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Social Media All-Stars: Hospitals

By Sven Larsen (@zemoga) As we pointed out on March 9, involved, passionate patients are some of the all-stars of social media, bringing their hard-earned expertise forward to influence and opine...
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A First-Person Perspective of Technology in the Doctor’s Office

Image via Non-Surgical Orthopaedics, P.C. By J. Vegerano I was at my doctors office recently and noticed that he now uses IBM touch screen tablets in several areas of his practice. I spoke to my...
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Social Media All Stars: Patients

Most of us arent lucky enough to have a doctor in the house, so it makes sense that 80 percent of Americans turn to the Internet to get information about diseases, procedures, doctors, hospitals,...
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How Digital Is Changing Family Health

By Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz) Twenty years ago, a Robitussin commercial called "Dr. Mom was a sexist, ham-handed parody of family division of labor. Its even a bit worse for wear when you watch it...
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ComScore’s John Mangano Presents Insightful Data About How Patients Research Information Online

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...
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“Real Time” Isn’t Just a Web Thing

Groundhog Day movie still courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur) Ladies and gentlemen, please put down your smartphones. Minimize Tweetdeck. Close that Google...
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Get in the Game!

By DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound) Back in August, we talked about how games have evolved from Pong and Space Invaders, to currently popular social-network games like Farmville. As we pointed out,...
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Future Vision

By Dan Bobear (@dbobear) In many industries, economic conditions are slowly improving and as everybody becomes less stressed about job losses, furloughs and other ramifications of the recession,...
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Thinking Doctors? Think Smartphones.

Photo courtesy of Fast Company By Sven Larsen (@zemoga) A recent survey investigated physicians use of smartphones, and how it fits in to their detailing preferences. Here are some of the top...
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Productivity Applications for Pharma Sales

This post is part of a week-long series identifying the challenges facing Pharma sales, and determining digital solutions to deal with these obstacles. By Bob Mason (@BobMasonPalio) With...
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