HealthCare Social Media Presentation Video
The video below is the recording of the recent HIMSS So Cal presentation on social media. I'm probably my worst critics, but this one isn't too bad. :) The video…
Happy Birthday to Florence Nightingale, the Founder of Modern Nursing
The name Florence Nightingale has become synonymous with nursing, so it is fitting that National Nurses Week wraps up on her birthday, May 12th. Her pioneering spirit has left a…
NCOA Announces New Online Portal for Older Adults Seeking Employment
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) launched JobSource, a new online portal to help older adults assess their work skills, identify job training opportunities, and find employment. The National Council…
The Federales’ Open Data Policy and the Medicare Hospital Chargemaster Data Dump
So just about everyone is pretty pumped about So just about everyone is pretty pumped about the White House announcement of its new open data policy.Todd Park gives us the…
Using Business Intelligence and Analytics for Radiology Billing
It seems like data is everywhere you look. Businesses rely on marketing data, customer demographics, accounting numbers, and in-depth analytics to make daily decisions. It seems like data is everywhere…
What If the Health Care Cost Crisis Solves Itself?
Conventional wisdom is that cutting Medicare rates shifts the burden to the private sector, but an intriguing article in Health Affairs reaches a counterintuitive conclusion: Conventional wisdom is that cutting Medicare…
Alarm Fatigue Plagues Hospitals. Again. Still.
On April 8, 2013, the Joint Commission published a Sentinel Event Alert on medical device alarm safety in hospitals. Once again, alarm hazards tops the ECRI Institute’s 2013 Top 10 Health…
Why Today’s Cancer Experts Love Educated Patients
Time is limited, and time is money, right? Doctors never seem to have enough time. As our population ages, there are more people in need of care and with spiraling…
Electronic Health Records: Still Not Good Enough (Part 2)
As a physician and one of the more visible members of our health industry team at Microsoft, I frequently find myself as the first point of contact for people who…
“Social Media Residency”: Essential for Tomorrow’s Physicians
Should doctors undergo a formal social media training program? The answer from Mayo Clinic is “yes.” Should doctors undergo a formal social media training program? The answer from Mayo Clinic…
