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FOUR THOUGHTS ON OPENING NEW MARKETS

October 3rd, 1996 by

Even with football season upon us, there’s more talk around the coffee machine on how to open new markets than there is about Monday-morning quarterbacking. While I’d rather criticize the blundering of NFL officials and… Continued

AHA’S NEW AD GUIDELINES

October 3rd, 1996 by

While marketers at Wishard Memorial were careful not to misrepresent themselves or their survey results in their ads –hospitals across the country should be cautious as well. Recently, the American Hospital Association issued guidelines on… Continued

HOSPITAL OVERCOMES IMAGE AS INDIGENT PROVIDER

October 3rd, 1996 by

Once shunned by some as simply a hospital for the indigent, Wishard Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis has attracted a bevy of managed care contracts with access to hundreds of thousands of paying patients thanks to… Continued

WHEN GROWING YOUR PR BUSINESS, BE SELECTIVE ABOUT YOUR CLIENTS

October 3rd, 1996 by

This week’s Colleague to Colleague talks with Julie Wang, CEO and founder of Wang Associates, one of the nation’s largest healthcare PR firms, based in New York City. Wang has a wide array of experience,… Continued

WHO’S MORE GIVING?

October 3rd, 1996 by

When it comes to giving the ultimate gift, men are doing a lot more of it than are women. Statistics from the United Network for Organ Sharing indicate that 62.3 percent of donors are men… Continued

COMBATING THE ORGAN DONATION CRISIS WITH CREATIVE MARKETING

October 3rd, 1996 by

Marketers at organ procurement organizations and hospitals across the country, desperate to try to find a way to sell the organ donation idea to the public, are beginning to think outside the box. While they’re… Continued

HFMA DISCUSSES HMO MARKET

October 3rd, 1996 by

About 50 healthcare financial and market managers from the United Kingdom and the United States compared notes on the managed care markets in both countries during the 16th Annual Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) conference… Continued

IOWA AGENCY WINS EFFIE

October 3rd, 1996 by

Advertising agency Creswell, Munsell, Fultz & Zirbel in Des Moines, Iowa was awarded a silver EFFIE in healthcare category for its ads for Iowa Health System at the American Marketing Association’s annual awards ceremony, held… Continued

COLUMBIA RECEIVES 100TH ACCREDITATION

October 3rd, 1996 by

Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation [COL] has set a new precedent with 100 of its 345 hospitals achieving the highest rating from the nation’s healthcare accrediting organization. And the hospital mega group is not being closed-mouth about… Continued

AMERICANS CROSSING THE BORDER

October 3rd, 1996 by

For years, wealthy Canadians have been heading to the U.S. Now the tables have turned and Canadian facilities are attracting a small but growing number of border-crossings in the other direction thanks to their new… Continued