MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'health 2.0'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:49:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182161&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F09%2F02%2Ffrom-self-reported-patient-data-to-mobile-predictions%2F E-Health 3.0: How Can The Semantic Web Change The World Of Internet Health Information? TEDxOverlake – Dr. H. Jack West – Self-Educated Patients and The Future of Cancer Care A beginner’s guide to digital pharma: part 15 – implementation “Don’t believe those that say you can’t measure the return on investment (ROI) of digital and social media programs – if you can’t measure it you shouldn’t be doing it…” NHS medical director urges GPs to use Skype for consultations He said some GPs already offer consultations via Skype and may interest many others. ‘Then I find myself thinking that’s the sort of thing that will appeal to some people. It would appeal to me,’ he said. He argued it would be much more convenient for patients and GPs. How Do Genera... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182161 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:04:38 +0100 5182161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182162&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fwebicina-and-streaming-well-become-partners%2F It’s a great pleasure to announce the new partnership between Webicina.com and Streaming Well, the leading European health video production and distribution channel. Webicina, a free services curating medical resources in social media will feature videos created by professionals on Streaming Well. Here is one example for allergy. I did an interview with Francis Banbury Namouk, head of Streaming Well about this collaboration: How was Streaming Well launched and what is the rationale behind that? Having worked in online health publishing for 5+ years in the United States, where the DTC model encourages publishers to prioritise SEO keyword content, I felt there was a real lack relevant and useful information for patients online. As our chief medical adviser, Paul Stillman puts it &#8220... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182162 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:57:50 +0100 5182162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182163&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fradboud-reshape-academy%2F One of the best initiatives in social media and healthcare I’ve recently seen is definitely the Radboud REshape Academy. Finding for our path to migrate into real participatory healthcare we come across a lot of interesting people, information, innovations and most of all questions. Right from the beginning we started to share, with our network. We have been doing this with our conferences, our research, our lectures and through field trips made to our Radboud REshape & Innovation Centre for HC institutions, insurers, government and other people interested in changing healthcare. And of course our Innovation Centre. In setting up The Radboud REshape Academy (@REshapeAcademy on twitter) we would like to create a place, in real life and virtual as well that one could find peers loo... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182163 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:33:46 +0100 5182163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182167&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F08%2F30%2Fwebicina-search-interview-about-semantic-indexing%2F Now that Webicina.com has a new design and a brand new search engine, I thought it would be useful to show the basic features and I also publish an interview with Endre Jóföldi, CEO at WebLib LLC, the company behind the search engine of Webicina.com. If you do a search for diabetes, you will see whether Webicina has a diabetes resource (a blog, podcast, Facebook group, Twitter user, etc), collection (Diabetes and Web 2.0) or sub-section (Diabetes Mobile Apps). You can narrow the search by “social media collection” (e.g. a diabetes resource in the asthma collection), “curated dynamic news category” (e.g. news categories featuring diabetes resources), “resource type” (RSS, resource, subsection or collection) or “languages”. Please tell us... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182167 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:50:50 +0100 5182167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174613&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fafter-one-year-the-mayo-clinic-center-for-social-media-is-still-going-strong%2F2011.08.29 I’ve always been a great fan of what Mayo Clinic has been doing on social media. Then after Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media was launched, I became a member of the international external advisory board which I’m very proud of. I reported when they launched a patient community and also discussed how well they did this. Now the Center is 1 year old and still performs perfectly. An excerpt form their previous entry: Here’s a sneak peek of a few topics that were discussed during Mayo’s retreat: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174613 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:00:38 +0100 5174613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169544&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F8O-7TWWsOwk%2F More than 1.7 million Americans are currently living with limb loss, and each year, more than 150,000 more face either full or partial amputation. For many of these people, the option of prosthetics proves invaluable, allowing them to maintain their quality of life. And now, other members of the animal kingdom are getting in on the act! As HuffPost’s Weird News reports, Winter the dolphin, of Clearwater Beach, Fla. is one such fortunate recipient of a prosthetic limb. Winter, who lost her tail to a crab trap at only three months old, had her quality of life restored when experts from Hanger Prosthetics were able to successfully design her a prosthetic tail. For her part, Winter earned a starring role in the forthcoming Warner Brothers film, Dolphin Tale. You can read the full HuffPost st... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169544 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:00:10 +0100 5169544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158977&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FuWUbQhdO2ls%2F Yesterday, Healthcare IT News reported that a study due out later this month found that the addition of social media tools to online health programs seemed to positively influence the effectiveness of the programs. The study, which is being published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, found that “adding an interactive online community to an Internet-based walking program significantly decreased the number of participants who dropped out.” This is just the latest in eHealth innovations – from mobile health apps to electronic medical records and so, so, so much more – leaving the medical community wondering how eHealth will fare moving forward. How do you feel about health-related social networking? Would you join an online health program? What concerns – privacy, quality... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158977 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:15:49 +0100 5158977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159566&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F08%2F24%2Fiphone-preventing-er-visits-and-other-stories-this-week%2F Google Hand Holding Brings Pharma to YouTube As Facebook prepares to force pharma marketers to include comments on most pages, Google is actively courting the highly-regulated industry. Working directly with extremely risk-averse drug makers, the company developed a new YouTube feature for them that also can be applied for other marketers. For AstraZeneca’s Medimmune, the change was the difference between having a YouTube channel and scrapping the project all together. AstraZeneca has a new blog! Patients Get Social About Their Health In its April 2011 survey, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that 11% of US healthcare consumers use social networks to find or share health information and 8% use blogs. The respondents who use blogs and social networks for health purposes... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159566 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:02:45 +0100 5159566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159273&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FZjs4PeBLyJ4%2F You know a topic has arrived in healthcare or medicine when there’s a peer-reviewed journal for it. Now officially here is the field of gaming as a tool for healthcare, legitimized by the presence of a new journal, Games for Health, from well-known publisher Mary Ann Liebert Inc. The bimonthly journal launched in July, and the first issue is due out this fall. According to Liebert’s press release: “Games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving health behaviors ranging from healthy lifestyle habits and behavior modification to self-management of illnesses and chronic conditions to motivating and supporting physical activity. Commonly used applications include mobile phone-delivered games that track daily exercise and ‘exergames’ that require physic... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159273 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:21:41 +0100 5159273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158984&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F08%2Fphysician-communities.html How would you describe the universe of online physician communities? Up until today, there were two historic categories, those  launched within the borders of one country and those, generally more recent, that were launched with a global perspective. This of course can change through acquisitions, and one such acquisition was posted today. One of the first communities to think beyond borders was DocCheck who created a multi-country network in Europe. This was followed by Medting  from Spain which integrates Google Translate,  Doc2Doc from BMJ in English, and most recently VoxMed which operates in 8 languages. We could also talk about specialties. Specialties tend to think more globally and work in English, even i... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158984 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5158984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158985&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F08%2Finternet-evaluations-healthservices.html While internet rating sites for physicians in the US have been around for a number of years and a number of specialized sites are now part of the online health landscape (HealthGrades, RateMDs, and others), this is not the case in Europe in general, and France in particular, despite the presence of Yelp, GoogleMaps, and other US-based sites that allow for physician ratings. Health care professionals in France believe that physician rating will lead to either a) friendly reciprocal reviews amongst professionals (I'll evaluate you, you'll evaluate me, and we'll all evaluate each other) or b) unjustifiedly negative patient reviews. There is simply insufficient trust in crowdsourcing re docs. While French sites such as Le Guide Santé and Hôpital.fr do allo... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158985 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5158985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159567&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F08%2F22%2Fmayo-clinic-center-for-social-media-celebrates-first-anniversary%2F I’ve always been a great fan of what Mayo Clinic has been doing on social media. Then after Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media was launched, I became a member of the international external advisory board which I’m very proud of. I reported when they launched a patient community and also discussed how well they did this. Now the Center is 1 year old and still performs perfectly. An excerpt form their previous entry: Here’s a sneak peek of a few topics that were discussed during Mayo’s retreat: Establishing a social media health network. “Originally, we wanted 50 members by July 1 st, but we were closer to 70 by that time,” Aase says. Starting a member community site. This is a site that allows patients to connect with other patients. “This is a st... