Social Media and Medical Practices: What Works and What Doesn’t
It's no secret that social media has transformed the way American businesses market their products and services. The fact that Facebook has more than one billion registered users is difficult…
7 More Simple Secrets to Engagement, Action and Sharing
More secrets, tips and idea-starters to help create engagement, inspire action and encourage social sharing with your hospital and healthcare audience.Online content in marketing produces its strongest impact when your…
Health IT: Getting Beyond the Hype and Focusing on Valuable Content
My friend John Lynn was kind enough to cover the new HealthIMPACT Conference that I’m chairing in Houston on April 3 in his recent piece entitled “Getting Beyond the Health…
5 of the Coolest Healthcare Tech Initiatives of the Past Five Years
Rapidly advancing technology in the healthcare industry is changing the way patients approach everything from diagnostic tests to ongoing healthcare treatments. New products and systems hit the market every year,…
Review of eResponder Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
eResponder, cellular based Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) eResponder, cellular based Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)Typical Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) work well around the house. They communicate reliably with…
From Patient Partner to Patient Leader
Remember when patients were passive receivers of care and the only thing that mattered was what the doctor thought? Neither do I. Remember when patients were passive receivers of care…
Great News for Consumers from ONC: The Blue Button Continues to Deliver
The HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) made a couple of cool announcements recently and we get to hear about them directly from Lygeia Ricciardi, Director of the Office of Consumer eHealth, Office…
Calorie Intake: The Last Mile for Truly Connected Health
Somewhere around December or January, my weight, seemingly suddenly, jumped a couple of pounds. Somewhere around December or January, my weight, seemingly suddenly, jumped a couple of pounds. This triggered an…
Myth: Frequent ER Users Don’t Use Primary Care
Frequent Emergency Room users (10 or more ER visits per year) averaged 10 physician office visits per year, according to a study published in Health Affairs. It offers insight into frequent Medicaid…
Healthcare Backgrounds of Candidates for Governor of Massachusetts
I’ve learned a lot about the candidates for Governor of Massachusetts by interviewing all nine of them about healthcare policy. Starting today I’ll be summarizing the results from those discussions…
