Make or break with a project brief

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Not a revelation, however, the quality of the project brief is the fundamental predictor of whether a project succeeds or fails.

The ArjoHuntleigh featured image was a wonderful case in point. The original corporate brochure project had no defined project brief and was failing to achieve the desired output. Here we explore some elements of a good brief and the benefit it can bring to your healthcare communications projects.

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Medtech Commercialization Playbook

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The Canadian medtech market appears to be punching below its weight but new patent fillings and start-ups suggest a positive outlook.

A distinguished panel discussed what it takes to go from start-up to the first $50M in the Canadian Medical Device industry at the Commercialization Playbook event.

“Opportunity for Canada in this space is huge in growing role of medical technologies”; says Dr. Brian Courtney

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Medtech – How to insights

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Here we recap on our top how-to insights for Medtech corporations

These are a round-up of the most popular healthcare posts and downloads from the last few months.

We are working on other best practice how-to guides on Advisory Boards and Congress Symposia.

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With conscience

In reaction to many questions about the why of Opencity Inc. we also posted a philosophical reflection on our balance between providing healthcare services and social responsibility. The post was titled ..with conscience.

Opencity Inc. think giving a spotlight to charities is important and one way we can be socially responsible.

We recognize that many healthcare companies actively support specific charitable causes related to your commercial therapy area. Tell us which charity is important to you and that you recommend we should feature.

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Hacking Health

I will be presenting core messages from the Health Outcome Models white paper at the Hacking Health Waterloo café in March.

 

Value-based health care – ICHOM

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Continuing our series of posts on health outcome models and value in measuring healthcare we explore the work led by the International Consortium on Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM).

“The best way to avoid health care cost is not to do stuff that doesn’t work”, says Caleb Stowell, ICHOM

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with conscience

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…. with conscience, the words that follow our Strategy & Digital Communications has stimulated some debate. So is Opencity Inc. a specialist healthcare communications agency or are we all about supporting charities? Actually, I am pleased that many people have taken the time to ask. It seems prudent to explain.

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Top recommendations for delighting the customer

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Delighting the Customer is what an executive leadership summit should really be about. Cascading the absolute focus on delighting the customer through an entire organisation from the top down.

The important of delighting the customer for both employees and customers is consistent with the advice from the Harvard Business Review article Making Customer-Centric Strategies Take Hold.

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Med Tech health outcome models

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McKinsey&Company report $44 billion in beyond-the-product solutions in the US alone. Here we explore how multi-national Med Tech corporations can develop health outcome models. Much of the success lies in creating sustainable cultural change owned by the healthcare system.

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