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159567 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:37:38 +0100 5159567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159568&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Fmanaging-the-social-media-presence-of-a-popular-health-portal%2F I’ve been working on projects related to health and social media for years. I’ve been a consultant to health 2.0 and pharma companies, have been managing two award winning blogs (in English and Hungarian) and launched Webicina.com, the first free social media curation service. I’ve always wanted to use this experience and expertise and manage the social media presence of the biggest health portal in Hungary, HaziPatika.com that has over 2,5 million visits a month. It’s a great pleasure to announce that I’m now managing the Facebook, Twitter and blog channels of HaziPatika.com, the biggest, most popular health portal that has been serving the community since 1999! I’m also a consultant now regarding the total online and digital communication of the site.... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159568 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:39:04 +0100 5159568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139935&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Fmore-on-health-apps%2F The Mobile Health LaunchPad will be announce winners who will pitch their products on September 19. They want apps that are more than content, in an early stage and ones that can actualize utilize capital. The Blue Button initiative from the VA  will award $50,000 for a non’government provider to add the Blue Button on a PHR website or create a PHR with one. The blue button is a function to allow patients to download their medical records. Submissions open until Oct. 19th. The Cleveland Clinic announced a incubator for Health Care Apps. This according to according to Scott Linabarger, the Clinic’s director of Internet marketing, speaking at the World Congress Leadership Summit on mHealth. Jen McCabe is making news with combine HealthMonth and Contagion Health to make a new com... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139935 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:32:59 +0100 5139935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139728&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F08%2Fpatient20-doctor20-where-do-we-stand.html Are e-patients, -- as for example, online patient bloggers or members of an online patient community -- attempting to serve as "amateur doctors" for other online patients? Those who read this blog know that that is not my perspective. I welcome the engaged, expert patient and wonder why it is taking us so long to give them their rightful place in health care. But many people are still uncomfortable with the online patient, even simply seeking information on the Web, let alone engaging with other patients. The Journal of Medical Internet Research has just published a very interesting research paper entitled "Managing the Personal side of health: How patient expertise differs from the expertise of clinicians" by Hartzler and Pratt at the University of Washington. Method... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139728 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5139728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118635&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F08%2Fhealthcare-socialmedia-internet.html At Doctors 2.0 & You, the "& You" referred  to the fact that the health care system is (or should be) a very, if not fully, interconnected world. However, this is still a work in progress. To connect  people within their own country, as most health care is still local, is already a challenge and to go beyond national borders presents an even greater challenge given language and travel requirements. Personal and collective resources both play a rôle. The advent of healthcare social media will help accelerate the connection, where basic resources are available. But much more needs to and will be done! However, the international language, despite  the improvement of automatic translation tools, tends to be English (or globish ;-) and, given as well, ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118635 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5118635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118634&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F08%2Fcatherine-cerisey-itw-patient-partner.html For today, Silber's blog presents Catherine Cerisey, a French patient advocate and author of her blog "after my breast cancer", « après mon cancer du sein ». Since we launched the health 2.0 chapter meetings, community, and blog in France, Catherine has been present  IRL and virtually via Twitter and tweet-ups #health20fr  #hcsmeufr #doctors20. This June, Catherine Cerisey participated in the French-language Doctors 2.0 workshop about patient expectations. Catherine and I had a rich exchange recently about the rôle of patients and I want to share with you her insights on "patient partner". Have as a well a look at this brief video animation called "Communicate" about the before and after of the Internet and its... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118634 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5118634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107515&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcould-twitter-be-used-to-predict-epidemics%2F2011.08.09 Do you remember when Google Flu Trends was announced to be able to track and predict flu outbreaks in US states based on the search queries focusing on flu symptoms? Do you remember when a study pointed out although it was interactive and neat but was not as useful as CDC national surveillance programs? Well, now Twitter is meant to fill this gap. If you ask me, it won’t. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107515 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:00:43 +0100 5107515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096841&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fmayo-connect-thats-how-you-launch-an-online-community-site%2F Discussion area 5) Social aspects. Mayo Connect is one of the better online communities launched in recent months. It has a great concept and a good chance of success. Like most communities, however, it leaves plenty of room for both technical and social improvements. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096841 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:49:17 +0100 5096841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096844&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F08%2F03%2Fredesigning-waiting-room-in-healthcare%2F I’ve recently come across fuelfor a company focusing on redesigning the common processes of healthcare. They just launched a project in which they aim at creating a new concept for waiting rooms: Waiting is a common pain point in many health systems. As resources are increasingly overstretched, some degree of waiting is inevitable for most healthcare services. And yet hospital waiting rooms tend to be some of the most uncomfortable spaces to spend time, both physically and emotionally. Research shows that a well designed waiting experience has the potential to improve the overall perception of a health care service and to optimise care delivery processes. Gathering insights through site visits to several hospitals and clinics and discussions with care givers and patients, fuelfor h... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096844 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:26:05 +0100 5096844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086313&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F08%2F01%2Frock-health-report-on-the-state-of-digital-health%2F Rock Health has a great slideshare on their survey of health tech startups including the status of funding for Health 2.0 companies. Rock Report: State of Digital Health View more presentations from Rock Health (Source: eHealth) eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086313 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:51:24 +0100 5086313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086171&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-program-at-usf-health-hopes-to-mold-more-empathetic-physicians%2F2011.08.01 Can we teach empathy to the next generation of physicians?  The University of South Florida Health thinks so and they’re putting it on the line this week with the launch of the SELECT program, a new curriculum intended to “put empathy, communication and creativity back into doctoring.” The SELECT (Scholarly Excellence. Leadership Experiences. Collaborative Training.) program will offer 19 select students unique training in leadership development as well as the scholarly tools needed to become physician leaders and catalysts for change. During their first week on campus, instead of the old-style medical school tradition of heading to the gross anatomy lab, SELECT students are immersed in leadership training centered in empathy and other core principles of patient-centered care. The h... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086171 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:00:15 +0100 5086171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086165&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F07%2Finfographic-doctors.html ++ Click to Enlarge Image ++Image Source: Spina Bifida Info.com (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086165 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5086165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069466&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fkacp3b2MFJc%2F The sky is the limit it seems when it comes to mobile health. Proving once again the myriad possibilities for that smartphone apps present to every facet of the health sector, Orca MD — a company dedicated to producing apps aimed at educating patients and helping them find the most effective treatment for their ailments — just released two new patient education apps – these focusing on cosmetic procedures. The new apps (FaceDecide & BreastDecide) come in addition to their six existing Orthopedic patient education apps — including an orthopedic app called ShoulderDecide, which was recently reviewed by iMedicalApps.com. While these latest apps are obviously less focused on chronic medical conditions than the original six, they do call attention to just how great the ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069466 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:05:56 +0100 5069466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069468&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F07%2Fsurgery-journal-on-socialmedia.html My attention was drawn to a series of articles in the July 2011 subscriber-reserved issue of Surgery concerning the importance of social networks for the medical profession.  Each author explains why he or she considers social media  important and provides examples of their relevance  to doctors.Please read on for highlights   Social media in medical school education Katie M. Wells, MD, Macon, GA. Graduate from the Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA; and General Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Examples: Facebook for arranging meetings, sharing information YouTube for visual learning about complex science subjects, physical exam maneuvers, diagnostic procedures. YouTube, iTunes, for onl... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069468 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5069468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062347&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FVbefN6-mntM%2Fhealth-information-technology-tweeps-to-watch-the-hit100-list.html Michael Planchart, aka @theEHRguy, put out the call last month for nominations to the #HIT100, intended to be a list of key health IT folk engaged in social media.  The crowdsourced #HIT100 list -- Michael tabulated the nominations -- is posted on several blogs, including @nateosit's (linked to above).  Keith Boone (aka @motorcycle_guy put together a twitter list of all #HIT100 nominees.  (Nate and Keith both ended up near the top of this list.) Update 7/25/2011:  Nate reports that Keith's final list is more accurate.  Many folks I interact with on a regular basis on line and in real life are on this list, and I am honored to be included in it as well.  (Check out this photo of Keith wearing a @reginaholliday jacket from The Walking Gallery at the tweetup I organized w @bobcoffield... