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Reaching mHealth's Holy Grail: Behavior change
Health apps continue to hit the market in droves, promising your patients faster weight loss, reduced blood pressure, improved cardiac health. But the true Holy Grail of mobile health--getting...
Physicians and social media: Follow the money
Physicians would not be well advised to use social media to connect with patients , said family physician Dike Drummond in a recent commentary posted to KevinMD.com--one of the top social media sites
Impact of older technology in healthcare should not be overlooked
Recently, the advocates of disruptive change in healthcare have been focusing on the possibilities of hot new social networking and gaming apps for improving health behavior. There are some
Patient-centered care requires more than online technologies
Patient-centered care is the mantra of the movement to reform the nation's healthcare delivery system. According to this credo, patients must be able to obtain copies of their medical records and
QuantiaMD tackles physician burnout with online tools
Officials at online physician learning collaborative QuantiaMD say they'll use online learning tools and social networking to help doctors live healthier with the launch of its new Physician
How to manage healthcare social media risk
Healthcare organizations are starting to catch up to the rest of the world in adopting social media, especially in the past two to three years. Still, many in the risk-averse healthcare industry
Mayo Clinic: Don't make social media a sales pitch
With more Americans going online to obtain healthcare information, hospitals and health systems are jumping into the social media waters to market better patient care and attract patients. But as the
Privacy laws don't have to mean the end of social media for providers
Like many other aspects of information technology, social media has caught on much more slowly in healthcare than in other industries, notes Dan Pelino, a top IBM executive, in a recent post on The
Sermo tries to catch up in the mHealth race
One of the oldest physician social networks, Sermo , has broken its self-imposed exile from the mobile arena. The network just launched its first app, Sermo Mobile, to allow physicians access to the
Mayo Clinic launches its own social networking site
Touting it as the first of its kind, Mayo Clinic last week launched its own version of a free, open social networking community . In 2010, Mayo launched Center for Social Media to boost engagement
