No medical social media strategy would be complete without a plan for a blog. If you are a physician who wants to establish an online presence, Google has made some changes recently that should prompt you to … continue reading
Medical Social Media — failures still litter the landscape
It’s been a long 4 years plus that I’ve been wading through the waters of … Medical Social Media…. I’ve worked hard to provide value and meaningful content to interested people (patients) from around the … continue reading
Healthcare Online: IFTTT: Automate your tasks…
I’ve been tinkering with IFTTT this weekend… IFTTT stand for “If This Than That” … This web platform can be very useful for those of us in the healthcare space who curate, save and log … continue reading
National Physicians Survey : Dissatisfaction, Gloomy Outlook and Fax Machines
The Little Blue Book… in collaboration with Sharecare has released their 2012 National Physicians Survey…. Not many surprises here: The national physicians survey pointed out… 40% feel that no one is advocating for them … continue reading
Knee Replacements: Current concepts
Knee Replacement: Many changes have taken place over the last decade with regards to knee replacements. These changes have occurred in many areas: Who is a candidate for a knee replacement: Decision making principles Our … continue reading
The Real Reason Some Doctors Fear Social Media
As people share more via social media, they have access to more opinions from the people they trust about the products and services they use. This makes it easier to discover the best products, … continue reading
ACL Tears: Derrick Rose – “Pre-hab” and PRP
Derrick Rose Has Knee Surgery to Repair his ACL Tear As most sports fans know… both Derrick Rose and Mariano Rivera recently sustained ACL tears. The ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament and for those … continue reading
Medicine and Social Media – We’re Getting There- Slowly.
I’m enthusiastic about the changes that are taking place at the intersection of Healthcare-Medicine and Social Media…. and here’s a smattering of Twitter outtakes to “prove” it. Medicine and Social Media Physicians,Healthcare Professionals, and Patients … continue reading
How Will the Texting Generation Change the Physician-Patient Relationship?
There are more ways than ever to communicate with people. In NPR.org’s “What We Have Here: A Failure To Communicate”, Kate Kamber, a student at the University of Virginia, says that in contemporary American culture, “the … continue reading