Author: Rachana Suraiya

  • 5 must have pages your clinic’s website cannot do without

    We will go over the 5 must-have pages your clinic’s website cannot do without: Homepage On a piece of paper first identify the keywords that define your expertise, your Specialty, or your Clinic. Also, generate synonyms for the identified keywords. Now using this pool of words generate the content, introducing yourself to the world, on…

  • 3 Must-Haves your Clinic’s Website cannot do without (Part II)

    This is the 2nd part of the article that talks about the MUST-HAVES for your clinic’s website. In case you missed the first part, here it is. Here we discuss the 3 Infrastructure points you must focus on, when getting a website built for your clinic Domain & Hosting A domain is your online address.…

  • Do not buy a patient portal till you read this

    Patient Portal is a website on which your patients can log in to view their medical records as maintained by your Clinic. This website will be offered by the same company that sells you your Clinic Management. In it, you will find an option to share access to the medical record with the specific patient.…

  • Decide which one is right for your Clinic, EMR or PMS or Clinical ERP

    An EMR (Electronic Medical Record) is software that you as a Doctor would use to prescribe medications, order investigations, schedule follow-ups, write medical certificates and more. However, an EMR is not to be confused with only prescription writing software. It does help with prescription writing, but that is only a subset of what it can…

  • Be Seen, Get Heard – Branding for Clinics

    Clinics are atypically barred from marketing activities. However, that should not stop them from building an offline and online presence. In the increasingly loud and noisy world of subtle marketing and guerrilla strategies to brand recall, to not participate at all, will be detrimental to the long-term health of the clinic. So we have done…

  • 3 Simple Tricks that will convert your ordinary Email into a Marketing Powerhouse

    Emails are so every day, and mundane, that the only time we think of them as a marketing tool is when we get junk and spam emails. And that is the most ineffective form of marketing. However, it does not have to be this way. Emails if done right, can promote your clinic’s brand very…

  • 3 things to remember when deciding on an Online Appointment Booking Software for your Clinic

    In 2007 Cyrus Massoumi was trying to sell an innovative service to Dentists in New York. He was trying to get them to sign up for a service that would allow patients to book appointments with the Dentist, through an online website. This website would be called ZocDoc. Back then, Cyrus and his small team…

  • Cloud v Desktop clinic management systems. Which is the right one for your clinic?

    Examples of Cloud-based platforms are Facebook, Google, Linkedin and so forth. To use any of these you need to open your browser, type their domain name i.e. facebook.com and then log into it to start using the software. So it implies you need an internet connection in order to be able to use a Cloud-based…

  • Social Media checklists tailor made for Clinics

    In the digital world, the perception about you will be based on the information people find about you, online. Since people tend to spend a lot of time on social media, it is natural for them to draw their first impression about you based on what the Facebooks and Twitters of the world are telling…

  • 12 step guide to a sure-shot successful clinic blog

    To Blog, is to write down your thoughts on a subject and share that article online for others to read. It should simply be a communication channel between yourself and your readers. You can blog about advancement in your field of medicine. You can blog about news events affecting your industry. You can write about…