Archive for the ‘Internet Conference’ Category

Help! My brain is full.

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

This was an extremely common refrain at the 13th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference. I can’t tell you how many times I heard some version of this expression during conversations in the hallways or during concurrent sessions. With so many first-time Conference attendees this year (in fact, this was our best-attended conference ever!), I am not sure how many were prepared for three days full of case studies by peers, speeches by industry visionaries, and networking with some of the most successful hospital Web site managers in the country.

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The End of the Destination Web Site?

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

You know we think the world of Shel Holz, one of the leading social media and communications experts in the business.  After all, we’ve had him as a keynote presenter at our Healthcare Internet Conference three years running, and have done joint engagements with him. And usually we agree with him right down the line.

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Back in the Saddle

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The Healthcare Internet Conference can be an exhilarating – and exhausting — ride. Even the proud owners of award winning sites go home with a long list of things to try or look into.  As we always say, nobody does everything the best, so even the best have something to learn.

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An Embarrassment of Riches

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Compared to the woes of many, this will sound trivial at best, but the one thing I hate about the Healthcare Internet Conference is deciding which sessions to attend. Laugh, if you want to, but I’m serious!

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Let The Networking Begin!

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

I no longer need my toes to count the days until the 13th Annual  Healthcare Internet Conference. It’s a different experience for me now, but even before I joined Greystsone.Net, I looked forward to it every year.

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Conviction Without Rigor

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

With all due apologies to McGeorge Bundy, considered by many to be one of the architects of the Vietnam War, I’m struck by the fourth of his lessons learned from the book “Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam”: (more…)

58 Best Practice Case Studies

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Only a few short weeks ago, I sat in my office combing through over 125 entries for the 2009 Best In Class Awards.  In our office we each painstakingly read and analyze every nomination in search of a short list of finalists for each award category — and 2009 was clearly the most difficult year for us, in terms of narrowing the field.  Others in our office also comb through that same list and then we all converge in the conference room to begin our annual ritual — a litigation process to lobby for our favorites and create the consensus list of finalists.

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An Extraordinary Event

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

by: Andrew Roberts
Like many of the readers of this blog, I have been to countless healthcare conferences and tradeshows over the years. Last year was my first attending the Healthcare Internet Conference, and I can honestly say that I had never been to an event quite like it.

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Social Media as a Tool or a Strategy?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Prior to leaving my last job, leadership was talking about adding a position with “social media” in the title. While I applauded the additional resources, I suggested that might be kind of like adding someone to the PR staff with “news releases” in their title.

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A Reflection of the Industry

Monday, July 6th, 2009

It’s always interesting to review the program for the Healthcare Internet Conference . Since the vast majority of the sessions were proposed by those in the industry, it’s really a reflection of what’s happening with the Web strategies for hospitals and health systems.

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