HENDERSON, Nevada – May 11, 2022 – Healthcare Scene, the friendliest media outlet in healthcare, and the company that manages the Healthcare and IT Marketing Community (HITMC) today announced the winners of the 2022 Medigy HITMC Awards.
Given away each year for the past six years, these Awards celebrate the outstanding work and creativity in Healthcare and Health IT marketing, PR and communications.
The Award winners were handed out at an in-person ceremony that was part of the 2022 Healthcare and IT Marketing Conference (HITMC22), held in-person in Foxborough, MA. Over 50 Awards were handed to individuals, teams, and organizations from across the healthcare industry.
“Despite the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the marketing, PR, and communications work that was nominated this year was simply incredible,” said John Lynn, founder of Healthcare Scene and HITMC. “The judging panel was blown away by the creativity, effort, and impressive results of all the nominees. It demonstrates the resilience of the professionals in healthcare and health IT.”
A record number of Award nominations were received by the HITMC judging panel. The winner was selected in each category based on the cumulative score of the judges on the panel who evaluated the nominations independently.
“The 2022 Medigy HITMC Awards are important for the Healthcare and IT Marketing Community,” said Colin Hung, CMO at Healthcare Scene and community manager for HITMC. “The work and results from the winners serve as inspiration for all of us in healthcare marketing and PR. It shows us that it is possible to aim high and achieve outstanding results. The 2022 winners are truly the best of the best.”
The 2022 Medigy Award Winners are:
Agency Awards
- Agency of the Year – Clarity Quest Marketing
- Best Use of Social Media – Studio North
- Honorable Mentions – FINN Partners, KNB Communications
- Blog of the Year – KNB Communications
- Honorable Mention – healthlaunchpad
- Marketer of the Year – Grace Vinton, Amendola Communications
- Marketing Rising Star of the Year – Olivia Schlabach, FINN Partners
- Website of the Year – MERGE
Association/Non-profit
- Ad of the Year – MGMA, “Data Discovery”
- Best Use of Media Relations – American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
- Best Use of Social Media – Mothers in Medicine
- Honorable Mention – The Health Collaborative
- Blog of the Year – Empowered Blog Patient Empowerment Network
- Marketing Campaign of the Year – The Sequoia Project, TEFCA
- Marketer of the Year – Kathryn Ayers-Wickenhauser, DirectTrust
- Marketing Rising Star of the Year – Victoria Stone, MGMA
- Marketing Team of the Year – The Beryl Institute
- Public Health Campaign of the Year – CMHA Mental Health Week
- Virtual Event of the Year – OHIMA
- Video of the Year – DirectTrust, “Let’s Talk About Fax“
- Website of the Year – Civitas Networks for Health
Health IT Awards
- Best Social Media Use – NextGen Healthcare
- Best Use of Media Relations – DrFirst
- Blog of the Year – Sentry 340Buzz
- Employee Engagement Campaign of the Year – Redox
- Marketer of the Year – Sara Strom, Panda Health
- Marketing Campaign of the Year – GetWell “Serving the Underserved”
- Marketing Rising Star of the Year – Jasdeep Mann, ReMedi Health
- Marketing Team of the Year – MEDITECH
- Honorable Mention – Hyro
- Marketing Tool of the Year – CareCognitics
- Honorable Mention – ActOn
- Video of the Year – Definitive Healthcare, “Latitude Reporting“
- Virtual Event of the Year – Premier, Inc – Breakthroughs
- Website of the Year – Carium
Individual Awards
- Best Use of Social Media – Stacy Hurt
- Blog of the Year – Healthpopuli, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
- HITMC Community Member of the Year – Dalton Patterson, CorroHealth
- #HITMC Contributor of the Year – Joe Desiderio
- Health IT Podcast of the Year – Overrated & Underused
- Health/Healthcare Podcast of the Year – Pharmacy Podcast Network
- Health IT Trailblazer of the Year – Julia Hanigsberg, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab
- Patient Advocate of the Year – Pat Rioux
Provider Awards
- Best Use of Media Relations – Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
- Best Use of Social Media – Northwell Health
- Blog of the Year – Seattle Children’s
- Employee Engagement Campaign of the Year – CHRISTUS Health
- Marketing Campaign of the Year – Advocate Aurora Health, “Let’s Live Well“
- Marketing Team of the Year – Signature Healthcare
- Marketer of the Year – Michael Parkerson, Atrium Health
- Public Health Campaign of the Year – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
- Video of the Year – Ochsner Lafayette General, “Why Did You Get Vaccinated?”
- Virtual Event of the Year – Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System (NICU Reunion)
- Website of the Year – Boston Children’s Hospital
- Honorable Mention – Riverside Health System
More details about the winners are available at – https://www.hitmc.com/2022-medigy-hitmc-awards/
About HITMC
HITMC is first and foremost a community – bound together by a passion for and a love of PR, communications and marketing in healthcare and Health IT. The central idea behind HITMC is to bring together all the smart, innovative and hard-working healthcare professionals so that we can learn from each other. We enable this by creating a culture where sharing, mutual respect and lifting each other up is the norm. This is the essence of HITMC. This is what makes HITMC special. For more information, visit www.hitmc.com
About Healthcare Scene
Through digital publications, social media and live-events, Healthcare Scene connects people to the information and brands they need to affect change in healthcare. Since 2005, we have helped hundreds of Health IT, consulting and technology companies grow their healthcare business through a range of innovative marketing solutions. We are the only company that offers 100% performance guarantees with all media packages. For more information, visit www.healthcarescene.com