Low Cost Websites for Medical Practices

Yahoo! conducted a healthcare survey in 2008 with some very telling results:

• 84% of healthcare shoppers used the Internet prior to choosing a physician
• 50% of patients used a search engine (such as Yahoo! or Google) to reach a physician's website
• 61% of the shoppers learned about (and chose) a new physician to manage their care by using the Internet

Larger practices may hire a web development firm to design their Internet presence, but small practices may not be able to afford such a service. Fortunately, we now offer a fixed fee service to provide simple, quality websites for medical practices.

What every website should include

A physician practice website doesn't have to be complicated and have a lot of bells and whistles. What's most important is to have a presence on the Internet where information is being searched. At its most basic, medical practice websites should include:

• An introduction to and/or history of the practice
• Phone numbers and other ways to reach the practice
• Location, directions, and office hours
• Information about each physician, including special expertise and photographs
• A list of accepted insurance plans
• Hospital affiliations
• Patient forms that can be downloaded prior to a patient visit