Babylon Health, a London-based startup, faced concerns raised by an oncologist about results generated by its triage chatbot. The company brushed off the complaints as tests from a “Twitter troll.”
In a letter addressed to the CEOs of Facebook, Pinterest, Amazon, Google, Youtube and Twitter, AMA executive vice president CEO James Madara wrote about the medical community's concern about the spread of misinformation on vaccines.
See how Quantum Health is providing the steps to help their members tackle the cost of specialty medications and other drugs.
The purpose and effects of the trolls' effort are unclear, but studies indicate exposure to debate creates uncertainty around vaccine safety and efficacy.
In 2017 there’s a lot that healthcare marketers can do to reach a wider audience, connect with patients, and drive traffic.
Although Andy Slavitt is now the former CMS acting administrator, he's still sharing his thoughts on the current healthcare ecosystem, both via a recent interview with The New York Times Magazine and Twitter.
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.
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
@AltHHS describes itself as "Unofficial and unaffiliated resistance account by concerned scientists for humanity."
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.
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.
After many years on the back foot, the FDA has submitted a plan to study how viewers engage and process short-text prescription drug tweets and ads.
Patient expectations continue to evolve, and healthcare practices that fail to adapt risk more than just revenue—they risk losing trust.
Social media can be great for healthcare but it has its limits as seen when a doctor published an ECG of his heart attack on Twitter.
Practo is timing its launch around Thursday's World Health Day, which focuses on diabetes this year.
Mark Barner, CIO of St. Louis-based Ascension Health, made a statement that made everyone watching the live video feed in the press room stop and look at each other in disbelief.
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?
Scott Broock has jumped from virtual reality startup Jaunt to Google, where he will be global VR "evangelist" for YouTube. Plus, could Outlook be the future of mobile e-mail?