BuildMyBod doctors’ best practices – in their own words [video]

doctors best practices

The BuildMyBod Health network of healthcare providers now includes many doctors, dentists and surgery centers. And with so much collaboration, there’s now a large body of doctors’ best practices growing out of that network. Check out several examples below that demonstrate those best practices. But it also demonstrates that the doctors that are forward thinking […]

Interacting with potential patients on social media

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In the past, a patient could search a doctor’s website or watch their YouTube channel anonymously. Not anymore! With the advent of social media, a physician’s practice can gain valuable insights into what potential patients are considering or thinking.   Who are your potential patients? When a doctor (or anyone) posts video clips to Snapchat […]

Lowering the mental barrier to lead generation in healthcare

There are two sides to lead generation. The business has to provide something of value in exchange for a consumer’s contact info. And the consumer has to want something badly enough to motivate them to leave their contact info. When it comes to lead generation in healthcare, that “something” is cost.   The good news […]

Be on the right side of history when it comes to price transparency

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The Ohio Surgery Center recently started using a Price Estimator on their website. But it’s different than how most other surgery centers are implementing price transparency.   Most surgery centers simply list a menu of cash prices There are 2 problems with this. What if the consumer is using their insurance and need to know […]

Price transparency is a customer service opportunity in healthcare

price transparency

John DiJulius once said that price is irrelevant. His point was that if you provide such a great product or service, the consumer will no longer care about the cost of said product or service. This is demonstrated perfectly in my case when it comes to coffee.   When price is irrelevant I don’t like […]

Dr. Kaplan speaking at AACS in Orlando

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Starting today, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, Founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health is giving four lectures over the course of two days at the AACS Annual Meeting in Orlando.   BuildMyBod Health: A primer For those of you not familiar, BuildMyBod Health allows consumers to check pricing on healthcare services that are typically paid out of pocket. They […]

BuildMyBod Health founder speaking at Nazarian Institute

nazarian institute

Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health will be speaking at the Nazarian Institute this weekend. The meeting is open to everyone trying to take their branding and customer service experience to the next level. You can sign up here.   Price transCAREncy and upping your customer service game at the Nazarian Institute Dr. Kaplan […]

Listicle: The red flags we look for in our patients

red flags

Red flags are something a potential patient does (or doesn’t do) that can portend future problems. After 12 years of practice, I’m getting better at noticing these red flags but there’s always room for a heightened sense of awareness. Check out our “listicle” below for a few of these red flags. In case you’ve never […]

The commoditization of cosmetic surgery

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Whenever talking to a potential client about using the BuildMyBod Health platform on their website, I run them through an online demo via GoToMeeting. While doing a demo today, I had an interesting conversation with the CFO of a practice chain interested in the platform. He expressed concern with the commoditization of cosmetic surgery by […]

A breakdown of costs is a huge patient satisfier

breakdown of costs

Of the two images above, which do you prefer? You don’t even have to know what we’re talking about or referring to but the choice is obvious! Anyone paying out of pocket for their healthcare would choose the option that provides a clearer breakdown of costs.   Breakdown of costs I had a realization a […]

Dr. Kaplan speaking at Modernizing Medicine User Conference

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Dr. Kaplan, founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health will be speaking this weekend at the Modernizing Medicine Momentum User Conference in Orlando.   Modernizing Medicine Momentum 2018 Dr. Kaplan’s presentation is entitled, “Improve the Patient Experience With Price Transparency.” In the talk, Dr. Kaplan, a board certified plastic surgeon, will explain how he and doctors across the […]

Doctors: Don’t like price shoppers?

sticker shock

One of the more frustrating aspects of running a medical practice is the constant calls and emails asking about the cost of procedures. This annoys doctors because it makes them feel that their training and expertise accounts for nothing. As though, all that really matters is “how much is this gonna cost me?!” But doctors […]