How do Gamification, Social Medial, and Healthcare Technology fit together?
Technology and social media permeate almost every area of our lives…except for healthcare. In fact, the healthcare industry takes an enormously long time to catch up to trends in larger society. In fact, by the time healthcare catches on, it’s hardly considered a trend. That being said, healthcare organizations need to understand what patients have come to consider normal (things like online scheduling or patient portals). One area of development, common to the software world, is the term gamification. It’s an area that influences such of the tools, tech, and apps we use on a daily basis. But, how do gamification, social media, and healthcare technology fit together?
This week, I sit down with Raisa Pokrovskaya from HealingHand.Tech to talk about how social media and gamification has influenced healthcare. She’s the founder and CEO of a healthcare technology company that provides an individualized, gamified rehabilitation platform that is controlled by clinicians.
What we cover in this Episode:
- Some things to think about when developing a Go to Market Strategy for healthcare technology
- Understanding gamification, social media, and building a community around recovery
- Leveraging social media and gamification to improve patient engagement
- Understanding the end users of your healthcare technology, device, or solution
- How different stakeholders consider the success or value in a healthcare solutions
- Ways to leverage data for learning and growth
- Achieving Better Outcomes by staying “in the know” with current trends in consumer behavior
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Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L (Rafi) is a healthcare consultant, speaker, and host of he Better Outcomes Show. He helps healthcare startups, SaaS platforms, and organizations craft clear positioning, humanize the patient experience, and go to market effectively. He’s the author of Better Outcomes: A Guide to Humanizing Healthcare and principal at Rehab U Practice Solutions. His work on Telehealth has been discussed in Forbes, and he’s advised on projects ranging from digital health product launches to multi-million-dollar healthcare transformation initiatives.
Today, Rafi helps innovative healthcare companies like technology startups, platforms, SaaS companies & innovative healthcare organizations develop effective positioning strategy and business development plans through his consulting work. He also leverages his experience as a professor and academic to speak and train on the topics around humanizing the healthcare experience & healthcare innovation. In addition, Rafi also owns and operates ProActive Rehabilitation & Wellness, a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic treating patients with musculoskeletal pain.
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