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Pinching Pennies, 21st Century Style
By Jason Brandt (@JasonDMG3) In many ways technology is the realm of the rich. Here in the developed world, were used to the latest hardware and ubiquitous wi-fi to help us access the open-sourced...
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Tagged access, afford, biotech, capitalism, cheaper, computers, data, digital, divide, economy, EHR, EMR, generic, hardware, Health care, internet, mobile, Patients, process, recession, revolution, social media, Social network, streamline, technology, telemedicine, tools, unemployment, wi-fi
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Crowdsourced Clinical Trials?
By Russ Ward (@russcward) Recently Ed Silverman wrote about Patient-Reported Outcomes on Internet Sites on Pharmalot - based on a study published in last months Nature Biotechnology that was...
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Tagged clinical trials, cost, crowdsourcing, data, discovery, diversity, drugs, effectiveness, engagement, failture, internet, Patients, Pharma, report, social media, Social network, speed, success, trend
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Do You Have a Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy?
By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur) In this age of accelerated technology, a brand has an almost infinite amount of platforms where it can interface with its consumers. The opportunities run the...
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Tagged communication, conference, consumers, device, doctor, event, internet, marketing, media, messaging, mobile, multi-channel, patient, San Francisco, social media, strategy, technology, Trends
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: The Great Flash Debate, Part I
(Video credited to Milk and Cookies) This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. Were strong believers that healthy...
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Tagged activity, animation, content, Design, enrichment, Flash, gaming, graphics, information, interactivity, internet, introduction, learning, mobile, motion, platform, technology, website, World Wide Web
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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...
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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 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...
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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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Generation Y and Health: The Making of the Millennial Doctor
This post continues our new series on Generation Y and their relationship with their health. From challenges to epidemics, this series attempts to expose how these digital natives are managing...
Issues in DTC: Social media and mobile technology
By Todd LaRoche (@toddlaroche) Will social media be a category killer, crushing even mobile technologies? Thats an unlikely reality especially if the FDA continues delaying the announcement of...
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Tagged #dtc2011, conference, DTC, events, FDA, internet, marketing, medical applications, mobile, multi-channel, profit, smartphone, social media, spending, strategy
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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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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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Tagged advertising, commercial, dads, database, digital, diseases, doctor, electronic health records, environment, family, genetic, Health, humor, internet, mobile, technology, TV, website
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