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062347 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:26:38 +0100 5062347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062242&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoes-google-have-the-potential-to-be-used-in-medicine-and-pharma%2F2011.07.25 There have been some articles and blog entries lately focusing on whether Google+ could be used in medicine or pharma. I’ve been trying to use it more actively in the past couple of days and it’s still a question for me to figure out whether I should separate my professional Facebook and Google+ activities. A few comments from fellow bloggers: Google+: the ultimate tool for social geeks My first impressions are enthusiastic. Google+ has enormous potential and can become the future of private and social communication. Fresh and slim design, no gaming distractions, no 140 word limit. Yes, it sets itself between facebook and twitter. There is a necessary condition: people willing to adopt this new tool and even migrate from other platforms. If I really have to say, I think its competing ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062242 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:00:28 +0100 5062242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050793&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FlOyTfH9Bpmo%3Fversion%3D3 You may have heard that I’ve been a little harsh on the Silicon Valley crowd this week. Well, I’d like you to know that healthcare isn’t the only place where people are being sold unicorns and rainbows. This still could apply to just about any industry reliant on technology, so, pretty much any industry. Besides, we all could use a little laugh for a Friday, no? (Yeah, the time stamp says it’s still Thursday, but the server is in Las Vegas. It’s already Friday here in Chicago. Chances are you won’t read this until Friday anyway. Happy weekend!) P.S., I love Xtranormal. FWIW, I see the company is not based in Silicon Valley, or even the United States. It’s from Montreal.   Related posts:Former Per-Se boss to head Eclipsys HIMSS back in Chica... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050793 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:46:06 +0100 5050793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050570&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F07%2Ftwitterized.html (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050570 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5050570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028865&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2Fgoogle-in-medicine-and-pharma%2F There have been some articles and blog entries lately focusing on whether Google+ could be used in medicine or pharma. I’ve been trying to use it more actively in the past couple of days and it’s still a question for me to figure out whether I should separate my professional Facebook and Google+ activities. A few comments from fellow bloggers: Google+: the ultimate tool for social geeks My first impressions are enthusiastic. Google+ has enormous potential and can become the future of private and social communication. Fresh and slim design, no gaming distractions, no 140 word limit. Yes, it sets itself between facebook and twitter. There is a necessary condition: people willing to adopt this new tool and even migrate from other platforms. If I really have to say, I think its com... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028865 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:11:28 +0100 5028865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028538&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fhealth-app-development-and-innovation%2F Two quick notes: HHS kicks off $5M ‘i2′ Health IT app development program – contracts awarded for this, more innovation opportunities looking to: Allow an individual to securely and effectively share health information with members of his or her social network. Provide patients, caregivers and/or clinicians access to rigorous and relevant information that can support real needs and immediate decisions. Allow individuals to connect during natural disasters and other periods of emergency. Facilitate exchange of health information while allowing individuals to customize the privacy allowances for their personal health records. Also announced, the Cleveland Clinic Medical Pavilion on Innocentive and the first challenge posted. (Source: eHealth) eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028538 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:54:52 +0100 5028538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028869&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Foncology-in-social-media-the-most-relevant-resources%2F As the number of medical websites is exponentially growing, it’s getting harder to find quality and relevant resources in oncology, a very sensitive and fast-growing field of medicine. The newest selection on Webicina.com, Oncology and Web 2.0, was designed to help you find relevant and quality resources even in social media. Blogs, podcasts, news sites, communities, mobile apps and many more. PeRSSonalized Oncology, the simplest, free, customizable, multi-lingual medical information aggregator will also let you follow these resources easily in a personalized way. Feel free to share any of these resources and let us know if you think others should be added. If you are wondering how Webicina and PeRSSonalized Medicine work, here are some tutorials: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028869 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:53:35 +0100 5028869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028870&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Ffrom-digital-canes-to-e-patients-and-the-unknown-killer-infographics%2F Discussion on Physician Social Media Use Healthcare associated infections: Infographics by GE (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028870 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:46:38 +0100 5028870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028871&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F11%2Fdigital-cane-helps-track-of-vital-signs%2F I’ve recently come across this digital cane designed by a Lithuanian designer Egle Ugintaite for the Fujitsu 2011 design award in which he won the grand prize. Great idea! The cane, which is known as the Aid, has a built-in navigator that provides the user directions to a certain location. So if you get lost, this cane will point the way home. Additional features include monitors for the user’s pulse, blood pressure, as well as body temperature. These important numbers are displayed on the LCD screen on the cane’s clasp. It even has a button for sending out an SOS in case of emergency. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028871 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:56:49 +0100 5028871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028872&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F11%2Fwhat-impact-will-e-patients-have-on-how-healthcare-is-delivered-my-interview-on-pharmaphorum%2F Rebecca Aris just interviewed me on Pharmaphorum about my views on health 2.0, the impact of social media on medicine and the pharma world. An excerpt: Unlocking the true potential of social media within healthcare is a daunting task where obstacles and regulatory barriers are all too evident. Wouldn’t it be simple if all patients and healthcare professionals could easily identify and access accurate digital information and follow up with an informed online conversation about how best to proceed with treatment. As desirable as this scenario is, few of us dedicate ourselves to turning it into a reality. We spoke with Bertalan Mesko who is committed to helping patients and medical professionals enter the web 2.0 world. Aside from being a medical doctor, Bertalan is also the administrator o... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028872 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:46:25 +0100 5028872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028874&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F09%2Fan-online-community-for-mayo-clinic%2F As you may know it, I’m a big admirer of what Mayo Clinic does online and not just because I’m a member of the external advisory board of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media. Now they launched a community site with great goals: We’re pleased to now be taking the next step, creating an online site to connect the global Mayo Clinic community. When you’re facing a health concern, sometimes, what you really need is someone who has already been there. That’s what this community is all about: connecting people who have been through the Mayo Clinic experience with others facing a similar health concern. Each year, more than 500,000 unique patients from every U.S. state and nearly 150 countries visit one of our Mayo Clinic campuses in Arizona, Florida or Minnesota for diagnos... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028874 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:35:50 +0100 5028874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008193&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-blood-pressure-monitor-for-iphone-costs-4-times-more-than-off-the-shelf-version%2F2011.07.08 One of the most interesting things I saw at this year’s Doctors 2.0 and You event was Withins’ Blood pressure monitor. This iPhone-connected blood pressure monitor made its first appearance at CES, but you’ll finally be able to order one of your own today. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, the $129 accessory costs three to four times as much as off-the-shelf blood pressure monitors, but integrates well if you’re looking to pair it with your Withings scale for a complete vitals management solution. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008193 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:00:08 +0100 5008193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008415&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthblawg.typepad.com%2Ffiles%2Fregina-herzlinger-on-healthblawg-w-david-harlow-07-2011.mp3 I spoke with Harvard Business School professor Regina Herzlinger this week about health reform – the good, the bad and the ugly – touching on ACOs and demonstration projects under the Affordable Care Act; innovations coming down the pike in the private sector either because of the law or because of market forces; social media in health care; and two key fixes to the ACA that she believes are absolutely necessary in order to make it work, or work as best it can. First of all, she expressed her delight at the passage of a federal law nudging us ever closer to universal coverage, combined with dismay at its failure to address rising costs (noting that we're looking at policies yielding an accumulated Medicare deficit of $90 trillion, as compared to an annual GDP of $12-14 trillion) and a... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008415 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:39:44 +0100 5008415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008183&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FbRJcm-h-R3I%2F   mHealth Summit to Highlight Groundbreaking Research Abstracts and Innovative Presentations TOPIC AREAS: RESEARCH: Ground-breaking health research using mobile technologies in clinical medicine and public health outcomes. TECHNOLOGY: Categories that examine the technologies being deployed today while also exploring new technologies currently under development.  BUSINESS: Focus on moving the debate forward by addressing the business models that impact mHealth with a focus on lessons learned, best practices, and the emergence of commercially viable models to scale mHealth globally. POLICY: Showcase of healthcare, technology and investment communities seeking regulatory clarity on wireless medical technologies to accelerate this promising engine of health care innovation The subm... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008183 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:19:47 +0100 5008183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997644&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FYMB32ntLg5o%2F For the Fourth of July, how about a little story of an American conquering France, with a health IT spin? Smith College in Amherst, Mass., is still an all-female school, so, needless to say, I did not go there. But a graduate I  know showed me the most recent issue of the alumnae magazine, Smith Alumnae Quarterly. There, on the cover of the Summer 2011 edition is a familiar face, Paris-based health IT consultant Denise Silber, a 1974 graduate. You may recall, I did a podcast with Silber in 2007. We talked about health IT initiatives in Europe in general and in France in particular, and compared progress there to that in the U.S. Since that time, though, Silber has founded the European chapter of the health 2.0 movement. I also learned through the Smith article that Silber in April was adm... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997644 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:23:29 +0100 4997644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997742&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F03%2Fwithings-blood-pressure-monitor-for-ios%2F One of the most interesting things I saw at this year’s Doctors 2.0 and You event was Withins’ Blood pressure monitor. This iPhone-connected blood pressure monitor made its first appearance at CES, but you’ll finally be able to order one of your own today. