SHSMD - 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibits
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Best Practices for Physician Sales and Service
Program Code:
T08
Date:
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Time:
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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SPEAKER
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Carolyn Merriman is president of Corporate Health Group (CHG), providing consultation on customer-focused healthcare strategies for physicians, employers and consumers. She facilitates strategic development, program assessments and implementation and provides training in sales, customer service, leadership and teleservices. Carolyn is the co-author of a new book Physician Relations Today, Sales and Marketing for Occupational Health, contributes to journals and is a frequent national speaker. She holds a bachelors degree in Fine Arts and is a Fellow of the Royal Society. She has served on the board of directors of SHSMD and its sister society, New England Society of Healthcare Communicators, (NESHCo).
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Tess Niehaus, Vice President, Marketing and Communications,
St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Tess Niehaus is Vice President of Marketing and Communications at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to this Tess worked for over 20 years in BJC HealthCare, a health system of 14 hospitals in St. Louis, including Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, as well as 12 other community hospitals. During this tenure Tess played a lead role in developing and integrating BJC’s first centralized sales and business development team. This included the development of sales training, incentives, measurements and ROI tracking mechanisms. Tess’ sales experience was gained when she worked for the healthcare division of Procter and Gamble and for Pfizer Laboratories. Tess currently serves on the board of directors of SHSMD and chairs the “Raising the Bar” conference for healthcare marketers. Tess holds a bachelors degree in business and economics and an MBA.
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Description
Many organizations have created a strong brand and voice: but are facing increased competition, a cluttered marketplace, and a need to differentiate themselves with their customers. Physician sales and service presents a measurable and distinctive method of "living the brand" through relationship management strategies. Uncover what sales and service looks like in healthcare, coupled with data driven best practices. Recommendations on sales planning, structure, staff, training, issue management, and ROI reporting will be provided along with tactical tips for the manager.