind connection
ADDICTIVE EXPERIENCE METRICS

Patient volume + retention rates

Return visits and compliance

Survey data that measures patient engagement,
days to appt + trust levels

Provider satisfaction + retention

Digital engagement (social media mentions, inbound
marketing offers + nurture programs, portal users,
etc.) that measure usage, satisfaction + sharing
ENGAGE"
Get to know your operations staff (and ask questions), network
with diverse people à engage patients + clinicians with crowd-
sourced events"

CONNECT"
Introduce like-minded individuals from various disciplines; hold
networking events"

SUPPORT"
Coach and align staff to key strategic priorities
HOW YOUR HOSPITAL CAN FOSTER INNOVATION
New ebook!
Addictive Health:!
The Patient Journey
Reimagined
We’d like to hear from you!
#digitalhospital #hcmktg
Shawn
@shawngross!
shawn@whiterhino.com!
whiterhino.com
Maulik
@mgh_htl!
mmajmudar@partners.org 
healthcaretransformation.org !

What's transforming healthcare digital marketing?

  • 1.
    What’s transforming healthcare digitalmarketing? Maulik Majmudar, MD Associate Director Healthcare Transformation Lab Massachusetts General Hospital f t e Shawn Gross Chief Digital Strategist Healthcare Practice Lead White Rhino
  • 2.
    ADVERTISING WITHOUT THEADS How to weave digital marketing programs " into the operational fabric of your organization "
  • 3.
    Because the averageperson IGNORES " 5,000 ads per day Source: CBS “Cutting Through Advertising Clutter September 17, 2006
  • 4.
    Our audiences payattention " when we get personal "
  • 5.
  • 6.
    “As patients behavemore like consumers, healthcare organizations need to deliver a higher level of personalized service, satisfaction and overall experience – " or risk losing business to the competition.”
  • 7.
    NURTURING THE BASE Arewe delighting audiences with " unexpected experiences? " Are we building long-term loyalty into our marketing programs?
  • 9.
    WHERE SHOULD WEFOCUS? Create experiences worth talking about by working collaboratively with operational peers " ambulatory clinics - hospital administration - inpatient teams - front desk staff - call centers
  • 10.
    START BY EXTENDINGTHE PATIENT EXPERIENCE Typical Hospital View Consumer View Valuable Content “Am I drinking enough water?” “Am I getting enough vitamin D?” “Can you help me interpret my lab results?”
  • 11.
    YOU WILL HAVEBUILT A LIFETIME RELATIONSHIP By being there all the time vs. " being there only when they’re sick
  • 12.
    Isn’t that thetype of relationship we want" (built on trust)" with our health care providers?
  • 13.
    MAYO’S 1st COMPANIONAPP Mayo Clinic launches meditation app in 2010 “How do I get into people’s daily lives?”
  • 15.
    Hi, Shawn. Welcome to" Massachusetts General Hospital! " Your appointment is at 3:00 pm " in Blake 8 located at the main entrance of 55 Fruit Street.
  • 16.
    Hello! Mass Generalhere again. " Dr. Thomas is running 15 minutes late for your 10:00 am Primary Care appointment. No need to rush. Instead, you can visit: Coffee Central Restrooms Gift Shops
  • 17.
    increase Press Ganeysatisfaction scores, introduce visitors to donor walls and charitable giving opportunities, gift shops, florists and other cross-selling opportunities?
  • 19.
  • 20.
    No one eversaid “This lab result is easy to read.”
  • 22.
    The lab resultre-imagined 250 Heart Attack Risk 65%
  • 23.
    250 Heart Attack Risk65% The lab result re-imagined
  • 24.
    The lab resultre-imagined
  • 25.
    250 Heart Attack Risk65% The lab result re-imagined
  • 26.
    235 Heart Attack Risk46% The lab result re-imagined
  • 27.