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, the $129 accessory costs three to four times as much as off-the-shelf blood pressure monitors, but integrates well if you’re looking to pair it with your Withings scale for a complete vitals management solution. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997742 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 06:45:08 +0100 4997742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984616&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F06%2F30%2Ffrom-google-to-e-mails-for-doctors-and-wikipedia%2F Google+ for doctors, and why physicians should be careful What should doctors know about about Google+?  Obviously, this is Google’s last, best attempt to combat Facebook’s dominance.  It features the Google+ Stream, which is similar to a Facebook news feed, which in itself is similar to a Twitter feed. A room with a view: Wikipedia – a simple strategy for pharma? In this article I would like to propose what could be a simple transparent stepping stone for pharma in gaining more influence over one of the most powerful sources of information on the internet. Email Risk For Doctors Doctors risk a heavy fine and GMC censure if they fail to protect patients’ personal information when sending emails. Blitter is a clinical search engine with content highlighted by clinicians ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984616 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:43:34 +0100 4984616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976010&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2F34OX0bwEwBo%2Fdavid-harlow-presents-social-media-session-at-american-health-lawyers-association-annual-meeting.html I am speaking today at the American Health Lawyers Association annual meeting on the uses of social media by attorneys. I am sharing two versions of my slides from this session: one that is text-rich and full of useful links, and one that is much nicer to look at and more engaging for a live audience. Enjoy one or both, and let me know what you think in the comments.  If you are off-site, please tweet a shout-out to me @healthblawg tagged #AHLABoston a little after 3 p.m. ET, so we can show the folks in Boston the reach of Twitter, and let us know where you're tweeting from. AHLA Annual Meeting 2011 Social Media Legal Marketing Resources by David Harlow View more presentations from David Harlow. AHLA Annual Meeting 2011 Social Media for Lawyers by David Harlow ... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976010 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:56:01 +0100 4976010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976117&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F06%2F27%2Fgoogle-health-its-over%2F I guess you’ve heard the news: Google is giving up on its vision of helping people live healthier lives with online personal health records. When Google Health was introduced in 2008, Marissa Mayer, a Google executive, said it would be a “large ongoing initiative” that the company hoped would attract millions of regular users. But Google Health never really caught on. Well, I know it’s easy to say now, but I wasn’t that surprised. After the first steps, and after years of hard work, Google Health failed to make a real impact on healthcare. When I read the news, an old blog entry of mine came to my mind: Expecting Google Health to change healthcare is something like expecting Wikipedia to substitute all encyclopaedias in the world… Some great pieces on this issue: ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976117 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:09:38 +0100 4976117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968633&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Fgoogle-health-ending-not-having-broad-impact-expected%2F Google announced today on its official blog that it is retiring or phasing out Google Health. Stating that it’s original goal was to “our goal was to create a service that would give people access to their personal health and wellness information” using their focus on the consumer, they found a lack of the broad adoption they expected. I was there at HIMSS in 2008 when Google Health was announced by Eric Schmit and Roni Zeiger doing a demo. They admit that “There has been adoption among certain groups of users like tech-savvy patients and their caregivers, and more recently fitness and wellness enthusiasts.” But not enough adoption to make it worthwhile to keep the shop open. They are provide means for users to export their data by January 1, 2012. Already blo... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968633 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:46:02 +0100 4968633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968636&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2Fzp2qA2Vkles%2F Discussions at HIMSS Day 1 Today’s been a really interesting first day of HIMSS. I’d... Obama’s Investment in EMR, EHR and Health Care IT I’ve been hearing a lot about Obama’s plans to invest... (Source: EMR and HIPAA) EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968636 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:35:52 +0100 4968636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953082&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FPE8g9xAh860%2Ftweetup-at-the-ahla-annual-meeting-in-boston.html Come join Bob Coffield (@bobcoffield) and me, together with other speakers, attendees and camp followers from the American Health Lawyers Association, for a tweetup next Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at 5:30 or so at BrasserieJO, at the Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston.  We hope to introduce the AHLA to some members of Boston's Health 2.0 community and other folks interested in all (or some) things healthcare, legal and/or social media. Check out the TwtVite, let us know if you'll be joining us, and spread the word. As Bob posted earlier today: The TWEETup follows an afternoon of health care social media and the law sessions held as a part of the AHLA Annual Meeting. For full details of the sessions and registration information check out the AHLA Annual Meeting schedule here (P... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953082 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:49:31 +0100 4953082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934659&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F06%2F16%2Feclinic-speak-for-your-health%2F I’ve been updating a list of medical/scientific video sites for years and here is the newest addition, eClinic, a video directory for physicians and medical questions. eClinic was founded by David Buck in 2009 while he was a medical student at Tufts University. eClinic was created to extend the knowledge and therapeutic touch of trusted physicians beyond the office setting. We are passionate about improving health in innovative ways. And we hope that eClinic can compliment in-person counseling with online patient education. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934659 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:03:52 +0100 4934659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934660&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F06%2F15%2Fmedicine-and-social-media-news-from-this-week%2F MMS Physicians Approve Guidelines for Professional Use of Social Media The 12-page report states that a “carefully planned and professionally executed participation in social media by physicians is appropriate, and can be an effective method to connect with colleagues, advance professional expertise, educate patients, and enhance the public profile and reputation of our profession.” AMA Policy: Professionalism in the Use of Social Media Healthysparx: a Quora-like attempt for health questions Online physician professionalism, a medical student opinion 7 tips to avoid HIPAA violations in social media While there are several excellent guidelines and policies on this topic, there isn’t a whole lot of practical advice, so here are my tips to help you avoid privacy violations (... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934660 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:08:37 +0100 4934660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921653&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F06%2F09%2Fthe-weekly-best-of-health-2-0-and-medicine-2-0%2F Sickweather Analyzes Social Data to Map Illness Outbreaks: They track the signs of sickness via social networks and generate maps so that people can determine who and where to avoid. SMS Support Improves Breastfeeding Rates, Australia New mums are four times more likely to stop breastfeeding after eight weeks, than mothers who have received text message support, according to a world first study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Keynote: Seth Roberts and the rise of personal science Video link doctor saves stroke victim Emergency workers at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton scrambled into action when a 56-year-old woman was taken into the accident and emergency unit showing symptoms that she was having a stroke. The on-call stroke consultant was at home and wo... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921653 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:56:17 +0100 4921653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911738&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F06%2F07%2Fthe-healthcare-social-media-landscape%2F My friend, John W. Sharp at eHealth blog published a slideshow about the The Healthcare Social Media Landscape. I only have one collection to add to it, the biggest list of biomedical community sites I’ve been maintaining for years.   (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911738 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:43:49 +0100 4911738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902511&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F25pNHaf_PnQ%2F You may have heard news of Google essentially putting its Google Health PHR platform in cold storage. Whether it’s true or not, the “untethered” PHR—one not connected to a health system’s EHR—has been a non-starter for years. I’ve been particularly critical of the undeserved attention Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault have received, when many smaller companies have been working on PHRs for much longer. The original head of the Google Health project, Adam Bosworth, left the company in 2007 under suspicious circumstances—did he quit or was fired?—prior to the way overhyped 2008 introduction of this vaporware. Bosworth has gone on to start a new company, Keas, that produces a PHR that incorporates care plans. Keas got some undeserved hype itself, in... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902511 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:11:18 +0100 4902511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902512&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2Fy8GYIPCKSxU%2F The driving force behind popular British interactive patient sites HealthTalkOnline and YouthHealthTalk has died. Dr. Ann McPherson, 65, died May 28 after a four-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. McPherson, a general practitioner at Oxford University, came up with the idea for a patient-experience site 15 years ago while fighting her own battle with breast cancer, E-Health Insider reports. Dr. McPherson and Dr. Andrew Herxheimer, a former editor of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, founded predecessor site DIPEx in 2001, long before the phrase “health 2.0″ gained acceptance. Their organization, the DIPEx Charity, divided the site into HealthTalkOnline for adults and YouthHealthTalk for teens, children and their families in 2008. Numerous British celebrities, including... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902512 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:54:13 +0100 4902512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893758&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F06%2F03%2Fget-fit-twitter-campaign-by-ge-healthcare%2F GE Healthcare has recently launched a Twitter-based campaign focusing on health tips against cancer. People can share their own health tips on Twitter by using the #get_fit hashtag that has over 200 country-specific forms. While the initiative is great (that is how a huge company should motivate people to share interesting health tips in order to fight cancer), I think creating multiple hashtags for different countries was a mistake as it might lower the rate of participation (I have to look for my country’s special hashtag first). That’s why at GE Healthcare we’re running an online initiative to encourage people to “Get Fit” and join the fight against cancer. The “Get Fit” project aims to inspire people all around the world to seek healthier lifestyles by... