Syphilis Infections Increased by 11%, Solely Among Men, in 2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its annual report, Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2012 (the most recent year for which data is av The Centers for Disease Control…
3 Healthcare Users Who Get Pinterest Right – And What They Can Teach You
It has been quite some time since I first wrote about the ways in which healthcare can leverage Pinterest, the content sharing service that allows members to "pin" images and…
Factors Related to Adherence [INFOGRAPHIC]
Just as no two patients are identical, the factors that affect adherence vary dramatically from patient to patient, and also importantly what type of treatment plan they are adhering to.…
Q and A: Addressing an Enormous Public Health Problem with a Simple Technology Solution
Inadequate handwashing is a pervasive public health problem, contributing to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), which cost American society in the tens of billions of dollars and cause at least 100,000 deaths…
Uncertainties Caused by the ACA in Physician Hiring Practices
Those of us who lived in the 80s and 90s when Managed Care was introduced remember all too well how the cost of care escalated, while physician reimbursements went down.…
Unless You Are The Lead Dog on the Sled, The Scenery Never Changes
We Must Think Differently, Unconventionally, or From a New PerspectiveWriting and curating my blog is a hobby of mine. I have an intellectual curiosity that drives me to search for…
LinkedIn Cheat Sheet: Leverage the Executive Side of Social Media
Social media facilitate patient engagement, service line awareness, new business development and other communications objectives. Social media facilitate patient engagement, service line awareness, new business development and other communications objectives.…
Great Recession Triggers Increase in Searches for Stress-Related Illnesses
Who needs an expert opinion when there's Google? Using the search engine as a methodological tool, researchers discovered that the Great Recession may have increased a significant number of stress-related illnesses in…
Health Care Social Media Review #44: Antagonism Edition
It’s pretty darn cold outside. Therefore, not a bad opportunity to stay inside and write about social media.A number of our posts this time around focus on doctor ratings sites:…
The Growing Impact of Social Media on Healthcare: What Are the Risks?
It’s no secret that social media has transformed our lives significantly: we are able to track down long-lost friends, we can inform all of our peers about our whereabouts, and…
