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Crisis Communications

In today’s 24-hour news world, the impact of a sudden crisis or poorly managed issue can be felt within minutes … and can last for months and even years to follow.

Since our founding in 1988, our crisis communicators have worked thousands of issues. We’ve tackled international disclosures of criminal charges and private conflicts between business partners. We’ve managed communications following never events, during regulatory investigations and at times when a significant corporate issue threatened an organization’s stability and economic health.

We prepare health care leaders with the planning and strategy needed to navigate complex operational, reputational and regulatory issues.

And during a crisis, we become an extension of your team. We coordinate closely with operations, legal, compliance and other leaders to assess the issue, identify key stakeholders, develop carefully considered strategies and deliver critical messages – all with an end goal of protecting or rebuilding credibility and trust.

  • Reimbursement fraud, contract terminations, financial crises
  • Quality issues, medical malpractice, impaired providers
  • Information breaches, ransomware attacks, EHR issues
  • Labor issues, CEO impropriety, discrimination claims

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