“Patient” Healthcare and Social Media Poll #hcsm : Please Share
Learn more about “Patient” Healthcare and Social Media Poll #hcsm : Please Share.Technology is advancing at an extremely rapid pace. It will effect how you find your doctor, communicate with…
Preventing a HIPAA Violation in 2012
The government’s HIPAA Audit Program has been underway since November 2011, but it is scheduled to continue through the end of 2012. With more awareness and data breaches reported than…
2B BlackBio is Focused on Reducing Mortality Rates with Early Sepsis Detection Kit
2B BlackBio is a privately held company based in Madrid, Spain focused on becoming a leader in personalized medicine and diagnostics. 2B BlackBio is a privately held company based in…
Social Media Risks
ECRI has a fairly comprehensive overview and guide on social media that includes some great advice for hospital and other provider human resource managers. There is also an interesting bit of…
Can HealthCare Providers Afford to Ignore Social Media?
Social Media in HealthCare can no longer be ignored. There are simply too many benefits to providers and patients. Those providers or patients or potential patients who choose to ignore…
Healthcare Collaboration: A Dream for All
With the recent celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, we are reminded about his passion for the dignity of life and justice for all Americans. He would have turned…
Graduation Day from a Clot-Preventing Clinical Trial
It’s been six months since a warm, swollen right calf sent me to the emergency room at midnight. Ultrasound showed I had a blog clot in my right leg and…
2011 LTC Costs Met Life
The Met Life Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs published recently. This survey, conducted in conjunction with LifePlans, Inc., contains daily private-pay rates for private and semi-private rooms in licensed…
Interview Podcast: Healthcare Cyber Security Issues in 2012 with Alan Brill Vol. 1
Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director at Kroll Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director at Kroll Recently the Cyber Security and Information Assurance Division of Kroll Inc. released their annual top 10…
Wellness Programs To Improve Health and Reduce Corporate Expenses
Some 80% of healthcare costs go to just a few very serious complex chronic diseases including the likes of diabetes and heart failure. But these are all largely preventable with…
