Being in the medical website design business, we talk to A LOT of different doctors and health care providers across a wide range of specialties. It’s actually quite fascinating on multiple levels. You see, in addition to fulfilling a need, a big part of our job entails problem solving. And in order to effectively help doctors solve their problems and meet their online needs, we end up asking a ton of questions and listening to the various issues they face within their specific specialty. Interestingly enough, across the board (and regardless of medical specialty or subset specialty), we hear one common grievance again and again: patients are often diagnosing themselves and forming conclusions based on their internet research. Most of the doctors that have voiced this frustration to us feel like they are competing with Google when it comes to their patient’s education. And as one doctor recently said to us: “A lot of the information and ‘education’ on the internet isn’t even accurate or is outdated and just freaks my patients out. So by the time they come in to see me for a follow-up, they’re convinced that they’re in a disease state much worse than the reality.” And the thing is…we get it. Most of us are probably guilty of researching a random condition or symptom at some point or reading a blog and taking it for fact. Let’s face it: Google has the uncanny ability of making even the most normal human into a raving hypochondriac. You can see where health care providers would get frustrated and perhaps not a little annoyed. At Medical Site Solutions, we pride ourselves on offering our doctor and physician clients access to some of the best patient education resources available. Our website packages can come with the inclusion of a health library specific to your medical specialty, patient education videos, and even waiting room TV videos. You may also choose to provide your own education by writing original content. Many health care providers choose this route because they want their patients to get descriptions of disease states and practice specific surgery (or procedure) information directly from the horse’s mouth. You, the doctor are able to educate your patients based on YOUR practice and knowledge. And bonus: because you are creating original and unique content when you go this route, you’re giving your website’s SEO a boost!! A total WIN WIN if we do say so ourselves! Unfortunately, no health care provider can definitively stop their patients for researching medical issues on the internet. However, by providing as much of your own patient education via your medical website, you can help circumvent much of the misinformation and outdated “education” that patients are embracing these days. Directing patients specifically to your website for patient education resources (whether it be a Health Library, online Videos, or your original content) could save you a ton of time, energy, and frustration. Think about every time you hear this at a patient appointment: “But I read on the internet that…” That inevitably leads to a lengthy discussion where you, the doctor, must disprove or debate already formulated conclusions formed by your patient. This leads to longer appointment times spent with patients, patients who are convinced they know more about the situation than they actually do, and a frustrated physician who has tight schedule as it is. And let’s face it, time is money. The great news is we’re here to help. Let us help you efficiently and effectively provide streamlined education to your patients. Contact us today to find out how we can help you enhance your online patient education.
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Well, it’s the very last week of the year and 2017 is literally a few days away! And we couldn’t be more excited to announce some awesome news here at Medical Site Solutions!! We are about to roll out a WHOLE NEW MEDICAL SPECIALTY!! Drum roll please…..!! And the new medical specialty issss: NUTRITION!!!! That’s right, as of January 2017, Medical Site Solutions will be offering stunning new website designs for Nutritionists and Dietitians that (AS ALWAYS) come completely preloaded and ready to go with gorgeous images and nutrition content! By the way, in case you’re new to the Medical Site Solutions concept, our website design company is different from others because we offer website designs and templates that are literally DONE. Each specialty has over 20 different web designs to choose from. And each website design comes preloaded with specialty specific content such as images, the most common services, and descriptions of common procedures. You can pick and choose images from our specialty specific image libraries, or opt to use your own!! You can also use our pre-written content, or change/edit it to align with your specific practice methods. Or, feel free to completely delete any descriptive content we offer, and simply write you own content. It’s totally up to you! If you do choose to use our pre-written content, it is absolutely imperative that you read thru it BEFORE your website goes “live.” Not all content is generic and some of the procedure descriptions and protocol may not align with your specific practice techniques or methods. Medical Site Solutions is excited about launching and offering Nutrition as one of our main specialties. Our beautiful new Nutrition website designs will truly knock your socks off!! If you’re a Nutritionist and decide you want one of these stunning website designs, we offer monthly packages full of innovative services. Please review our Website Package Pricing page for more details, and choose the package and setup option that best suits your needs. And as always, we’re here to answer any and all questions you may have about our designs, services, or setup process. Thank you for your interest and HAPPY NEW YEAR from Medical Site Solutions!!! Awesome Service Announcement: Educational Videos for Your Waiting Room are Now SOLD SEPARATELY!!!12/15/2016 We have an amazing new service announcement to make!!! Medical Site Solutions is now proud to offer educational waiting room videos to our physicians and doctors who already have a website!! All of our services here at Medical Site Solutions have only been offered as a built-in component of our website packages. Meaning that, in the past, you could only have access to our services with the purchase of a medical website for your practice. Now, after popular demand, we are offering ONE service separately for the first time!! If you already have a website, or if you don’t have a website and simply want educational videos for your waiting room, you can now have them!! WOO HOOO!!! You can choose from over 1000 educational healthcare videos to use on your waiting room TVs. Another cool thing: Our videos may be viewed in English or in Spanish. This can be a pretty helpful feature depending on the demographic of patients you may service. After choosing your specialty specific videos, Medical Site Solutions can also create a custom playlist for the procedures most common to your medical practice (see pricing below). These educational videos are an absolutely wonderful way to demonstrate complex medical information in a more accessible, visual approach. And as always folks, Medical Site Solutions provides this service with absolutely no contracts and no set-up fees. I’ll say that again, because it’s so freakin’ AWESOME: there are NO CONTRACTS involved with this service. Dont cha just LOVE the “no contracts” thing? We do! No contracts=no risk for you! If you aren’t satisfied with the service (or any of our website package services for that matter), you can cancel at any time! We want our clients to stay with us because we offer OUTSTANDING customer service and amazing products! Not because they’re forced! Check out our Patient Education Video monthly subscription pricing below: Essential $125/mo (Up to 25 Videos) • Videos for website • Videos for Waiting Room TV • Branded printable handouts • Videos in English & Spanish • Create your own branded playlist Premier $199/mo (Up to 50 Videos) • Videos for website • Videos for Waiting Room TV • Branded printable handouts • Videos in English & Spanish • Create your own branded playlist Also, as mentioned above, we can create custom branded playlists for your medical practice for $50 each (one-time fee). In addition, if you happen to want a branded practice video (which is a combination of images, text, and animation) we can create this for $249 (one-time fee). For more information or any additional questions pertaining to our health educational waiting room videos, don’t hesitate to contact our office today! |
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