Tag Archives: information
The Watson Computer and Health Care
By Jon Fisher (@jmfisher) Now that IBM super computer Watson has trounced Jeopardy players its ready to take on health care. Watson is an artificial intelligence computer system made up of 90...
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Tagged analyze, complication, data, decision, diagnose, Education, experience, IBM, information, Knowledge, language, medical papers, mistake, nurse, physician, qualification, supercomputer, technology, Watson
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The Increasing Role of Social Media During A Crisis
By Tiffany Ryan (@TiffanyRyan) I remember the day the of the Challenger explosion vividly. I was home from school sick on the couch, excited to watch the shuttle launch. I remember yelling to my...
Posted in Social Media
Tagged accuracy, agenda, apology, citizen journalism, crisis, disaster, donation, Earthquake, Haiti, information, internet, Japan, media, News, philanthropy, platform, real time, social media, society, technology, television
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Using Social Networking to Promote Your Blogging Efforts
(Photo courtesy of The Next Web) By Kristin Phillips (@KLAPhillips) Many bloggers find that creating compelling blog content isnt always a field of dreams; just because you build it, doesnt mean...
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Tagged Blog, bookmarks, content, exposure, Facebook, guest blog, information, interesting, issues, link, multimedia, optimize, perspective, promote, quality, reader, repeat, signature, smart, Social network, subscribers, topic, Twitter, vision, writer, YouTube
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PHARMA 101: Roles and Responsibilities in the Online Conversation
This blog post is part of a crash-course series about the state of the healthcare industry, and the vital information that every pharma marketer needs to know. By Rob Kempton...
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Tagged business, community, conversation, credibility, discussion, expectation, Hospital, influence, information, medical practitioner, Patients, personal, perspective, Pharma, research, responsibilities, social media, stakeholders
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Interview with Hope Phones’ Tierney O’Dea
Back in February, we held a tweetup and phone drive at the 10th Annual ePharma Summit in NYC to benefit HopePhones.org. We interviewed Tierney O'Dea about how she became involved with Hope Phones...
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Tagged #epharma, adherence, campaign manager, cell phones, clinic, communication, doctor, emergency, environment, family, healthcare, HIV, hope phones, Hospital, information, laptop, Medic Mobile, medication, Medicine, mobile, network, organization, phone drive, public health, recycle, social impact, Tierney O'Dea, tuberculosis, Tweetup, waste
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POINT: Is Social Media Better than Face-to-Face Interaction?
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...
Posted in Social Media
Tagged collaborate, collaboration, communicate, conversation, e-mail, experience, face to face, Facebook, feedback, globalization, ideas, information, Knowledge, multimedia, multitasking, personal, phone, Productivity, retweet, searchable, share, social media, technology, Twitter, workforce
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Issues in DTC: New Approaches to Patient Compliance
By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur) Patient compliance continues to be a major threat to healthcare, and a big concern for the pharmaceutical industry. Non-compliance has been proven to negatively...
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Tagged #dtc2011, adherence, communication, convention, dialogue, doctor, DTC, e-patients, economy, Epocrates, event, Google Body Browser, healthcare, healthcare outcomes, individuality, information, medication, mobile, patient, patient compliance, patient literacy, personalization, Pharmaceutical industry, responsibility, ROI, University of Oregon
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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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Tagged advocate, Blog, community, doctor, educate, influence, information, internet, patient, social media, treatment, Twitter
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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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Tagged #epharma, conference, data, doctor, Education, ePharma Summit 2011, events, IIRUSA, information, interview, patient, Video
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