Swaay.Health Podcast

Swaay.Health Podcast

Welcome to The Swaay.Health Podcast – a podcast for healthcare marketing, PR, and communications professionals! We’re all about building a brighter future in healthcare through the power of community! Join us as we dive into the latest news, strategies, and trends from the brightest minds in the field.

Episodes

June 26, 2025 31 mins
Trust in healthcare is eroding. Yet, many provider organizations are still rolling out campaigns, portals, and digital tools for patients, but not with them. The result? Missed opportunities, avoidable costs, and fractured relationships. What if the key to rebuilding trust isn’t better messaging, but earlier listening?
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A good rebrand means more than color palettes and logos. It means getting it right with the audience and stakeholders who matter most. To do that, sometimes you must break from industry norms. That’s what one healthcare organization did…and it paid off in spades, or more precisely paid off in positive comments.
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Healthcare moves fast, but sometimes the laws guiding it don’t. Right now, a 1991 law meant to block dinner-hour robocalls is keeping Medicaid plans from texting patients. This restriction is creating very real access barriers for the patients who need care the most.
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Healthcare organizations spend millions on patient portals, marketing campaigns, and digital front doors. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: if your team isn’t genuinely listening to patients, you're building on shaky ground. Learn why the biggest winners in healthcare today aren’t the loudest marketers, they’re the best listeners.
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Search marketing isn’t dead, but it is unrecognizable from just a few years ago. Thanks to AI, long-tail queries, and shifting user behavior, the old rules no longer apply. If you’re still chasing high-volume keywords or flooding the web with generic posts, it’s time for a strategy check. Here’s what healthcare marketers need to know now.
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Rebrand projects usually take longer than expected – mostly because the deadlines can be shifted easily. Codametrix didn’t want this to happen, so they tied their rebrand to the annual HIMSS conference. They completed it in just ten weeks! Here’s how.
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Too many healthcare brands treat social media like a digital billboard—constantly broadcasting their latest product updates, awards, or corporate milestones. That’s a mistake. Audiences do not engage with faceless brands. They engage with people. Hear how one CEO is succeeding by being himself online.
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Getting media coverage in healthcare isn’t about sending out a press release and hoping for the best. It requires strategy, relationships, and a deep understanding of what journalists actually want. Here are a few strategies to get you started.
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If you are a healthcare vendor trying to land a meeting with a CIO most of the most common marketing tactics simply don’t work. Cold emails? Ignored. Hoping to catch a CIO wandering an exhibit hall? Not happening. Trying to impress them with big-name customer logos or big revenues? Think again.
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For healthcare organizations spread across multiple states and facilities, ensuring a consistent patient experience is no small feat. AdventHealth uses a unique approach, something they call their bow-tie model, to drive their patient experience initiatives at scale. Here’s how.
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Healthcare marketing experts share creative strategies, career advice, and essential skills to help marketers thrive in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape.
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Are we making progress towards breaking down the silos in healthcare? Graham Gardner, MD – CEO of Kyruus Health believes there is reason for optimism. He is seeing more collaboration between plans and providers. Here is what they are working on together.
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Healthcare marketers face mounting pressure to deliver seamless digital experiences as patient expectations rise. Ensuring consistency across websites, apps, and social media is a smart, simple, and affordable way to improve patient experience while also building trust.
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In our latest podcast, Saul Marquez from Outcomes Rocket shares some keys to an effective podcast in healthcare. Plus, he shares how AI is impacting marketing and ways you can leverage AI in your healthcare organization.
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Are you seeing the convergence of PR and Marketing? Are you interested in how the PR landscape is changing? Are you wondering how AI will impact you? In this interview, Swaay.Health Award winner, Tim Busche from Envision Health shares insights on these topics and more.
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Scott Collins, President & CEO of Aria Marketing, shares his insights with the Swaay.Health team on building successful PR teams in the healthcare IT industry. Comparing team-building to assembling a jigsaw puzzle, Collins emphasized the importance of aligning diverse skills and goals. Rejecting competitive workplace cultures, he fosters collaboration and mutual support at Aria Marketing, prioritizing shared work and a culture of t...
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In response to popular demand from the community, the team at Swaay.Health have officially launched the Swaay.Health podcast. We were joined by veteran healthcare podcaster Carol Flagg for an exciting debut episode. Designed to provide the healthcare marketing community with valuable insights and engaging content, the podcast is a must-listen for marketers and PR professionals at health IT companies, provider organizations, nonprof...
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