Patients Pay Medical Bills Through Their Doctor’s Personal Website . Sphere Payments, LLC (Sphere), parent of TrustCommerce and the leading provider of end-to-end integrated payments and security, today announced that it has partnered with Dr. Leonardo® to expand its presence in the medical online payments space. Through this strategic partnership, Sphere and Dr. Leonardo will... read more
Last year, Doximity® announced that it had reached a milestone of one million members making the it one of the most popular services used by healthcare providers. If you are a Doximity member, you can use the information on your profile to create your own personal website with Dr. Leonardo®. Dr. Leonardo automatically accesses your... read more
A few interesting facts for healthcare providers to think about to start their Happy New Year in 2019: 80% of all Internet users (93 million Americans) search the web for health-related topics. 63% search for a specific disease or medical problem. 47% search for a particular medical treatment or procedure. 21% search for a particular... read more
Every healthcare professional -- doctors, assistants, hygienists, therapists, technicians -- each need to have their own personal website. Every one. No exceptions. Now! When I first started designing websites for medical and dental practices in 1999, there was hardly a practice that had any sort of web presence. And very few practices were even interested... read more
A recent article published by CNBC concerns a new pricing model by ZocDoc, the popular appointment-booking website used by many healthcare practices. According to the story, ZocDoc uses an annual subscription fee of $3,000 - $3,600 per provider, but does not currently limit the number of appointments. The new proposed pricing structure would instead charge... read more
So, you think your practice’s website may be starting to look a little dog-eared. Here are a few signs that it might be time to consider a new website: Your website has had the same look for more than four years, maybe even more than ten years… The site is difficult, or almost impossible, to... read more
You Need Your OWN PROVIDER-Site. Here's Why: It's certainly no secret that patients are typically referred to healthcare providers as a recommendation from another provider or from a fellow patient. The referral process is the heart of every fellowship and professional relationship. But today's trends are demonstrating an intermediate step before the patient contacts... read more
Anatomy of a Great Medical Website Design - Series (5 of 5) On-Page SEO Websites which use a Content Management System (CMS) give the practice the ability to edit and change the content on their website themselves. This can also include the ability to access and modify the On-Page SEO (Search Engine Optimization) features. While... read more
Anatomy of a Great Medical Website Design - Series (4 of 5) Office Forms Patient forms remain a necessity to every medical office. Place those patient forms on your website as PDF files that patients can download and complete before their appointment. Today’s forms are often available as interactive PDF files to be completed online... read more
Anatomy of a Great Medical Website Design - Series (3 of 5) Online Appointment Scheduling It is estimated that by 2019, 64% of the U.S. population will schedule their medical appointments online, with almost one billion appointments booked this way each year [Accenture]. Expect two-thirds of your own patients to book their appointments on their... read more