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893758 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:28:13 +0100 4893758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893607&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F06%2F02%2Fthe-healthcare-social-media-landscape%2F Here is a slide show I created reflecting on the different communities developing in this space. Although each emerged on its own, there is certainly collaborative projects and people across these communities and a sense of mutual support. I myself attended the first Health 2.0 conference, then Medicine 2.0 and also part of the e-Patient community. More conferences occur each year both in the US and Europe; two recent examples are TEDx Maastricht which had a health focus and Doctors 2.0 taking place later this month in Paris. Also, the Quantified Self movement is coming to health care as well. I’d be interested in other’s opinions on this. Health care social media communities View more presentations from John Sharp (Source: eHealth) eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893607 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:33:37 +0100 4893607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872340&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F27%2Fhow-to-start-social-media-as-doctors%2F My old friend and mentor, Ves Dimov, MD at Clinical Cases and Images shared some great instructions about how to start using social media as medical professionals. - Start on Twitter, expand to a blog as natural progression. - Input your blog posts automatically to a Facebook like/fan page. - Listen to the leading physicians, nurses and patients’ voices on Twitter, and reply. - Comment on blogs. - Do not be afraid to share your expertise. - Comply with HIPAA and common sense. Also here is what Ves thinks about using Twitter. I have published a series of similar entries on my Medicine 2.0 page. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872340 Fri, 27 May 2011 08:28:36 +0100 4872340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862803&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F24%2Ffrom-ipatients-to-the-five-steps-of-social-media-grieving%2F The Dual Online Identities of Physicians Through the Looking Glass by Lisa Emrich iPatient: The New Citizen-Patient? Automatic tracker ensures your doctor washed their hands Researcher Uses Facebook To Aid Crowd-Sourcing Science That’s when Bloom, who isn’t exactly the most tech-savvy guy out there, suggested Facebook. Sidlauskas loved the idea, so he uploaded photos of each species. And in less than 24 hours, their network of friends – many of whom hold PhDs in ichthyology and are “diehard fish-heads” – had identified almost every specimen. With 5,000 identifications in hand, the team was able to deliver their results to the government and return home on schedule. The Colourful World of Statistics 3 Reasons Why Social Networking Is Not a ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862803 Tue, 24 May 2011 08:04:01 +0100 4862803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4853083&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F23%2Ffinding-a-kidney-donor-through-twitter%2F NBC’s Today show described a story of a Mayo Clinic patient with kidney disease who received a life-saving transplant after her daughter made connections with a volunteer kidney donor through social media, notably on Twitter. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4853083 Mon, 23 May 2011 07:58:45 +0100 4853083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4853085&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F22%2Fthe-social-life-of-health-information-2011%2F Susannah Fox at Pew Internet Research just published the newest report about people using health information online. The internet has changed people’s relationships with information. Our data consistently show that doctors, nurses, and other health professionals continue to be the first choice for most people with health concerns, but online resources, including advice from peers, are a significant source of health information in the U.S. As broadband and mobile access spreads, more people have the ability – and increasingly, the habit – of sharing what they are doing or thinking. In health care this translates to people tracking their workout routines, posting reviews of their medical treatments, and raising awareness about certain health conditions. These are not yet mainstream act... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4853085 Sun, 22 May 2011 07:57:58 +0100 4853085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841656&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F05%2F18%2Fpromoting-healthcare-innovation-through-challenges%2F Innovation in healthcare is now pervasive.  To continue the wave of innovation, hospitals can now earn new incentives based on competitions. These are government-sponsored, industry-sponsored challenges, and even have the potential for becoming business ventures. Here are some competitions hospitals can enter to help expand industry innovation: Health Challenges at Challenge.gov – These include video challenges, National Library of Medicine apps, Flu apps and more. Many offer monetary rewards. Health 2.0 Developer Challenge – Developed by the Health 2.0 Conference folks, this includes online challenges and live competitions including a Code-a-Thon which most recently occurred in February A Code-a-Thon is a day long competition to build an application. Winners... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841656 Wed, 18 May 2011 20:06:14 +0100 4841656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820846&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F05%2Fddw11-socialmedia.html Let's congratulate DDW11 for a very pro-active social media strategy. YouTube channel : David Sack, a visiting gastro-enterologist at Digestive Disease Week 2011, did the above video interview, at the "win a Flipcam" contest at the conference.  The DDW organized the video recording of 32 poster presenters and of numerous physicians presenting highlights of the conference here. Facebook: here is the DDW page  The FB page is another vehicle to tell the story of DDW and be where the audience is.  Twitter:  1700 tweets approximately tell the story of Digestive Disease Week 2011. You can read the transcript here, gathered on FoxePractice Téléchargement  #ddw11 - Healthcare Twitter Transcript » So, if you didn't get to DDW11, y... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820846 Thu, 12 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4820846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813545&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F12%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-pharma-to-health-games%2F 25 Android Apps to Learn About Any Disease, Symptom, or Medicine Competitors Are “Best Source” of Complaints About Promotions Received by FDA Among FDA’s TOP three “normal” surveillance activities was “complaints submitted by industry competitors.” In fact, Gray said “we have found that industry competitors tend to be some of the best sources of information about potentially false and misleading advertising.” Study tests effectiveness of weight loss apps Generation Alzheimer’s: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers Interview With Dr. Berci Mesko by Al Jazeera -Personalized Medicine From Hungary With Webicina Tapcloud, Movement Through Real Space in a Casual Game The Rise of Social Media & Participatory Medicin... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813545 Thu, 12 May 2011 08:37:41 +0100 4813545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813546&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F11%2Fopen-access-social-media-guide-for-pharma-launched%2F After I published the announcement about creating collaboratively an open-access set of guidelines that pharma companies could use for free and personalize for their own needs and preferences, I received several e-mails and tweets from people who want to participate. If you want to participate, please send me an e-mail to “info at webicina.com” and I give you permission to edit the document. Webicina.com happily hosts the platform on which we can create this guide. Check it out here! (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813546 Wed, 11 May 2011 12:58:55 +0100 4813546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813282&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F05%2Fconsultation-virtuelle.html Here is the scenario of your next consultation.  You call a unique national phone number and explain your problem to someone who is specialized in managing this type of call and who can provide a pre-diagnosis. Conscious of the importance of your problem, he or she gets you a same-day appointment in the town where you live. The appointment is confirmed by email during the phone call. When you get there, a first person with an iPad greets you, checks off the appointment and lets everyone who could be following up with you know that you're there. The Center is very busy, but you are taken within 10 minutes of your appointed time. That person performs a very quick examination, confirms the earlier diagnosis, and notes the result in her iPhone. She goes off to get just what you ne... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813282 Mon, 09 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4813282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803391&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F05%2F08%2Ftweet_fit-tweets-while-you-do-exercises%2F Tweet_Fit is an amazing idea that is similar in nature to Kickbee. Here are the details: Developed by a UK design student, the connected gym accessory attaches to the end of a standard dumbbell and sends updates to your Twitter account when you start and stop your workout. Take it offline and it guides you through the perfect curl. Tweet_Fit’s designer points out that it offers a novel way for trainers to keep track of their clients, and can be used to spur healthy competition between friends. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803391 Sun, 08 May 2011 13:12:02 +0100 4803391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775459&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Fsocial-media-moving-into-healthcares-mainstream%2F TuDiabetes Study Two articles today demonstrate the growth of influence in social media in the healthcare arena. The first is a research article about TuDiabetes.org 15,000 members on PLosONE permitting data donation to measure H1c in diabetics to demonstrate a model for cohort and translational science and for use as a complementary surveillance  approach.  This research combined with a recent study of PatientsLikeMe demonstrate the potential power of utilizing patient reported results and outcomes as a research tool. The second article appears in the Archives of Internal Medicine, “Professionalism in the Digital Age.” Get a copy of the full version if you can. It represents a positive approach to social media for physicians and other healthcare providers while noting some c... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775459 Tue, 03 May 2011 02:10:00 +0100 4775459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775394&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsurvey-some-believe-that-physicians-should-not-engage-in-social-media%2F2011.05.01 Healthcare IT News recently asked its readers about their thoughts on doctors using social media. The interesting part here is when 13% of participants think that doctors should not be using social media at all. I wonder why they ignore social media that much. Maybe because they have never heard about the limitations, dangers and potential tools to fight these dangers. Maybe we should talk more about these issues. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775394 Sun, 01 May 2011 21:00:36 +0100 4775394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768182&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F29%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-rap-to-sequencing%2F Join The HealthyRT Experiment: Let’s Use Twitter To Drown Out Health Misinformation I’d like to get a small group of volunteer experts together – healthcare professionals committed to science and common sense – and have them read and approve links before they are promoted on Twitter. I have created a new Twitter account called “HealthyRT” – the volunteer experts will have access to this account and can promote content that is medically sound. Did Boehringer Mishandle This Adverse Event Report on Twitter? The New Era Of Interactive Health Rap video teaches how to recognize, treat sepsis in hospitals Meet Science: What is “peer review”? When the science you learned in school and the science you read in the newspaper don’t quite match up, the Meet Sc... