How to Develop Tweets That Will Get Consumers Chirping
Twitter is a phenomenal social networking tool — useful for goals beyond following celebrities or communicating with friends. That’s because the social media sensation is the perfect platform for keeping…
7 Steps to Avoid Another Ebola-Like Pandemic
For all the conversations happening about Ebola right now, startlingly few of them are practical. One question that all healthcare systems ought to be asking themselves right now is not…
Ebola: America Driven by Fear
Ebola is a nasty disease. But ignorance is worse. If you doubt this statement, take look at film clips from BBC World on the struggle to bring calm, through the…
Human Systems Start with…Humans
Guess who got invited to WHO? No, really. The World Health Organization (WHO) invited yours truly to its First Global Experts' Consultation in service of building a WHO framework for…
Steps to Take Before Beginning Clinical Trial Recruitment
The old saying that “hindsight is better than foresight” may not be the best strategy to follow when it comes to clinical trials. While learning from past mistakes can be…
The One Way All Hospitals Can Save Lives And Money
Each year, sepsis kills far more people than AIDS, prostate cancer, and breast cancer combined. Sepsis is one of the top three causes of death globally, with patients being five…
The Return of Open Enrollment
It’s hard to believe, but we’re getting close to the end of 2014–the first year that the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (that is, the Marketplace and the…
Support for Telemedicine in Rehabilitation
Recognized barriers to telemedicine in rehabilitation, for example, the need for hands on intervention, a lack of billing codes, and not enough studies on cost-effectiveness, did not dampen the enthusiasm…
Does Pinterest Make Sense for Medical Practices?
At first, the popular social media site, Pinterest, may seem better suited to companies that sell home decor, food or craft items. However, this social media phenomenon can be useful…
Risk-Proofing the Surgical Episode for Patients
It’s a milestone for every new parent, when your first child is born and you begin to look at your house in a new way. The comforts of home: accessible…
