Revealed: The most effective Healthcare Engagement Strategies in the world

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Announcing the winners of the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards 2010
Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards 2010

2009 was a year in which healthcare engagement took some giant leaps forward. By the start of the year, platforms for digital engagement had matured to the point where it was possible to reach and engage with a wider community of health stakeholders than ever before.

It was also a year of much challenge in healthcare engagement. At the start of the year, the US FDA wrote to no less than ten pharmaceutical companies warning them about the way they were using paid search. Some responded by becoming very cautious about their digital engagement, whilst others took the opportunity to find credible ways of engaging online. The FDA’s public hearing on social media in November brought together some of the most passionate debate about social media in healthcare, and the regulator’s role.

Outside of the United States, whilst some in healthcare complained at the constraints placed on them by regulators, others brought together their legal, medical and engagement specialists to find new opportunities to engage in the ever-changing world of digital media.

Today we are excited to announce the winners of the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards 2010. The selection process has led us all around the world, from Australia to Asia, Europe to the USA. Our international judging panel, to whom I owe a huge debt of thanks for their intelligent and constructive analysis, has reviewed and discussed campaigns from all corners of the healthcare landscape. It’s been an incredible journey of discovery that has led us to select the winners for achievements in improving healthcare through engagement.

Not surprisingly, it is in digital media that we saw the majority of nominations and finalists. But it’s worth noting that the most effective engagement – digital or otherwise – was from those who took a fairly ‘old school’ approach of honesty and straight talking. Credibility, it seems, never goes out of fashion amongst patients.

When we designed the process for the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards, we wanted to create a new kind of award. One that would recognise outcomes in improved healthcare through engagement, and would leave behind a legacy of insights for others to learn from. Our hope is that by identifying and sharing these strategic insights, we can inspire others to build on them and achieve even better outcomes through healthcare engagement in 2010.

For each of the winners below, we have written a brief report on what makes them special that I hope will serve not only as a celebration of their achievements, but as a guide for others to learn from. For those who wish to learn more in-depth strategic insights from analysis of our finalists, and to apply them to their own roles in healthcare organizations, we’re running a series of special events in the USA and Europe. It’s not too late to book your place at our New York or London events.

Finally, it is an absolute privilege for me to name the winners of the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards 2010.

Best Hospital or Clinic

Winner: Mayo Clinic

Best Patient Community

Winner: TuDiabetes

Best Health Issue Awareness Campaign

Winner: Skcin’s Computer Tan Campaign

Best Integrated Engagement Strategy

Winner: Get Real. Get a Prescription

Best Engagement Through Video

Winner: Johnson & Johnson Health Channel on Youtube

Changing Healthcare Award

Winner: Patientslikeme

People in Healthcare Engagement

We have also named four people who brought significant change to healthcare engagement in 2009. Watch these if you want to learn how to make a real difference!
Winners: Lee Aase; Manny Hernandez; Marc Monseau; Andrew Widger

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Daniel Ghinn

About Daniel Ghinn

Daniel’s role as CEO, builds on over a decade of hands-on experience helping some of the world's largest pharmaceutical and healthcare companies to achieve better results through digital engagement. Prior to the launch of Creation Interactive, Daniel's career included a role in pharmaceutical intelligence with Medicare Audits (later to become IMS Health) where he worked with major pharmaceutical clients. He went on to lead the development of groundbreaking sales and marketing intelligence systems and in 1998 he established Frog Creation Limited, an award-winning web design and build agency working with major brands like Pfizer, Toshiba Medical Systems, and L'Oréal Professionnel. Seeing a gap in the market for a truly integrated communications agency Daniel established Hit Communications Limited in 2005, which was later to acquire Red Plane Design and become The Wonderful Creative Agency, working with major brands, SMEs and charities. Daniel's passion is to see people achieve tangible results through innovation and in 2006 he established Interactive Strategy Limited, providing workshops and training focused on the definition and implementation of interactive media strategies. In 2007, Daniel led the transformation of Frog Creation into Creation Interactive, the digital engagement strategy consultancy for healthcare and government. Outside of Creation Interactive, Daniel's vision for business and innovation has led him to play a proactive role in the business and education community. He is Vice Chairman of Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, which represents the business community in Kent where he lives and has over 1,200 members. Daniel also contributes to education initiatives, economic development and community planning forums, and has been a speaker at numerous education and business events.

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