Lead Essay

Fix the plumbing before you turn on the tap.

On getting a hospital group cited by AI search — and why entity clarity has to come before content volume.

Gaurav Phogat · Read the essay

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Topics

AI & Automation

Where a model earns its place in a hospital, and where it does not.

Growth & CRM

Acquisition, attribution, and turning enquiries into appointments.

Strategy

The revenue engine, P&L verticals, Centres of Excellence, and governance.

Leadership

Teams, clinicians, boards, and the politics of getting anything done.

Launches

Opening a unit, filling it, and rescuing one that stalled.