Remember the crazy survey lady from the hilarious cartoon hit of the 90s, Animaniacs?

Yesterday I spent nearly 15 minutes completing a survey for Adobe. It was all about their creative products. I admit, the only reason that I took the time to do it was because I have a glimmer of hope that I could win a giveaway that they were offering. By the time I was done with it (because it didn’t tell me to set aside 15 minutes when I started) I felt like Adobe should just out right PAY for the information that I was giving back.

But the other reason I filled it out was because I knew that we were about to send out our own survey to the masses… and I figured that I could glean some survey creation wisdom from the good folks at Adobe. My takeaway = Make the survey short and simple.

In our last AVID Insight newsletter we hinted that the January feature story was going to be all about Hospital Intranets and Employee Communication. We’ve had many conversations with our clients in recent days/months about this topic. It also seemed to be a topic that many were talking about at the 14th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference.  As we’ve been preparing for next month’s feature, we decided that it would be interesting to reach out to you, our healthcare marketing followers, for your input into the discussion.

I promise you that it won’t take 15 minutes to complete.

I can’t offer you a prize pack for your participation, but I can offer you the assurance that your answers will be kept anonymous (we’ve seen some of your intranets.)

So… Would you like to take our hospital intranet survey?

While you’re at it, if you’re not signed up for the AVID Insight eNewsletter, now is a great time to do so.

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Although the number of voters in our recent online poll about hospital intranet best practices was slim, their opinions were overwhelming in their support of which best practice was indeed the best.

As of today, 75% of voters have said that enabling current and relevant content creation was the best of the six practices listed in the poll. (The poll will remain open, so if you haven’t voted yet, be sure to cast your vote.).

The poll’s list was developed in response to a recent Nielsen Norman Group report, Intranet Design Annual 2010: Year’s Ten Best Intranets.

The report—and the six best practices that we identified for hospitals and healthcare systems—was the focus of our monthly newsletter’s feature story for April 2010, Looking Inward: Six Best Practices for Hospital INTRANET Usability.

What Do You Think?

What are your thoughts about these best practices? Which do you think is best? Are there any others that you’d suggest?

AVID Design is an award-winning healthcare and hospital online marketing consultant. Contact us for a free estimate for developing your hospital’s intranet.

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There’s little debate about the value that an intranet can provide to your hospital. The challenge is identifying the process that best helps a hospital craft an intranet strategy that addresses its goals and delivers the most value.

Our next newsletter feature will examine some of the top intranet best practices that were outlined in the Nielson Norman Group’s recently published Intranet Design Annual 2010: Year’s Ten Best Intranets report.

Which do you think is the most important best practice? Why?

Cast your vote in our online poll and share your thoughts in the comments section. We’ll publish and review the poll results next month.

By the way, don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter!

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