As a physician, you can only complete your job if you have patients seeking your services. It’s simple; no patients equal no work and thus no income. This fact makes marketing, brand promotion, and networking crucial to connect you not only with patients, but other members of the healthcare field that can refer patients to your services.

In an initiative to provide a one-stop place for patients within the USA and Continental Africa, M.A.W. is creating a universal business directory to connect patients and healthcare workers, allowing those from all healthcare sectors, including healthcare practice, dental practice, health/wellness, and supply chain operations and management, to grow their practices.

Let’s take a closer look at why physicians are excited to join our business directory, and how it can benefit you as well.

Boost Your Online Presence

A website or physician profile are great first steps in getting your name out there and increasing visibility to patients. Still, being listed in a business directory helps to take your online presence to the next level and bring in a larger number of patients.

Patients commonly use the internet to find a healthcare provider or review someone recommended to them. Because of this, the easier it is for a patient to find your practice online, the more appealing you will be as a healthcare service option.

When you join a business directory, you increase your online presence. Since you are listed in more places online, patients will then be more likely to find your services.

Increase Local and Global Market Share

By joining a business directory that expands beyond the local sphere, you get the added benefit of increasing both your local and global market share. This is because, with a far-reaching business directory, more patients are able to see your services.

In addition, joining a business directory connects you with other healthcare professionals. If a patient worked with one healthcare professional and had an enjoyable experience, they are more likely to have a positive perception of another professional listed in the same directory.

Make a Lasting Difference

Very few business directories offer the chance to support a worthwhile cause in addition to all the benefits discussed above, which makes it all the more impactful when this added bonus appears.

Those who join the M.A.W. Universal Business Directory get the added benefit of supporting the company’s mission of increasing funding for Parkinson’s Education and Research Funding Programs.

Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative condition that affects more than 8.5 million people worldwide. The prevalence of this disease has doubled in the past 25 years, showing a need for greater research and funding into the disease’s origins and treatment options.

Recently, the FDA has accelerated approval for an Alzheimer’s drug that promises to slow down or even stop Alzheimer’s disease progression by slowing cognitive decline. Patients and families affected by Parkinson’s are hopeful that this advancement may soon equate to a similar victory for Parkinson’s, maybe in the year 2023.

By joining the M.A.W. Universal Business Directory, you show your support for research into this disease and help create a future with better control over Parkinson’s disease. Not only that, but when potential patients research your practice, they will see your connection to this fund, which may sway them in favor of your services.

Join a Healthcare & Business Directory

For practitioners of all healthcare fields interested in expanding their practice and increasing visibility to potential patients, joining a business directory is a fundamental step.

M.A.W. allows for practitioners in the United States and Continental Africa to join their universal business directory, increasing their online presence and networking while also aligning themselves with an association dedicated to increasing funding for Parkinson’s research. With your contribution and support, 2023 may be the year that researchers find a way to slow or stop Parkinson’s disease progression, bringing good news to millions of people.

References

Launch of WHO's Parkinson disease technical brief. (2022). https://www.who.int/news/item/14-06-2022-launch-of-who-s-parkinson-disease-technical-brief