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768182 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:33:56 +0100 4768182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762817&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fthe-rise-of-social-media-participatory-medicine%2F Read my latest iHealthbeat Perspective on this topic. The rise of the ePatient feeds off of social media tools. Two points I would like to reinforce: every patient with a chronic or life-threatening condition is a member of an online community – they just need to join social media sites are become a routine source of information on managing one’s disease and engaging one’s physician. The members of the Society for Participatory Medicine are taking the lead in this area. To read a more extensive treatment, read the e-Patient Whitepaper and the works of Susanna Fox, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and others. This movement is very dynamic and making strides into the practice of medicine. This opinion piece was inspired by attending TEDxMaastricht – the videos tell the story of... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762817 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:53:03 +0100 4762817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762895&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fopen-access-social-media-guide-for-pharma-want-to-join%2F I’ve been planning to launch this project for some time but before launching it officially I wanted to get feedback from some companies I spoke at about this important topic. So here is the deal. I would like to create collaboratively an open-access set of guidelines that pharma companies could use for free and personalize for their own needs and preferences. I believe we (medical professionals and patients) have to know how the pharma sector do and should not use social media and vica versa. Let’s get together and please let me know if you think you would like to contribute to that. Myself, I would cover the Wikipedia usage section but I would need participants focusing on pharma and Twitter, blogs or Facebook, etc. Please let me know what you think! If there are enough partic... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762895 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:18:11 +0100 4762895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758905&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F27%2Fhealthtap-hunch-style-in-medicine%2F I’ve recently come across HealthTap, a new service that aims to give us personalized health information based on our answers for various questions. Currently it only works for pregnant women and the first year of life but they will open up the site for more conditions later. An excerpt from an article: The idea behind HealthTap isn’t to help visitors self-diagnose that ache in their side or that lump under their skin, Gutman emphasizes—it’s simply to help connect them with trusted physicians and prepare them to ask smarter questions when they get to the doctor’s office. “We are not building technology to replace physicians, but to empower patients to find information in collaboration with physicians,” says the CEO. In fact, a big part of the site is devoted to Facebook-li... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758905 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:30:43 +0100 4758905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753695&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-you-should-use-twitter-instant-medical-crowdsourcing%2F2011.04.25 I’ve been building a medical community on Twitter for years and now I have about 6000 followers including doctors, medical students, patients, medical librarians, scientists, etc. Whenever I have a question about my profession, PhD, or social media, generally I receive a valid and relevant answer in minutes. I don’t always know who might have the answer for my questions, that’s why it can be beneficial to put that into a large pot full of people with similar interests and wait for the answer. There is always someone with an answer or there is always someone in the communities of my community who might have the final solution. That’s why I use Twitter for everyday communication, even though my main platform is my still blog. It’s an honor to be included in the world’s top 10 med... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753695 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:00:01 +0100 4753695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734445&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F21%2Fsurvey-analysis-doctors-use-of-social-media%2F Healthcare IT News recently asked its readers about their thoughts on doctors using social media. The interesting part here is when 13% of participants think that doctors should not be using social media at all. I wonder why they ignore social media that much. Maybe because they have never heard about the limitations, dangers and potential tools to fight these dangers. Maybe we should talk more about these issues. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734445 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:08:36 +0100 4734445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734091&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F04%2Fdoctors-20-you-conference-.html   All Greek participants will be warmly welcomed by @kgapo and the Doctors 2.0 team ! (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734091 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4734091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734090&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F04%2Fdoctors-20-you-paris-video.html Where are the Doctors 2.0 & You workshops and plenary taking place? Where is the Mobile Application Demo Party happening and why? Where is the Eiffel Tower? The video will tell you all ! PS Will you join healthcare professionals, pharma managers, tech companies, government employees and payers in Paris? You tell us!  (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734090 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4734090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734447&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F19%2Fthe-future-of-doctor-patient-video-calls%2F A Swedish company came out with an amazing innovation at a mobile company with which sales people can contact customers directly through a Minority Report-like solution. Is this the future of doctor-patient video calls as well? Check it out! (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734447 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:04:24 +0100 4734447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734448&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F19%2Ffrom-patients-on-facebook-to-wifi-enabled-asthma-inhalers%2F Facebook friend request from a patient? (The Lancet) In the USA, birthplace of most of these technological advances, various associations of health-care professionals are starting to issue codes of conduct when dealing with new digital media. Other countries, such as the UK, Canada, and Australia, are also debating what rules should be set. But some doctors believe such codes will have to evolve and adapt as younger generations, used to living an online life from an early age, start to dominate health care and to teach subsequent waves of professionals. The 9 wireless health investments so far this year TEDxPugetSound – Stephen Friend, MD, PhD – True Crowd Sourcing of Medicine: Activating All of Us The Future of the Doctor-Pharma Relationship But I find the element of ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734448 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:33:11 +0100 4734448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4720030&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F16%2Fappropriate-use-of-social-media-in-healthcare-organizations%2F John w. Sharp published a great slideshow focusing on how healthcare institutions should use social media and he also mentioned the potential dangers. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4720030 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:10:13 +0100 4720030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714946&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F15%2Fcrowdsourcing-in-medicine-via-twitter%2F I’ve been building a medical community on Twitter for years and now I have about 6000 followers including doctors, medical students, patients, medical librarians, scientists, etc. Whenever I have a question about my profession, PhD, or social media, generally I receive a valid and relevant answer in minutes. I don’t always know who might have the answer for my questions, that’s why it can be beneficial to put that into a large pot full of people with similar interests and wait for the answer. There is always someone with an answer or there is always someone in the communities of my community who might have the final solution. That’s why I use Twitter for everyday communication, even though my main platform is my still blog. It’s an honor to be included in the ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714946 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:46:01 +0100 4714946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714854&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F04%2F14%2Fappropriate-use-of-social-media-in-healthcare-organizations%2F A question during a presentation on social media in healthcare about the appropriate use of social media in patient care areas. Social media can be an effective tool for engaging patients online. But what about the use of social media in patient care areas. Should nurses, physicians and other healthcare providers be online interacting with colleagues or family during active patient care? With busy clinics and busier hospital units and greater concern about patient safety, is there time for what administrators might view as a distraction? Would you want your nurse to be updating Facebook while you are waiting for post-op pain medication? Yet there may be some advantages to direct caregivers utilizing social media. How about the oncology nurse interacting with the cancer patient discharged l... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714854 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:57:27 +0100 4714854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696855&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F11%2Fhealth-informatics-and-social-media%2F Some days ago, I talked with Peter Murray, director of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), and we agreed that there should be a Webicina.com section dedicated to health informatics. So it is a great pleasure to announce that Webicina.com, in collaboration with IMIA, published a selection focusing on relevant health informatics blogs, news, Twitter users, Youtube channels and peer-reviewed journals in PeRSSonalized Health Informatics, the simplest customizable medical information aggregator that is available in 17 languages. You can also add custom Pubmed search boxes to your personalized journal. Some reasons why PeRSSonalized Medicine is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696855 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:42:26 +0100 4696855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693444&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F08%2Fjay-parkinsons-story%2F I’ve been an admirer of Jay Parkinson, MD does since I first met him online. I also did an interview with him, include him in the medical curriculum of the University of Debrecen through my course about Internet and medicine; and present his story in nearly all my presentations. He now described details of his own story on his blog. An excerpt: Upon finishing my second residency at Hopkins in Baltimore in September of 2007, I moved back to Williamsburg to start a new kind of practice: Patients would visit my website See my Google calendar Choose a time and input their symptoms My iphone would alert me I would make a house call They’d pay me via paypal We’d follow up by email, IM, videochat, or in person Medical education and residency is pretty militaristic. You fall in line o... