by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
Imagine the embarrassment of your sexual dysfunction being made public.
Imagine the worry, especially in this tenuous economy, of your employer finding out that you have a genetic condition that could grow to be debilitating.
Imagine trying to protect your family’s privacy only to discover that your child’s schoolmates have learned [...]
Tags:Electronic health record·electronic health records·electronic medical records·EMR·patient·Patients·privacy·safety·technology
Image via Non-Surgical Orthopaedics, P.C.
By J. Vegerano
I was at my doctor’s office recently and noticed that he now uses IBM touch screen tablets in several areas of his practice. I spoke to my doctor in a bit of detail about why he chose to implement these tablets, and his answer was simple: technology is at [...]
Tags:backup·business·computer·doctor·electronic medical records·EMR·healthcare·integration·iPad·maintenance·Medicine·network·operation·Point of Care·practice·remote assistacne·safety·software·strategy·systems·tablet·tech support·technology·wireless
By Jason Brandt (@JasonDMG3)
Just a decade or two ago, that headline would have meant something very different. It would conjure up memories of those “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” commercials for medical alarms, or those chair lifts you always wished you could play with as a kid. But today, the senior population is [...]
Tags:caregiver·communication·elderly·entertainment·privacy·research·resources·retirement·safety·senior citizens·social media·technology
By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)
Over the last year, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Depomed have each dealt with product recalls of musty-smelling drugs. The smell was caused by tribomoanisole, a chemical used to keep wood preserved and flame-retardant, leaching through the bottles when they were stored packed on treated wooden pallets. The pharmaceutical industry’s manufacturing processes, [...]
Tags:Design·detail·digital·drugs·Johnson & Johnson·manufacturing·Pfizer·Pharmaceutical industry·platform·recall·safety·update
CEO of Sproxil, Inc. Ashifi Gogo’s venture into social entrepreneurship has continuously enjoyed a strong link with academia. Ashifi holds degrees in mathematics and physics and is now the Holekamp Family PhD Innovation Fellow in engineering at Dartmouth College. At Dartmouth, he earned an IEEE GOLD Humanitarian Fellowship by virtue of [...]
Tags:Ashifi Gogo·consumer decisions·counterfeit·developing countries·Direct-to-consumer advertising·Education·guest·malaria·mobile·safety·Sproxil·technology
Huron Consulting Group’s Paul Mewett talks about tracking consumer-generated content and taking measures to ensure the safety of your brand’s online presence.
Tags:#cbism·CBI Social Media Tools·digital video·events·Huron Consulting·online security·Paul Mewett·safety·social media
In a recurring series, Patient 2.0 posts look at what goes on outside the marketing company and the exam room. Where are the other links in the healthcare chain and how can digital technology help them?
By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)
We’ve talked about the pharmacy, the outpatient center, even the medicine cabinet, in terms of where the [...]
