Tag Archives: disease
Everyones Free (to Access Health Data)
By Andy Smith (@andysmithpalio) Theres a treasure trove of high-value health information in government archives that can aid in the delivery of health care. Now, the U.S. Department of Health and...
Posted in Digital Health
Tagged access, application, behavior, Best Practices, community, cost, data, development, discussion, disease, event, forum, games, government, growth, Health, health care providers, information, innovation, insight, local, patient, performance, product, quality, service
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Social Media, Healthcare, and Ethnic Minorities
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...
Posted in Social Media
Tagged 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
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The Changing World of Patient Advocacy
By Jason Brandt (@JasonDMG3) Thanks to social media, patient advocacy is moving from focusing on lobbying government officials on Capitol Hill, towards working more with individuals online to...
Posted in Social Media
Tagged autism, Autism Speaks, change, Communities, diagnosis, disease, engagement, funding, government, grassroots, healthcare, Insurance, issues, Light It Up Blue, lobbyists, patient advocacy, patient care, reasearch, social media, symptoms, treatments
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Children and Disease Stigma – What Are We Doing To Teach Tolerance?
Image courtesy of Disney's Recess By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur) As adults, nearly all of us look back on our middle school days and shudder: some of us were too skinny, too large, too tall, or...
Posted in Social Media
Tagged adherence, adolescent, chronic condition, circle of care, communication, Communities, depression, disease, Education, engagement, epatient, Health, healthcare, innovation, management, marketing, MySpace, National Psoriasis Foundation, Pew Research Center, Pharma, pre-teens, research, social, social media, stigma, technology, teens, treatment, user needs
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Getting Answers
By Kristin Phillips (@klaphillips) Are you a victim of cyberchondria? That is, do you spend much of your time on Google looking up various symptoms, causes, diseases, treatments, and other...
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Tagged ChickRx, cyberchondria, disease, Education, Google, Health, information, online, Pharma, physician, research, thought leader, WebMD, women
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