Have Robotic Clinical Guidelines Claimed Another Victim?
The Daily Mail reports that Mercedes Curnow, a 23-year-old Englishwoman, has died of cervical cancer. Since 2003, the National Health Service has denied routine Pap tests to women under 25.…
Meet the Tweeting Dutch Doctors Who Consult With Patients Via Twitter
Drs Bart Brandenburg and Erik Jansen have made prime-time TV News in the Netherlands with their Twitter Patient Consultations. They will be demonstrating this new approach at the Doctors 2.0…
Doctor/Patient Email: Are We Really Still Having This Debate?
The Wall Street Journal devotes its Journal Report section today to pro/con debates on six health care issues. Five are reasonable and either timely or timeless: Should everyone be required…
Social Media Networking: Twitter Chat with Sharecare’s Sleep Experts
Join me @BarbaraFicarra and @SharecareNow sleep experts for a spirited conversation about sleep problems and solutions on 1/24/12 from 12 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST for a twitter…
What do Patients Really Want? Part II
Today I’m following up to my last post, exploring the question of how and where the consumer perspective fits in the development of connected health. Recently, I read with great…
How Doctors Are Trapped, Part II
Of all the people in the health care system, none is more central than the physician. Fundamental reform that lowers costs, raises quality and improves access to care is almost…
How Doctors Are Trapped, Part II
Of all the people in the health care system, none is more central than the physician. Fundamental reform that lowers costs, raises quality and improves access to care is almost…
Cloud Security in the Medical Imaging Environment
A Diagnostic Imaging poll making the rounds on Twitter today took a quick pulse on cloud security and imaging sharing: A Diagnostic Imaging poll making the rounds on Twitter today…
Microvisk Limited Uses Same Technology as iPhone, Wii to Measure Blood Coagulation
Microvisk Limited is a UK-based medical technology company focused on developing medical testing devices based on micro electro medical sensors (MEMS) for the international healthcare market. Microvisk Limited is a…
