What Makes a Healthcare Website Shine?
Hospital or healthcare websites aren’t always the easiest for customers to work with. Just look at the issues with Healthcare.gov. Many times, people simply don’t understand the language in…
20 Reasons You Need a First Class Internet Plan for 2014
Curiously, the vast majority of all US hospitals do not participate in social media. We can’t help but wonder (and worry) if this at all reflects how some healthcare marketing…
United States Third Lowest Spender on Health Care in 11 Developed Countries
Devon Herrick has already addressed some of the shortcomings of the Commonwealth Fund’s latest survey of eleven developed countries, which questions thousa Devon Herrick has already addressed some of the…
Making Health Addictive: Reinforce Social Connections (Part IV)
This is the fourth in a series of posts about a concept I’m really excited about: Making Health Addictive. This is the fourth in a series of posts about a…
A Healthcare CEO Speaks Out About Domestic Violence
In today’s post on his weekly Forbes’ blog, Robert Pearl, MD, CEO of The Perma In today’s post on his weekly Forbes’ blog, Robert Pearl, MD, CEO of The Permanente…
HCPs and How They Use Social Media
Today, three out of four healthcare professionals use a smartphone and a growing number use their smartphones for health-related content and job seeking. In fact, the use of social media…
Staying Informed: 4 Details Seniors Need to Know About Obamacare
Seniors are scrambling to figure out what the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, means to them and how it will impact their healthcare costs. Although it's easy to…
Creating Hope for Undiagnosed Patients
Most rare disease patients spend a good portion of their lives coping with a condition that is either undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Some of them die of a disease that has…
23andMe Suspends Genetic Testing During Review Process
Strangely similar to the drama played out by Miley Cyrus and Sinéad O’Connor in October, 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, became embroiled…
Hospital Sued After Patient Sees Photos of Herself on Social Media
Here we go again! As I've stated many times before, no pictures in the hospital and no posting them on social networking sites. Here we go again! As I've stated…
