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HealthCare Social Media: Social Networks Lead to Innovation and Quality

I have spent the better part of the past year describing within…

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What Skill Set Makes For an Effective ‘Online Diagnoser’?

There has been a lot made of the latest report from the Pew…

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What is The Evidence That Supports the Emerging #HCSM Revolution?

I just received some great news from the editors at the Journal…

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Why Have We Struggled So Hard to Improve Healthcare Quality?

There are many incredible efforts under way to drive needed change throughout…

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SocialQI: Simple Solutions for Improving Your Healthcare…

More and more over the past 5 months I have been answering…

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A Critical Use of Social Media in Medicine is for Learning

The Bleak Reality The Bleak RealityThe evidence base supporting medical practice is…

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What if Learning, Doing, and Sharing Were One Action in Healthcare?

I have gotten a lot of great feedback on my last post,…

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The Real Value of Networks Lies Within the Community

There is great value in learning about the science of social networks.…

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LANDMARK STUDY: Variation in Physician Networks Across the US

About 4 years ago I started to ask questions about the ways…

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A Quick Resource Kit for ‘Hospitals and Social Media’

I will be moderating two round table discussions on the use of…

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