by DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound)
The question seems almost nonsensical at first – your Twitter followers may be really outstanding people, but they’re not organic chemists or researchers. And your Facebook fans, while devoted, probably do not, generally speaking, know how to move a new drug through the FDA approval process.
Just the same, it’s a mistake to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'epatient'
Can Pharma Harness Social Media for Product Research and Development?
January 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion
Tags:Compliance·data·digital strategy·Digital Tools·Education·engagement·epatient·FDA·information·innovation·Legal Issues·marketing·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·R&D·research and development·social media·Social network·strategy·technology·Trends·user needs
Year In Review: Charity Tilleman-Dick at ePatient Connections
December 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge
We had to include this powerful interview in our Year In Review. From E-Patient Connections 2011, renowned Soprano, Charity Tilleman-Dick shares her inspiring story with Pixels and Pills.
If you’ve seen it already, it’s definitely worth watching again.
Tags:#epatcon·Charity Tilleman-Dick·Communities·conference·Conferences·epatient·ePatient Connections·inspiration·patient·Patients·Video
Spotlight: Doing Social Right
December 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion, Trends
by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
We’ve spent a lot of this year (and last) talking about how pharma is running scared of social media. And we’ve spent some time telling them to just suck it up and do it anyway. And we’ve spent a bunch of time (two years, at least!) talking about how we’re waiting for [...]
Tags:Communities·epatient·patient bloggers·patient communities·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·Roche Diabetes·Roche Pharmaceutical·social media·social media strategy·social networks
MS Lifelines Launches Words 4 MS
December 16th, 2011 · No Comments · News, Trends
Here on Pixels & Pills, we spend a lot of time talking about the e-patient. About how technology has helped patients become more involved in their own recovery, about how advances in social networks have helped people connect better to those facing the same challenges as they are. We offer advice on how pharma companies [...]
Tags:client·Communities·e-patient·epatient·epatient solutions·MS·patient communities·patient community·patient compliance·technology
How Digital Tech Has Changed Long-Term Patient Care
December 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Opinion, Trends
by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz)
We here at Pixels & Pills are well-known for our vocal support of digital technology and its place in healthcare – how it’s helped medicine and care to advance and to help people better than ever before. But today I wanted to look at one particular facet of healthcare, and how going [...]
Tags:Compliance·connections·e-patient·e-patients·epatient·Health care·Medicine·personalization·social media·social networks·technology
Surgical Social Media and the e-Patient
December 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Knowledge, Trends
Today’s guest blog post is written by Bradley Jobling. Jobling created the social media program for the Columbia University Medical Center Department of Surgery. He has fifteen years of experience in Internet strategy and online marketing projects. Project work has involved the advertising, media and health care industries.
by Bradley Jobling (@BradJobling)
For years I have billed [...]
Tags:Columbia·e-patient·epatient·epatient solutions·informed patient·patient bloggers·patient communities·patient engagement·patient needs·surgical social media
POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Doctors – Who Needs ‘Em?
December 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion
This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
Yesterday you [...]
Tags:doctor·doctor's office·doctors practice·Education·epatient·healthcare·information·patient·Pharmaceutical industry·technology·Trends
POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Doctors – Who Needs ‘Em?
December 5th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Opinion
This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz)
I’m not [...]
Tags:doctor·doctor's office·doctors practice·Education·epatient·healthcare·information·patient·Pharmaceutical industry·technology·Trends
Charity Tilleman-Dick Shares Her Amazing Story
November 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, News, Opinion
Kicking off our E-Patient Connections coverage, renowned Soprano, Charity Tilleman-Dick shares her inspiring story with Pixels and Pills.
Tags:#epatcon·Charity Tilleman-Dick·epatient·ePatient Connections
The 5 P’s of E-Patient Expectations
November 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion, Trends
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
At this fall’s SXSH Social Health Unconference, which teamed itself with the E-Patient Connections conference, social media expert Shwen Gwee of Edelman gave us his “five P’s”, describing what he saw as emerging trends that sum up what patients want and expect of our social digital healthcare experience.
I thought the features he [...]
Tags:#sxsh·e-patient·epatient·informed patient·patient education·patient engagement·Patients·Shwen Gwee