HHS scientists get in on ‘rogue’ social media
@AltHHS describes itself as "Unofficial and unaffiliated resistance account by concerned scientists for humanity."
Andy Slavitt is leaving CMS, but his tweets defending Obamacare aren’t going anywhere
As the Affordable Care Act is coming under attack by the new Republican-controlled Congress and incoming Trump administration, Slavitt, acting administrator of CMS, isn’t being shy online.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Cosgrove’s busy week includes anti-vax column linked to Cleveland Clinic
When he wasn't taking part in high-powered panel at the StartUp Health Festival in San Francisco or getting a shout-out from President-elect Donald Trump during Trump's Wednesday news conference, Dr. Toby Cosgrove was in serious damage-control mode back home.
HealthSparq seeks ‘idiotic’ stories with #WhatTheHealthCare campaign
The campaign’s business objective is to put HealthSparq at the forefront of the patient engagement discussion and provide “a brand lift,” said Burt Rosen, vice president and chief marketing officer for the company.
How BIDMC manages the good and bad of social media
There is risk associated with the use of social media because any content posted can reflect unfavorably on the physician as well as on the hospital.
Targeted Facebook ads slash recruitment costs for Michael J. Fox Foundation
The average cost of recruiting a trial subject via the targeted Facebook ads was $35, 96 percent less than the $800-per-person average through other means for the Michael J. Fox Foundation study.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
How a health IT CEO shouldn’t behave on social media
It happened this week, and it's raising questions about what's appropriate in the professional use of social media.
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B, healthcare wonders what the future holds
So what does that mean for healthcare? Probably not much in the near term, but there could be some interesting ideas coming in the future.
Crowdsourced surgical video library GIBLIB launches
The videos are not peer-reviewed before posting. Instead, GIBLIB is relying on the collective wisdom of physicians to determine which videos to prominently feature.
Hospital social media manager accentuates the positive, but doesn’t ignore the negative
Texas Children's Hospital's 13 social media channels include six different Facebook pages, two Twitter accounts, plus YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest. Social Media Specialist Cara Lovan shares her strategy for dealing with both happy and angry people.
BioLabs Pegasus Park Cultivates Life Science Ecosystem
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Joan Rivers’ family settles malpractice case, vows to work for patient safety
Among the charges was that Yorkville Endoscopy Medical Director Dr. Lawrence Cohen took a selfie with Rivers while she was under anesthesia.
McKinsey & Google: Pharma needs to seize social media opportunity
According to the report, from McKinsey & Co., Google and the Wharton School, one of every 20 Google searches today is for health information. That's grown 15 percent a year since 2011.
HealthTap joins new Facebook Messenger ‘chat bot’ platform
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.
Google continues to prove its mettle in public health research
Despite early concerns, the concept of "crowdsourced health" has caught on with public-health researchers.
Twitter, India’s Practo team to offer free medical advice
Practo is timing its launch around Thursday's World Health Day, which focuses on diabetes this year.