Foursquare in Healthcare
I've been checking in on Foursquare for several months just to experience the technology and think about how it can be applied in healthcare environments. Healthcare IT News had an…
Mammography Scheduling Portal Helps Improve Screening Attendance in Denmark
With 200,000 women aged 50-69 years, a free mammogram every second year and 750 patient appointments each day, the mammography screening program in Denmark’s Capital Region is the largest in…
Hospital Customer Service Programs Taking Off …
Hospital Customer Service … a disappearing Oxymoron. Hospital Customer Service is getting more and more attention these days and that is a very good thing for patients. Hospital Customer Service…
Newt Gingrich and “Conservative” Hypocrisy on Medicare Part D
Newt Gingrich has positioned himself as the “true conservative” in the Republican Presidential primary. And last night he trumpeted his support for the Medicare Part D drug benefit program, which…
Tactical Mobile Device Security Measures to Meet HIPAA Compliance
Mobile devices are becoming ubiquitous in the healthcare industry – from quickly filing e-prescriptions to collecting and sending patient health information (PHI) directly to an EHR/EMR (electronic health or medical…
Gaming for Better Health
Parts 1 through 4 of the series “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care,” clearly defined the importance of gaming in the health care arena. Games for Health…
More On Wellness Programs To Improve Health and Reduce Costs
Since about 60% of the insured population has their insurance from their employer, there is a super opportunity for a win-win – to improve the employee’s (and spouse’s) health while…
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…
