White House’s Obamacare Support Tweet Attracts Haters
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Originally published on MedCityNews.com.The Obama administration continued its promotional campaign for healthcare reform ahead of the launch of insurance exchanges via Twitter this week. After the…
Intermountain Healthcare Opens Innovation Center
(Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading, "Healthcare Compass") (Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading, "Healthcare Compass")On the one hand, healthcare’s newest address…
Healthcare Jobs on the Rise in U.S. This Decade
This graph is a good visual depiction of how aging baby boomers, advances in technology and shifts in the way healthcare is delivered under reform may influence jobs in the…
Don’t Underestimate Email Marketing in Healthcare
Did you know according to a recent study by email marketing company ExactTarget, 77 percent of consumers prefer to receive permission-based marketing communications through email? This figure alone shows that…
Online Health by the Numbers
Digital Technology has changed the landscape in health care, and it has changed the role of the consumer, patient, caregiver and health care professional. The internet has empowered patients and…
FDA Updates List of Recognized Standards, Confusion Ensues
On August 6, 2013, FDA published modifications to the list of medical device related standards they recognize. On August 6, 2013, FDA published modifications to the list of medical device…
Neuro Drug Developer iPierian Nets $30M
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Rather than leveraging stem cells for therapeutic use, iPierian Inc. has been using them to create disease models with which it can screen…
Debunking the “Unapproachable Doctor” Myth
Myth: Patients go online because they find it difficult to speak with their doctors. Myth: Patients go online because they find it difficult to speak with their doctors. The online…
Eagerly Awaiting the Death of Defensive Medicine
I’ve always been annoyed by proponents and defenders of defensive medicine, i.e., doctors ordering unnecessary tests to stave off lawsuits. Not always, but often enough, it is a case of…
#whatifhc, #howmuchisthat? and 5 Other Virtual Healthcare Conversations to Join
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. More social media engagement by healthcare is helping researchers track infectious disease and
