by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Platforms
This week I am attending Writing, Publishing, and Social Media for Healthcare Professionals 2018, held in Boston each year. If you are a physician (or work in healthcare in any capacity), and you have a book project in mind, this is an exceptionally good conference....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Platforms
We know that high tech digital companies, such as Amazon and Google, are positioning themselves to enter the healthcare market. Therefore, it is useful to to get a handle on how companies such as these think about their digital platforms. Here’s a good starting...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Platforms, Social Media
Why am I spending two days to attend a Digital Marketing Conference today in Seattle? It’s mostly going to be attended by people from marketing, and most of the speakers are from the high-tech area. So of what possible interest is this to a physician? A lot. ...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Platforms
Physician recruiting is becoming increasingly competitive. This is unfortunate for most healthcare organizations, particularly in the context of the recent rush of health group mergers, which results in a regional standardization in salary and benefits. In a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | CEOs on Twitter, Digital Platforms, Social Media
The Opioid Epidemic is a multi-faceted problem, and isn’t going to be solved by just one thing, but taking unused mediations of the street will help a little. April 28th 2018 is the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which last year resulted in the take...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Platforms, Social Media
If you are a physician just starting to build a digital platform, a great starting point is the website namechkr.com. ( No, that’s not a typo ). It’s an easy way to cross-check your possible digital platform names across multiple platforms. If you have an odd...