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COVID is healthcare's biggest disruption. What does that mean?
Several weeks ago, I noticed a significant increase in people posting pictures of their positive COVID rapid tests on social media. It...

Alan Shoebridge
May 31, 20224 min read


HMPS 2022 recap: Facing 'uncomfortable truths' to drive change in healthcare
After taking more than a two-year hiatus from in-person conferences, it was great to join several hundred marketers, communicators and...

Alan Shoebridge
May 19, 20224 min read


Hospital Week 2022: Sharing gratitude and reflecting on the future
The last two years have taken a major toll on our industry as we responded to COVID-19. It has also been a time of amazing...

Alan Shoebridge
May 10, 20222 min read


The complex nature of competition in healthcare
Healthcare in the United States is a “product” that is different and more complex to promote than just about anything else. Why? One...

Alan Shoebridge
Apr 27, 20221 min read


Think fixing our cover letter problem is impossible? Think again!
I hate cover letters and you probably do too. As job candidates we hate writing them and as hiring managers we mostly do not read them....

Alan Shoebridge
Apr 19, 20223 min read


Improving healthcare: Can separate paths lead us all to the same destination?
I recently joined Jared Johnson of the Healthcare Rap podcast for a great conversation on innovation and how to improve healthcare.

Alan Shoebridge
Apr 5, 20221 min read


Review: Joe Public 2030 - Five Potent Predictions Reshaping How Consumers Engage Healthcare
Imagine it’s 2030 – what does the healthcare landscape look like in this country? Will there be more choices than ever for consumers,...

Alan Shoebridge
Mar 16, 20225 min read


Healthcare is having its first metaverse moment. Does anyone know what that really means?
Can I interest you in a "downloadable virtual prescription drug” to treat your virtual health problem? You will probably need to read...

Alan Shoebridge
Mar 7, 20224 min read


More of something is always better. Except when it's not. Why one computer screen is better than two
If something is good, we’re conditioned to think that more of it would automatically be better. But what if that’s completely wrong? Case...

Alan Shoebridge
Feb 28, 20223 min read


Healthcare hype or real healthcare disruption: How can we tell the difference?
During the last five years – at least – it seems as if just about any announcement about a non-traditional healthcare provider coming up...

Alan Shoebridge
Feb 1, 20223 min read


How to make the most of your time in the 'Never Normal'
Nearly everyone in healthcare is still on the COVID-19 rollercoaster. Where I work in Oregon, the national guard is back in our...

Alan Shoebridge
Jan 26, 20221 min read


Office, home or hybrid: The remote work battle lines have been drawn. Which model will win?
Aside from COVID vaccination mandates and politics, is there any topic more divisive than the future of remote work? And like those other...

Alan Shoebridge
Jan 13, 20223 min read


COVID and working in 2022: Get ready for déjà vu all over again
Déjà vu: A feeling that one has seen or heard something before. If you’ve worked in healthcare marketing and communications for more than...

Alan Shoebridge
Dec 31, 20214 min read


Shifting our perspective: How leaders should respond to COVID disruption at work
Pre-COVID, many employers approached recruiting new employees with the mindset of putting the burden on candidates to prove why they...

Alan Shoebridge
Nov 29, 20214 min read


Somewhere else is always better. Except maybe when it comes to providing your healthcare
“Somewhere else is always better.” OK, I am chopping up a movie quote a bit here, but please allow me some artistic license because that...

Alan Shoebridge
Oct 31, 20213 min read


Back to the future: Taking a new path to a familiar destination
The picture at the top of this article has been my personal laptop’s screensaver since I moved from Portland, Oregon to California nearly...

Alan Shoebridge
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Experts are smarter than us. That’s why they are experts!
It’s a massive understatement to say that society’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed some faults and raises a lot of...

Alan Shoebridge
Sep 28, 20214 min read


Celebrating a milestone: Lessons learned from 100 blog posts
I launched my website - and first blog post - in early 2017. In August of this year, I published my 100th blog post. Depending on your...

Alan Shoebridge
Sep 6, 20213 min read


To communicators, ‘nobody’ is a dead end. ‘Not everyone’ is an opportunity worth pursuing
My biggest pet peeve as a professional marketer and communicator is hearing people say “nobody knows about us.” Closely related is...

Alan Shoebridge
Aug 19, 20212 min read


Pushing through pessimism: Our most important action in fighting COVID-19 vaccine resistance
I don’t want to be writing about a surge in COVID-19 cases and vaccine opponents right now, but thinking about much else is difficult and...

Alan Shoebridge
Aug 10, 20214 min read
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