    195 Heart Attack Risk28% The lab result re-imagined
  • 28.
    175 Heart Attack Risk12% The lab result re-imagined
  • 29.
    What do ourconsumers really want? HOW TO HARNESS THE POWER" OF “ADVERTISING WITHOUT THE ADS”
  • 30.
    CONTINUOUS PROACTIVE PATIENT CENTRIC HIGH VALUE TRANSPARENT ACCESSIBLE EPISODIC REACTIONARY PROVIDERCENTRIC HIGH VOLUME NON-TRANSPARENT INACCESSIBLE Medical Practice TODAY FUTURE 1. Affordable Care Act 2. Technological advances 3. Consumer demand
  • 31.
    CONTINUOUS PROACTIVE PATIENT CENTRIC HIGH VALUE TRANSPARENT ACCESSIBLE EPISODIC REACTIONARY PROVIDERCENTRIC HIGH VOLUME NON-TRANSPARENT INACCESSIBLE Medical Practice TODAY FUTURE 1. Affordable Care Act 2. Technological advances 3. Consumer demand
  • 34.
    To improve theexperience and value of healthcare through collaborative innovation Mission
  • 35.
  • 36.
    An open innovationcontest that taps into the collective knowledge, experience, and creativity of our staff to transform healthcare Ether Dome Challenge 235 submissions > 50 innovators >200 crowd voters 6 grants awarded
  • 37.
    A N SW E R S H E A R D : ! •  Wayfinding (parking, navigation to facilities) •  Online scheduling •  Transparent billing •  Guidance on good health •  On-demand access to physicians
  • 38.
    ๏ First steptowards transforming outpatient specialty care through technology ๏ Experimenting with different business and care models Example 1 TeleHeart
  • 39.
    ๏ A newcare model that leverages technology to enable frequent asynchronous ‘micro-visits’ and remote monitoring Example 2 Digital Health Practice
  • 41.
    Desirable Health Experience INWARD + OUTWARD FACING Success= pulling it all together! (marketing, operations, clinical, billing, facility and grounds, patient ed, etc.)
  • 42.
    DIGITALLY-DRIVEN HOSPITAL OFTHE FUTURE Fun, entertaining and addictive " experiences, lead to greater brand loyalty, " increased consumption of services " and higher patient volume.
  • 46.
  • 47.
  • 48.
  • 49.
  • 50.
  • 51.
  • 52.
    So the nexttime a physician asks" you to help grow her practice…
  • 53.
    adwords apps blogs content ebooks email facebook landing pages flickr infographic instagram linkedin microsites mobile social media websites responsive SEM SEO tumblr twitter whitepapers
  • 55.
    What if youcould submit your health data before you even arrived at your doctor’s office?
  • 56.
    Removable Bluetooth sensor tellsthe app how much water has been consumed Change patient behaviors to keep them healthy Simple, invisible “companion apps” as the marketing program
  • 58.
    And that’s advertisinglifetime relationship building with a heart-mind connection
  • 59.
    ADDICTIVE EXPERIENCE METRICS Patientvolume + retention rates Return visits and compliance Survey data that measures patient engagement, days to appt + trust levels Provider satisfaction + retention Digital engagement (social media mentions, inbound marketing offers + nurture programs, portal users, etc.) that measure usage, satisfaction + sharing
  • 60.
    ENGAGE" Get to knowyour operations staff (and ask questions), network with diverse people à engage patients + clinicians with crowd- sourced events" CONNECT" Introduce like-minded individuals from various disciplines; hold networking events" SUPPORT" Coach and align staff to key strategic priorities HOW YOUR HOSPITAL CAN FOSTER INNOVATION
  • 61.
    New ebook! Addictive Health:! ThePatient Journey Reimagined
  • 62.
    We’d like tohear from you! #digitalhospital #hcmktg Shawn @shawngross! shawn@whiterhino.com! whiterhino.com Maulik @mgh_htl! mmajmudar@partners.org healthcaretransformation.org !