Lincoln, Neb. National Research Corporation (NRC) is pleased to publicly recognize the nations top hospitals as 2008/09 Consumer Choice Award winners. The award identifies hospitals which healthcare consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in over 250 markets throughout the U.S.  This is the twelfth year NRC has awarded hospitals whose consumers have recognized them for providing quality healthcare services.

Lincoln, Neb. Losing customers is something every business worries about.  Hospitals, though not always thought of as business entities in the conventional sense, can be grouped into this same category when the topic of patient outmigration arrives at the table.  Hospitals and health systems are faced with the struggle of sustaining themselves and bringing in new business just the same as a restaurant or department store. 

Lincoln, Neb. Even five years ago, the thought of hopping on the internet to make decisions about your personal healthcare seemed progressive if not foreign to most. Now, online trends are showing that using the internet to find healthcare information has become the norm. According to National Research and the Healthcare Market Guide (HCMG) survey, 4 out of 10 Americans are using the internet to find information about healthcare. Thats up from an average of only 1 in 10 in 2001 and demonstrates that e-health activity is surging.