Healthcare a Passion of Yours? Win an Award!
WEGO Health is an online network of people from across the globe who use the internet and social media to connect around health and share health information. WEGO Health is…
The Untapped Potential of Behavioral Design
In the United Kingdom and elsewhere in high-income countries, behavioral economics informed policies are all the rage. The argument justifying behavioral approaches is well-known: traditional economics assumes that humans…
The Popularity of In-Store Medical Clinics
We have followed the progress of Walgreens as the drugstore chain integrates health clinics into its stores as one example of what appears to be a growing trend throughout the drugstore industry.…
Does Papa John’s Have a Legitimate Gripe About the Affordable Care Act?
Papa John’s and some other large chain restaurants are hopping mad that the Affordable Care Act will require them to provide health care coverage to their employees or pay a…
Just-in-Time Health Information
Most of us at Patient Power have been devoted to patient education for many years. My wife Esther and I produced our first patient video in 1984; one of the…
Fight Senior Hunger Thanksgiving 2012
Right now, millions of older Americans are struggling to make ends meet. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we turn our attention to seniors who in addition to the burden of…
Risks on the Rise: Making a Case for IT Disaster Recovery
According to the Forrester/Disaster Recovery Journal Business Continuity Preparedness Survey from 2011 Q4, the top increasing risks cited by a survey of decision-makers or influencers when it comes to IT…
Beware of Mobile Health Apps Making False Claims
Once upon a time, there was a mobile health apps claiming to treat acne. To use the app, you propped the phone against your skin in acne-prone areas for a…
GOP Governors and the Health Insurance Exchanges
In conservative states, especially those with Republican governors, the pushback against implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), perhaps better known as “ObamaCare,” has been quite notable. In fact, these…
Strategy and Practice Intertwine in a New Social Media Book by the Mayo Clinic
Without a doubt, the Mayo Clinic is paving the way in the healthcare social media realm with the development of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media (#MCCSM). Mayo Masterminds,…
