Sinai Clinic Keeps You Running Right
You could say running is a way of life for 15-year-old Sam Silverman, a freshman at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. She participates in track and says she’s played…
Working Together to Improve Health Outcomes While Saving Money
Recently, the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation launched Choosing Wisely, an initiative designed to encourage physicians (and their patients) to reconsider their use of 45 common medical screenings and…
If It’s Unnecessary, Who Cares Which Stent Is Better?
The Lancet in its latest edition has another “paradigm-shifting” study (its words) on whether invasive cardiologists should use bare metal or drug-eluting stents in people with coronary blockages. For those…
Blogging for National Healthcare Decisions Day: A Rally for Our Loved Ones and Ourselves
As part of National Health Care Decisions Day (NHDD), the Wing of Zock is participating in a blog rally to help those across America have conversations about advanced care with…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: mHealth and Social Networking in Rural Tanzania
Marc MitchellEXCLUSIVE POST - I first heard of Marc Mitchell and D-Tree International when I spoke with Jorge Fernandez about his conference, Apps on Health for a post in the…
Healing Environments
EXCLUSIVE POST - In light of our upcoming webinar, Transforming Patient Outcomes with Healing Environments, I decided to research the subject a bit for my own edification. There is a…
Nurses Share Insights into Social Media
Illinois Nurses Association Highlights Social MediaThe Illinois Nurse, the official publication of the Illinois Nurses Association highlights social media for nurses and offers continuing education credits in the March 2012…
How I fell in love at TEDMED
Over the exhilarating four days this past week, we all fell in love a little bit -- with the city, the Center, the meeting, the ideas, and one another. The…
What is Your Health System’s Marketing Philosophy?
Marketing departments differ from health system to health system. Some are expansive, core business functions with strong growth accountabilities aligned to strategic planning, business development, clinical operations and financial management…
Why Knowing Your Audience Is Critical To Healthcare Social Media Marketing
EXCLUSIVE POST - More than any other form of marketing, social media is a conversation with your audience. It may seem like I have just stated the obvious, but it…
