Comments on: Healthcare Marketing Has Real Life Impact https://onspirehealthmarketing.com/news/healthcare-marketing-has-real-life-impact/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Carol Dobies https://onspirehealthmarketing.com/news/healthcare-marketing-has-real-life-impact/#comment-4 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:29:54 +0000 http://www.dobieshealthmarketing.com/blog/?p=1061#comment-4 To follow-up on my post about the consequences of healthcare marketing, today’s Kaiser Health News reported on hospitals offering loyalty programs and rewards to entice consumers to choose them.

Read it here: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/2012/Michelle-Andrews-on-hospital-patient-perks.aspx

It’s sad, but true, consumers define quality with terms including clean, quiet, good food and modern. That means some consumers are likely to choose a hospital for the rewards/incentives it offers. But as a health marketer, I want to help consumers choose (real) quality FIRST and get the front-row parking space as a bonus for doing the right thing. Am I the only one who worries about the consequences of people making healthcare choices for the wrong reasons?

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