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Topics For This Week’s #HITsm TweetChat, Moderated by @HIMSS and @mHIMSS, May 18, 11 am, CT
For those not familiar with #HITsm TweetChats, #HITsm is an acronym for “healthcare IT social media” and we focus on current topics that are influencing healthcare technology, health IT, and the use of social media in healthcare. Be sure and follow the @HealthStandards Twitter account, which generates each ... Read Post »
‘Doctors 2.0 and You’ Convenes in Paris on mHealth, Technology and Social Media
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris Doctors, healthcare professionals, and patients from around the world will convene in Paris, May 23-24, 2012, for the second annual “Doctors 2.0 and You” Conference whose focus is Web 2.0, social media and mobile apps for healthcare. Founder Denise Silber has partnered with Larry ... Read Post »
Game On! Gamification Tries to Engage Healthcare Providers, Patients
The way to a nurse’s heart is through chocolate. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Next Halloween drop your excess bags of candy off at the nearest nurses’ station and see what happens. You’ll probably be reminded of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. And we’re not particular. Three ... Read Post »
Is HL7 Still Meaningful?
HITECH. Meaningful Use. HIE. IHE. Many words and acronyms, but there is one often overlooked — Health Level Seven or HL7. While HITECH and Meaningful Use, Stage 1, primarily focused on get certified EHRs installed and operational, lingering in Stage 2 is actually exchanging patient data. Health Information ... Read Post »
Wednesday Blotter: 5 Quick Hits. Sept 28
1. Health insurance costs spiked 8-9% in 2011. It’s no secret that we’re paying more for health insurance every year, but never before has the increase been so high. The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study Tuesday that showed the average annual premium for employer-provided family coverage in ... Read Post »
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