By Jeremy Lichtenberger (@ Air_Master_J)
Could social media be just what the doctor ordered for improving health care for minority groups? Quite possibly – according to recent data from Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, minority Americans are higher users of mobile Internet access, social media sites, and applications to manage or track [...]
Tags:access·accessibility·application·applications·community·conversation·data·disability·disease·disparity·Education·ethnic·healthcare·infant mortality·internet·life expectancy·minority·mobile·prevention·race·social media·technology
By Russ Ward (@russcward)
On Tuesday, Andy told you about the importance of data sharing, and how its possibilities are being investigated by a new collaboration between government agencies.
The Health Data Initiative Forum being held June 9 in Bethesda is the latest step in a years-long collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [...]
Tags:access·collaboration·data·discussion·event·federal·forum·government·Health·learn·live·marketing·panel·satellite·sharing
Steve Krein and Unity Stoakes of Organized Wisdom talk to Marc Monseau about inspiration at SXSW. Unity enjoyed hearing from Todd Park on how our government is using data to revolutionize healthcare, while Steve has reaffirmed his belief in entrepreneurs developing life-saving tools.
Tags:data·development·entrepreneur·government·Health·innovation·Organized Wisdom·Pharm Fresh·Steve Krein·technology·tools·Unity Stoakes
Todd Park revisits his SXSW presentation on the new healthcare system and open data, while Tim O’Reilly talks Google. advertising, and the parallels with healthcare. The two explain their collaboration on moving healthcare into the future.
Tags:collaboration·data·government·healthcare·HHS·innovation·O'Reilly Media·open·Pharm Fresh·technology·Tim O'Reilly·Todd Park
By Jon Fisher (@jmfisher)
Now that IBM super computer Watson has trounced Jeopardy players it’s ready to take on health care. Watson is an artificial intelligence computer system made up of 90 servers, with the processing power equal to 2,880 computers. Running hundreds of algorithms simultaneously, Watson parses human language complexities to construe meanings from clues [...]
Tags:analyze·complication·data·decision·diagnose·Education·experience·IBM·information·Knowledge·language·medical papers·mistake·nurse·physician·qualification·supercomputer·technology·Watson
John Mangano, Vice President at ComScore, talks with Pixels & Pills about the surprising level of trust between patients and the information they obtain online, and how doctors are reacting to informed patients
Tags:#epharma·conference·data·doctor·Education·ePharma Summit 2011·events·IIRUSA·information·interview·patient·Video
Today’s guest blog post is by Hans Wernke,Vice President, Digital Sales & Marketing, eMedFusion (a Division of KnowledgePoint360 Group). Hans is an experienced marketer and business development leader, with a strong focus on quality and innovation. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in education from Hogeschool Holland in Amsterdam, Hans worked for more than [...]
Tags:audience·biopharmaceutical·business·data·device·digital·drug·Education·exploration·HCP·healthcare·information·innovation·marketing·oasis·objectives·online·path·patient·plan·solution·strategy·success·traditional
By Bill Lucas
Tracking data and standardizing processes via a CRM system is nothing new for pharma sales reps, but is your organization getting the most value out of your CRM system?
While the pharmaceutical industry carries a bad rap for being slow to adapt to changing technologies, CRM systems have long been a mainstay for managing [...]
Tags:collaboration·community·competition·cooperation·CRM·customer·customer service·data·disease management·distribution·doctors·information·integration·internal·Pharma·quota·relationships·Sales·strategy·technology
By Dan Licht (@thedvl)
The Great Recession. Are we in it? Are we out of it? Did it ever exist? You can find people who will argue all three sides, but what’s pretty plain is, whatever it is, many of us are dealing with smaller budgets, smaller staffs, and expectations that are just as big as [...]
Tags:barter·clients·collaborators·creativity·data·focus group·goals·innovation·money·partners·recession·research·survey
Little Comments, Big Privacy
May 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion
(via Chuck and Beans)
By Jason Brandt (@JasonDMG3)
“Great story. Loved the last part; very moving.”
“I disagree completely – this is what’s wrong with America today!”
While adding a comment to a blog post or a news article may seem trivial, it’s part of a larger and very important story.
Interactivity – the idea that you can offer your [...]
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