Assessing Med School Applicants’ Digital Footprints
As public social dialogue becomes the norm rather than the exception, it’s no surprise that some medical schools have taken to considering the digital footprint during the admissions process. The…
Happtique: An App Store for Health Apps
There are literally tens of thousands of health, fitness, wellness and medical apps in smartphone stores, from diet tracking to asthma monitoring to smoking cessation, and everything in between. The myriad…
5 Items Every Physician’s Website Should Have to Attract New Patients
It has been estimated that over 50 percent of people start their physician search online. And when it comes to health-related information, it is estimated that around 75 percent of…
SuperTweet from Doctors 2.0 & You Restores a Patient’s Health
As reported by Denise Silber on her blog, there is great happiness in the land of Doctors 2.0 & You, as we learn that one patient who had suffered for…
Palm Prints
The hospitals’ problem:We have 70,000 people who share the same first and last name and exact birth date with two or more people. If your name is Maria Garcia, we…
Introducing Our ‘In Case of Emergency’ PLUS app
This week, LifeBridge Health debuted the customizable In Case of Emergency (ICE) Plus app that includes a community physician office locator and options to include personal hea This week, LifeBridge…
Medicine Has a Major Image Problem
When you hear the word "monopoly," does it fill you with a warm and fuzzy feeling? (Unless you're Hasbro, you really should say no, unless you're a cyborg.) Healthcare…
Costs of Care 2012 Essay Contest Winner: Looking for a Light Switch
The following story is by Benjamin Robbins, a Harvard Medical Student , and a winner of the 2012 Costs of Care Essay Contest. It was originally posted on Costs of…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Dr Oliver Kharraz From ZocDoc Talks Appointments
Last week we heard about Nuance voice recognition software from Dr Nick van Terheyden. This week, Dr Oliver Kharraz tells us how ZocDoc helps match up patients who need Doctor…
