Healthcare Social Media
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Physician entrepreneur seeks to redefine physician and patient engagement
Physician entrepreneur Karthik Koduru, an oncologist, will highlight how his businesses, PulsedIn and OncoPower, are supporting patient engagement at the MedCity ENGAGE conference Nov 6-7 in San Diego.
Share/ Nov 5, 2018 at 6:05 PM -
Rogue social media movement expands to HealthCare.gov ads
By Neil Versel
Actor/comedian Colton Dunn, of “Superstore” on NBC, has picked up the slack, posting a series of low-budget but effective videos as alternative ads for HealthCare.gov.
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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How to effectively engage patients on social media
By Jackie Simon
Three strategies for effectively engaging patients on social media.
Share/ Aug 22, 2016 at 1:08 AM -
Healthcare’s struggle with social media continues, but help may be forthcoming
By Neil Versel
Many hospitals still refuse to acknowledge the importance of patient reviews and ratings on social media, but even for those that do, there are challenges. We highlight one effort that may help to change that.
Share/ Aug 15, 2016 at 7:00 AM -
Jess Jacobs, upbeat empowered patient and Aetna innovator, dies
By Neil Versel
Jacobs regularly tweeted and blogged about her many hospital stays, including her poor experiences. She was famously outspoken and humorous about her health and her medical care.
Share/ Aug 15, 2016 at 6:00 AM -
Swipe right on Tinder to register as an organ donor
By Zhai Yun Tan
The donor registration drive is the culmination of the partnership between Tinder and a nonprofit group called Organize, which aims to end the organ donor shortage. A similar campaign between Tinder and the National Health Service was carried out in Britain last year.
Share/ Jul 25, 2016 at 10:36 AM -
Startup asks people to ‘donate’ social media for suicide prevention
By Neil Versel
Qntfy, a Crownsville, Maryland-based, early-stage company, recently launched OurDataHelps.org, in conjunction with a psychologist and two suicide prevention activists.
Share/ Apr 19, 2016 at 6:52 PM -
HealthTap joins new Facebook Messenger ‘chat bot’ platform
By Neil Versel
Any Messenger user can ask health questions to HealthTap’s 100,000 U.S. physicians in 141 specialties and get quick answers from whichever doctors happen to see a post.
Share/ Apr 13, 2016 at 9:24 AM -
Suit claims Facebook mines private cancer data
By Neil Versel
The plaintiffs claimed that the websites of the healthcare organizations contain secret “Facebook code” that “commandeers” browsers to capture protected health information and forward the information to Facebook.
Share/ Mar 23, 2016 at 1:21 AM -
Improving Communication Between Patients and Providers
Sarah Shillington, Chief Customer Officer notes how Artera’s omnichannel platform works.
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Ben Carson is out. ‘Dr.’ Trump to the rescue?
By Neil Versel
Did you miss the birth of @DrDonaldJTrump on Twitter, clearly the greatest, most significant and, of course, patriotic birth Twitter has ever seen? It was born in America, and has the paperwork to prove it. Because someone has to Make Medicine Great Again.
Share/ Mar 14, 2016 at 12:21 PM -
With HIMSS16 two weeks away, the #HIMSSselfie won’t die
By Neil Versel
Despite our wish expressed after last year’s HIMSS conference that the #HIMSSselfie should be so over, it seems to be back, totes ready to jump the shark again. Maybe it will jump Katy Perry’s Left Shark, just to prove it’s stuck in 2015?
Share/ Feb 16, 2016 at 9:33 PM -
Is the new social media app Peach suitable for healthcare?
By Neil Versel
Peach does not have a newsfeed, so, in theory, it’s less of a time suck than Facebook or Twitter. But is it suitable for healthcare?
Share/ Feb 5, 2016 at 8:20 PM -
Who will play Martin Shkreli in a ‘100 percent’ happening Martin Shkreli movie?
By Chris Seper
Oh, and he may just burn that Wu Tang clan album.
Share/ Jan 24, 2016 at 11:54 AM -
Do EMRs not work for surgeons, or is this doc a Luddite?
By Neil Versel
It wasn’t the story itself or anything about healthfinch that was controversial, though. It was more about the idea of electronic medical records in the first place.
Share/ Jan 12, 2016 at 5:24 PM -
On MedHeads this week – Viral videos in healthcare: What’s the secret sauce?
We’ll discuss on MedHeads how harnessing the power of viral videos can help improve patient education efforts, and even improve business.
Share/ Dec 3, 2015 at 7:32 PM
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Removing Pain Points and Improving Access For Rural Healthcare Systems
Chris Fowler, CEO of TruBridge talks about focusing on rural community healthcare.
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How Corti’s AI System Assists Clinicians
Andreas Cleve, Corti CEO, talks on how his company handles AI responsibly with its customers.