People Always, Patients Sometimes

Hosted ByJanet M. Kennedy

People Always, Patients Sometimes focuses on the challenges of empowering and engaging patients in the discovery and development of new treatments. The podcast is presented by Spencer Health Solutions, a leader in home-based healthcare technology.


All Episodes

Patient Engagement with Facebook

Dr. Justin Smith is a pediatrician active in social media. Unlike a lot of physicians, he chose Facebook as his primary platform for patient engagement. Many physicians shy away...

Healthcare Leader #HCLDR Colin Hung

Managing a Tweet Chat is a challenging job and usually a labor of love. Colin Hung, one of the founders of the #HCLDR Tweet Chat, shares the ins and...

The Public Physician – Dr. Bryan Vartabedian

Physician, author, digital thought-leader and educator, Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, is a pediatrician who embraces his role as “The Public Physician.” Known as @Doctor_V in Twitter, he joined Get Social...

Ogilvy Team on Social Media for Pharma

Developing and managing social media for pharma is probably the most complicated and challenging role in healthcare marketing. Regulations, rules and legal oversight can present roadblocks to a “spontaneous” communication...

Physician Reputation Management with PractImage

Everybody talks about physician reputation management in healthcare but there’s more to it than Googling your name. I spoke with Brandon Ives, the founder of PractImage, a service that...

Social Media for Medical Air Transport

Hospitals aren’t the only businesses impacted by changes in healthcare. Have you ever wondered how the medical air transport business works? On Get Social Health my guest Rich Obertots, CEO of...

Thrive 4-7: Teaching Wellness Skills

Do companies and corporations finally get the importance of wellness programs for their employees? Connie Mester is betting her startup on the idea that they are. She has taken...

Twitter Evangelist @AllergyKidsDoc

It’s always fun talking to another Twitter fan! Dr. David Stukus is a real Twitter evangelist, Tweeting under @AllergyKidsDoc, recruiting other physicians to the platform and demonstrating best practices....

Really Local Marketing with Tyson Downs

Have you ever thought about how your doctor or dentist finds new patients? For the vast majority of healthcare practitioners their goal is not to be an internationally known...