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Learn the strategies and tactics healthcare marketers have used to build brands for their orthopedic practices and doctors, both online and offline.

Announcing rater8’s Practice Excellence Awards, where our clients are recognized for going above and beyond in creating the best patient experience possible.

Columbia Skin Clinic needed to improve its ratings quickly. After hearing about the success other practices have had with rater8 from their marketing agency, Columbia Skin Clinic selected rater8 as their reputation management company.

Increase your online rankings to attract new patients through Google Search. In this webinar, we'll look at specific Google factors.

Review gating is the process of filtering patients by their experience (negative or positive) before asking them to leave you a review. If they had a positive experience, they are directed to leave a review. If they had a negative experience, they are asked to leave internal feedback.

With rater8, POC was able to build thousands of reviews and polish their GMB profiles to ensure they make a stellar first impression for patients every time.

Thanks to rater8’s 27% response rate, they racked up reviews quickly and fine tuned their practice’s operations based on real patient feedback. The practice’s main listing had a quick turn around.

How Suburban Orthopaedics increased internet referrals by 41% year-over-year.​

Healthcare clients frequently ask us, “What should I do first when it comes to marketing? Where do I start?" In this webinar, learn what makes a medical website stand out, how to invest in growing social media platforms, and the pros and cons of paid advertising.

Looking to expand your patient base? Beyond referrals, most patients will find an orthopedic surgeon by searching online first. Don’t miss out on patients just because search engines can’t find your site; a well-constructed website is key to helping them find you.

Want to polish your Google My Business profile? Here are 5 tips to get you started so you can attract new patients online.

Online review sites like Google, Healthgrades, and Vitals are important in helping you attract and retain more patients. Learn how to claim your listings.

When you address problem areas in your practice and nip them in the bud, you raise your average physician rating and mitigate upset patients from generating bad word-of-mouth – both online and face-to-face with friends and family.

Data is the lifeline of any medical practice. Without it, your quality of care suffers and falls behind others. Benchmarking your medical practice and providers to your peers will help you identify areas of improvement and better understand your strengths.

Are you spending your medical marketing dollars efficiently? Learn about the online patient journey, and attract more patients to your medical practice.

The best way to rank your medical practice website on the first page of Google is through search engine optimization (SEO). Learn how organic SEO can help your practice generate new patient leads.

Healthgrades is a leading physician review site and database with over 100 million users. Learn how to effectively leverage Healthgrades to attract more patients and shine online.

Want to attract more patients online? rater8 reveals the top doctor review sites and listings so you can efficiently and effectively manage your online reputation.

rater8 works closely with leading review platforms like Google, Facebook, Healthgrades, Vitals, and Yelp. One of the most common questions we get is: "What can you do about Yelp? I have hundreds of Yelp reviews, but most are hidden." This is a common occurrence, and you're not alone. In this article, rater8 explains what you can do about Yelp and why you should focus on Google My Business.

Need to delete a Google review? This article reveals the steps you can take to delete Google reviews and mitigate the long-term risks of negative online reviews.