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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It’s no secret that digital and social media have become an integral part of healthcare marketing strategy in recent years. As an important extension of traditional advertising tactics, they allow hospitals to connect and engage directly with patients, plus both can be very cost effective mediums that provide easily trackable results.

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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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