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693444 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:28:24 +0100 4693444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684479&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2011%2F04%2F07%2Ftedxmaastricht-technology-and-participatory-hope%2F April 4 in Maastricht, Netherlands, was an event full of optimism but not simply about how technology can transform healthcare.  Lucien Engelen envisioned this conference as about health, not healthcare and full participation by the patient as an equal partner. To what extent was this accomplished? The answer is in much of what was said: - health as homeostasis rather than disease and cure - you can’t outsource your health - inforgs -by Luciano Floridi - society has seen the separation passion and profitability - in education ere are too many questions for faculty to answer, students must be full participants - use of a flight simulator as a safety team building tool - add travel history to your personal health record - singularity – artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, i... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684479 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:06:41 +0100 4684479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4677010&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F04%2F05%2Ffda-launches-consumer-friendly-web-search-for-consumers-during-recalls%2F Here is an interesting press release from FDA: Beginning today, consumers can search for food and other product recalls easier and quicker on FDA’s website than previously. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed into law in January by President Obama called for a more consumer-friendly recall search engine. To provide greater ease of use for consumers, the search results provide data from news releases and other recall announcements in the form of a table. That table organizes information from news releases on recalls since 2009 by date, product brand name, product description, reason for the recall and the recalling firm. For more information: FDA Web page:  Recalls & Safety Alerts FDA Consumer Update Video:  Identifying Recalled Products FDA photostream of recalled ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4677010 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:17:37 +0100 4677010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676747&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fnew-medworm-blast-service.html Last week I spoked to Denise Silber who was looking for media partners for the Doctors 2.0 conference that she is organising in Paris in June this year. I suggested that I put out a simple message with hyperlink promoting the conference via all the unsponsored MedWorm feeds.Less than one week later I ran an exact search in Google on the text used in the message:"Find out about the Doctors 2.0 and You conference in Paris, June 22-23rd. The call is now on for posters and the start-up contest."It returned approximately 109,000 indexed pages from across the web containing this text (and the hyperlink most of the time, except for the cases where the hyperlinks were stripped out of the RSS feeds). Here's the evidence.Isn't that amazing? And this is just a glimpse of the MedWorm feed distribution... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676747 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:10:00 +0100 4676747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670103&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F04%2Fcase-for-ehealth.html The Case for eHealth is a publication I had the great fortune to write at the request of the European Commission (Ilias Iakovidis, Petra Wilson) unit in charge of eHealth, in 2003. It is now referenced in publications in many languages, although there have been no translations. I thought it would be interesting to circulate it again now, thanks to Twitter and Facebook, as we ask ourselves about the best way forward. Here are 2 quotes from page 36 :         Please feel free to download the report via this link. Téléchargement Case_for_eHealth03. (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670103 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4670103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664172&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F04%2Forgan-donation-facebook.html The story of a kidney donation thanks to a Facebook friend whom the recipient had never met was  published on March 31.  The two people met once the volunteer had stepped forward. The tissue compatibility was verified and a friendship began between the 2 people. This is not the first such case. Other stories can be found by googling. So, altruism exists. Facebook didn't invent it. But it did simplify the means for altruists to meet, and you can even encourage them. Here is a banner you can download. Once again we demonstrate that the internet is  just a digital image of the people and world around us.... 600 million people on Facebook? Hmmm, who's checking that number? (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664172 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4664172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636597&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-radiation-charts-to-data-visualization%2F XKCD’s radiation dose chart XKCD created this exceptionally helpful chart showing exactly how much radiation exposure you might encounter by doing something like flying from LA to NYC, getting a chest x-ray, hanging out at Chernobyl, living near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, or sleeping next to another human being. Impact factor and other indices to assess science, scientists and scientific journals. First-person account from surgeon who removed his own appendix I worked without gloves. It was hard to see. The mirror helps, but it also hinders — after all, it’s showing things backwards. I work mainly by touch. The bleeding is quite heavy, but I take my time — I try to work surely. Opening the peritoneum, I injured the blind gut a... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636597 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:39:16 +0100 4636597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622440&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fwebicina-iphone-app-feedback%2F Last week, I happily announced that the free iPhone application of Webicina.com is now available in iTunes. Basically we wanted to let you access the curated social media resources we feature on mobile and also provide an interesting and educational game that discusses issues related to quality medical information online and the health 2.0 field. Enjoy and reach the highest score! The feedback has been amazing. Webicina iPhone App Helps Navigate Medical Social Media (Medgadget) Our good friend Dr. Berci Meskó who writes at ScienceRoll and curates Webicina, has a new iPhone app that brings a lot of the medical social media resources into one place. Both patients and clinicians can find sites that are relevant to their specific topics of interest. Webicina Goes Mobile with a Free iPhone A... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622440 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:23:52 +0100 4622440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622441&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fpush-baby-push%2F The author of one of my favourite science microblogs shared this link with me. The site’s name is Push Baby, Push. Pregnant women can text their due date for free weekly advice during pregnancy. Physicians can sign up, edit the text messages, add new ones and invite patients via their mobile numbers. There is no information available about the business model if there is any. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622441 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:10:23 +0100 4622441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615243&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FJNZ-0UqD4To%2Fdirect-project-reaches-critical-mass-interoperability-on-the-horizon.html The ONC announced today that the Direct Project now has commitments from about sixty health care and health IT organizations to support its vision of secure direct messaging of health information.  Given the level of support across twenty states, a number of integrated delivery systems and many EHR vendors, the Direct Project will allow for secure health information messaging for up to 160 million Americans.  Specifications for the Direct Project are now final, and draft documentaiton is available, too.  (For more information, see the anouncement about the widespread adoption of the Direct Project, complete with links to more detail on its website.  For further background, see the Direct Project's earlier announcement of its first live secure transmission of medical records.  For a ... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615243 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:45:15 +0100 4615243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610940&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2Fpeer-to-peer-healthcare-pew-internet-research%2F This report shows how people’s networks are expanding to include online peers, particularly in the crucible of rare disease. The most striking finding of the national survey is the extent of peer-to-peer help among people living with chronic conditions. One in four internet users living with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart conditions, lung conditions, cancer, or some other chronic ailment (23%) say they have gone online to find others with similar health concerns. By contrast, 15% of internet users who report no chronic conditions have sought such help online. Feel free to join the discussion on E-patients.net. Susannah Fox describes it on a new video: (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610940 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:56:54 +0100 4610940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610806&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F03%2Fdoctors-on-twitter-huffington.html It's all over the web these days: blogposts, studies, tweets, about how doctors are behaving in social media. Are doctors being professional, ethical, non-promotional? Today's Huffington Post article on the subject does a good wrap-up citing TwitterDoctors.Net, site that includes 1300 physicians and their stats, a Jama study, and Kevin Pho, a physician blogger.What will we be hearing in the coming weeks and months about doctors and social media? Lots! As usual, everyone is worried about the "other guy," that physician who violates patient privacy or who spouts out about subjects on which he/she is not an expert, something that the writer would never do.  What is the solution? Come to Doctors 2.0 & You, in Paris, on June 22-23, 2011, the only conference focussed ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610806 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4610806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605986&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F03%2F17%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-wheelmap-to-tablets%2F Wheelmap: iPhone City Guide for Wheelchair Users The iPad 2, healthcare, and platform agnosticism Boy, 4, Diagnosed With Leukemia After Picture Is Posted on Facebook Philip Rice posted the photo of his son, Ted, on the social networking site after putting him to bed with a rash. A family friend, Dr. Sara Barton, recognized it as a symptom of acute lymphocytic leukemia and sent a message saying Ted needed to go to the hospital straight away. He has now started a three-year course of chemotherapy. Free iPhone medical translation app sets a new standard, MediBabble Translator app review Large numbers of non-English-speaking patients receive care on a daily basis in the United States, and the accompanying barriers to communication often negatively impact the level of care these patien... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605986 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:27:13 +0100 4605986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600731&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F03%2F16%2Fdigital-literacy-and-medicine-2-0-video-for-stanford-university%2F When I attended Medicine 2.0 in Maastricht last November, organizers of the Medicine 2.0 Stanford event created a video interview with me in which I talked about my “Internet in Medicine” university course, medicine 2.0 and Webicina as well. Bertalan Mesko, MD, is a firm believer that social media applications and services will revolutionize medical education, as well as communication between physicians and patients. Mesko’s interest in technology and health care led him to create a university course focusing on bringing the web into medical practice and to launch Webicina, which offers social media tutorials, guides and other tools to help physicians navigate the web. In this video, Mesko talks about the growing movement of participatory medicine and the importance of di... