News of mergers and acquisitions continue to dominate headlines as hospitals and health systems react to the ACA to improve clinical quality, build integrated delivery systems that cover the entire continuum of care and lower overall cost. In the face of a merger or acquisition, every decision is critical to the success of the future organization.

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In the March 2014 edition of Strategic Health Care Marketing, SPM co-owner and managing partner Patti Winegar was featured as an expert on the centralization of marketing in healthcare systems–and the importance of this type of strategy. Read the highlights from the article.

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After spending 8 years at a Washington D.C. hospital, and then coming to SPM, Senior Account Manager Cori Ahrens brought with her invaluable insight into the stresses of being a hospital marketing director. Here, she has assembled a list of 10 things, in no particular order, that kept her up at night during her time as marketing director.

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Last week, I addressed the growing trend of healthcare mergers and acquisitions and the implications for healthcare marketers. Any healthcare organization involved in a transformation must conduct robust brand planning, including answering these 10 questions.

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