Sponsorships and your healthcare organization. Are they worth the investment?

, April 30, 2006

Tweet I attended a meeting last Wednesday with other marketers in the healthcare industry and heard a panel speak on using sponsorships to grow your business. Whether you run a large hospital system or a day spa, are there some ways you can use sponsorships to leverage your visibility in the community? One of the [...]


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Is it ethical for the advisors to the FDA to have financial ties to the industry?

, April 29, 2006

Tweet According to a study release Tuesday, more than a quarter of the scientific committee members who advise the FDA on critical decisions affecting products as cancer drugs and breast implants have financial ties to industry. But the analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association also found that even if the scientists and [...]


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What do YOU do when your in box is empty?

, April 27, 2006

Tweet This is from Seth Godin and I think all of you will find it thought-provoking. Done. What happens when your inbox is empty? What happens when all the agenda items and all the incoming emails are cleared? Time to go home. A job well done. Congratulations, you earned your paycheck. This is the factory [...]


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healthcare stats

, April 18, 2006

Tweet Facts and statistics from the BLS (burearu of labor statistics) –As the larget industry in 2004, health care provided 13.5 million jobs. 411,000 jobs for the self-employed. 8 out of 10 occupations projected to grow the fastest are in healthcare. –Hospitals constitute only 2 percent of all healthcare. –Persons considering careers in healt care  [...]


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