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The concentration of middle-aged and older patients visiting doctors' offices increased between 1998 and 2008, and, between 1978 and 2008, the majority of visits by senior citizens shifted from primary-care doctors to specialists, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report based on data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. According to the report, while the percentage of the U.S. populace age 45 and over has increased to 38% from 33%, the percentage of... Read Full Story

Increasing Hospital Gift Shop Revenue Improving hospital revenue can be a daunting task if one does not know where to start. With so many different areas to choose from, where do you start? We're going to go over one area of the hospital business, that when optimized correctly, can lead to a boost of revenues over 200% - the hospital gift shop. Hospital gift shops are a critical important part of the service that hospitals provide staff, visitors and patients at their facility. Creating... Read Full Story

IN April 2010, Voluntary Benefits Magazine featured an article by Mr. Tony Paquin of Paquin Healthcare Companies titled after his recent book "The Retail Healthcare Revolution" The article can be found and read here: http://bit.ly/duDVHx The interesting article features the changes in healthcare thinking on the part of the patient and his/her interaction in health systems both online and with the hospital.  How a hospital should react in light of this understanding is not defined in the... Read Full Story

It is critical to measure traffic, sources, successes and returns to make sure your doing a good job as a hospital.  I see patient surveys and comment cards as what most hospitals consider the most effective method to do this.  These survey's are done on patients "inside" the hospital.  The ones that won't ever come back  because they were upset are never measured.  The patients not there for any other reason when the survey's are done are also not measured.  How can this possibly be an... Read Full Story

It is critical to measure traffic, sources, successes and returns to make sure your doing a good job as a hospital.  I see patient surveys and comment cards as what most hospitals consider the most effective method to do this.  These survey's are done on patients "inside" the hospital.  The ones that won't ever come back  because they were upset are never measured.  The patients not there for any other reason when the survey's are done are also not measured.  How can this possibly be an... Read Full Story

Just how far are your marketing efforts, dollars and time going?  Do they generate only a blast of traffic and then leave you with no residual revenue stream?  Are they really generating future revenue that keeps on coming? Just how often is that the case at your hospital? Marketing is usually pretty traditional in hospitals, billboards, magazines, newspaper ads, brochures etc. Most people who view often are not captivated by it or interacting with it.  How do you measure your results? Do the... Read Full Story

Just how far are your marketing efforts, dollars and time going?  Do they generate only a blast of traffic and then leave you with no residual revenue stream?  Are they really generating future revenue that keeps on coming?   Just how often is that the case at your hospital?  Marketing is usually pretty traditional in hospitals, billboards, magazines, newspaper ads, brochures etc.  Most people who view often are not captivated by it or interacting with it.  How do you measure your results... Read Full Story

Our current reimbursement-based system will fail: that's not a predication, but a certainty. The question is when, and what can be done alternately to make healthcare profitable while maintaining its core mission of serving the needs of the community. Healthcare costs increase the cost of everything manufactured and every service provided in this country, which creates financial pressure first on the company, then on the consumer, and ultimately leads to outsourcing of jobs and importing of... Read Full Story

Catholic Health Launches Online Health and Wellness Store, CatholicHealthEStore.com , with Paquin Healthcare Orlando, FL - May 3rd, 2010 -- Paquin Healthcare Companies today announced the launch of Catholic Health's online health and wellness storefront CatholicHealthEStore.com . Catholic Health formed in 1998 serves the Buffalo, NY region.  The new online storefront offers a vast product selection as an extension of the healthcare provider's services, a free healthy newsletter, a healthy... Read Full Story

Catholic Health Launches Online Health and Wellness Store, CatholicHealthEStore.com , with Paquin Healthcare Orlando, FL - May 3rd, 2010 -- Paquin Healthcare Companies today announced the launch of Catholic Health's online health and wellness storefront CatholicHealthEStore.com . Catholic Health formed in 1998 serves the Buffalo, NY region.  The new online storefront offers a vast product selection as an extension of the healthcare provider's services, a free healthy newsletter, a healthy... Read Full Story