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600731 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:14:36 +0100 4600731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592609&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fwebicina-iphone-application-is-available-in-itunes%2F Finally, it’s a great pleasure to announce that the free iPhone application of Webicina.com is now available in iTunes. We cannot wait to hear your feedback and suggestions. The Android version is coming soon! Basically we wanted to let you access the curated social media resources we feature on mobile and also provide an interesting and educational game that discusses issues related to quality medical information online and the health 2.0 field. Enjoy and reach the highest score! Webicina.com curates online medical resources in social media for patients and medical professionals for free in over 15 languages in over 80 medical specialties and conditions. This application makes it easier to access these selected resources on smartphones and also includes a Health 2.0 Quiz which was d... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592609 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:30:25 +0100 4592609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592390&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F03%2Fpatientslikeme.html What self-respecting health on the internet fan doesn't know PatientsLikeMe  the site that enables English-speaking patients to create their online profile, generate dynamic graphic representations of their data and-- most important of all, meet up with people "like them"? For many, myself included, PatientsLikeMe is the icon of the Health 2.0 movement. Two new changes to PatientsLikeMe rules inspired this blogpost 1) the PatientsLikeMe site will henceforth apply the principle of cooptation. A member can invite another patient, whatever his or her condition 2) a patient can create a new condition, if one is lacking. People with multiple conditions will be able to follow all of them on PLM. A final but important question at this time: Why does PatientsLikeMe... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592390 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4592390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4580971&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FzNuaBRS5t4o%2Fdavid-harlow-quoted-in-ama-american-medical-news-story-on-daily-deal-websites.html Groupon, LivingSocial and other daily deal websites are being used by health care providers -- though thus far mostly by those that are not covered by traditional commercial or governmental health insurance (e.g., dental, chiropractic, acupuncture services).  Read the American Medical News story on Groupon, where I was quoted, and please take a look at my blog post on the subject as well -- at the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media blog -- entitled: Groupons for Health Care Services: No-Brainer or Legal Minefield?  In that post, I observed: There are a number of legal issues, and their resolution will depend, in part, on where you are situated, since many of the relevant rules are state laws, which vary.  For example: Groupon collects 50% of the price of the groupon as its fee; is th... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4580971 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:48:42 +0100 4580971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527734&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fquestioning-mobile-health%2F2011.02.27 This is something. Jay Parkinson on the Future Well blog has suggested that health apps are overrated. Then on Twitter came a remark that the post represented “fightin’ words.” While I think the tweet was in jest, I’m sure there are some who will take offense to the less-than-flattering remarks about our coveted health apps. We love the concept of health apps for what they represent more than for what they really offer us. We want to feel that we’ve got it all in the palm of our hand. After all, technology might do for us what we won’t do for ourselves. Like Jay I’m underwhelmed, but I don’t think that’ll always be the case. The post’s criticism should start a conversation about what’s real in mobile health and what isn’t. Even the fantasy of Health 2.... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527734 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:00:47 +0100 4527734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517302&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F02%2F25%2Fnew-health-networks%2F There are over 50 (!) biomedical community sites in my constantly updated list. Here are the 2 newest additions. bevalley is a global network where healthcare professionals and organizations share medical facts and the ways they use them. It includes several applications to work with data, such as analysis tools and graphical representations. bevalley is free of charge and grows in a controlled way through an invitation system. Each user has a limited number of exclusive invites to the network. If you already know some users in bevalley, ask them to invite you! Vivu: a network of professionals and users that care about our health and wellness. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517302 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:29:55 +0100 4517302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512544&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F02%2F23%2Fcan-pharma-companies-edit-wikipedia%2F Recently, I’ve received plenty of e-mails asking whether pharma companies can or should edit Wikipedia entries about their own products. Here is a quick summary of what the medical Wikipedia community thinks about that: The Wikipedia:Conflict of interest guideline addresses this, while Wikipedia:Neutral point of view and Wikipedia:Username policy are also relevant. Disclosure of COI is not required by any Wikipedia policy. Some editors have voluntarily chosen to disclose a conflict of interest by including their employers’ names in their account names, e.g., all these folks from GlaxoSmithKline. More self-identify on their user pages. Self-identification is a two-edged sword: You get points from most users for being honest, but a few will use it to harrass editors. See, e.g., ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512544 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:11:10 +0100 4512544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507488&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F02%2F22%2Fperssonalized-conductive-education%2F Conductive education (CE) was developed by Professor Andras Peto and became an educational system for children and adults who have motor disorders of neurological origin. This area has lots of fantastic resources and it was just time for Webicina.com to publish a selection focusing on relevant CE blogs, news, Twitter users, Youtube channels and peer-reviewed journals in PeRSSonalized Conductive Education, the simplest customizable medical information aggregator that is available in 17 languages. The idea came from Izabella Vajda, a Pető-trained conductor-kindergarten teacher as she started a great blog under the name Playing With Angels. You can also add custom Pubmed search boxes to your personalized journal. Some reasons why PeRSSonalized Medicine is unique: You can search in the data... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507488 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:01:59 +0100 4507488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495206&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fapp-tracking-the-flu%2F2011.02.18 As a part of the TheraFlu campaign, Novartis has developed free Android, Blackberry and iPhone applications for tracking flu outbreaks in the U.S. These days it’s become inevitable to develop free apps on all platforms in order to promote your product. From Novartis: Keep up-to-date on the most active cold and flu reports around the country. The WheresFlu™ app follows sickness incidence levels from week to week and keeps track of the current top 5 affected cities in the nation. The WheresFlu™ app will find your current location and provide you with results for that area. Or you can enter a ZIP code to get information for that area. If you’re wondering how it actually works and how it differs from Google Flu Trends, here it is: WheresFlu™ measures weekly activity for cold ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495206 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:00:39 +0100 4495206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489891&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F02%2F17%2Fwheresflu-mobile-app%2F Novartis, as a part of the TheraFlu campaign, developed free Android, Blackberry and iPhone applications for tracking flu outbreaks in the US. I believe that these days it has become an inevitable idea to develop free apps on all platforms in order to promote your product. Keep up-to-date on the most active cold and flu reports around the country. The WheresFlu™ app follows sickness incidence levels from week to week and keeps track of the current top 5 affected cities in the nation. The WheresFlu™ app will find your current location and provide you with results for that area. Or you can enter a ZIP code to get information for that area. If you are wondering how it actually works and how it differs from Google Flu Trends, here it is: WheresFlu™ measures weekly activity for cold and ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489891 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:44:39 +0100 4489891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482919&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F02%2F16%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-avatars-to-medical-data-explosion%2F Social Media Prepares Docs For Traditional Media Your Avatar Could Affect the Way You Live With advances in technology continually making the world more and more connected with itself, avatars will continue to evolve also. According to Jeremy Bailenson, creator of VHIL, “avatars will soon play an even bigger role in our lives online. How we shape our own avatars and how we interact with others could have profound influences on our behavior.” EmbedPlus as an educational tool for videos: core features could help teachers focus students on relevant parts of existing videos and allow them to add extended material. What can social media do for EBM practices? Breaking the 140-character Limit of Twitter Opens the Door to FDA-Compliant Branded Tweets Playing for Real: V... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482919 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:25:58 +0100 4482919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433246&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F02%2F03%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-twitter-trial-to-androids%2F Emergency Medicine Tweducation Trying to Save Lives in Real Time via Twitter Health Digital Check-Up: Content Curation in Healthcare Regulations are a challenge yes. Where there is challenge, there is often opportunity. Check out www.webicina.com for a great example of healthcare content curation created by Dr. Bertalan Mesko. Top 15 Free Android Medical apps for Healthcare professionals (iMedicalApps) Growing Role of Social Media Among Policymakers (Eye on FDA) Social media connects physicians and patients, but guidelines may be necessary Physicians are encouraged to determine the goal of their social media presence, whether it is promoting their practice, promoting themselves and speakers, or advocating an issue they are passionate about, Dr. Vartabedian said. Once t... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433246 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:17:20 +0100 4433246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429223&cid=t_99803_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fwhy-doctors-shouldnt-use-twitter-for.html There's a lot of buzz about using Twitter and other forms of social media to improve health care (see, for example, "More Patients Meeting With Doctors Via Web Programs Such as Skype", and "Is The Future Of Healthcare Communications In Social Media?"). In particular, physicians are being encouraged to use social media -- Twitter in particular -- to help them deliver better health care.But it seems that physicians are reluctant to do it for a variety of reasons (see, for example, "Are Doctors Avoiding Twitter Because of 'Doctor Bashing'?"). If doctors DID become big fans of Twitter, we might see the scenario depicted in the following New Yorker cartoon*, which appeared in the recent issue:*Note: I changed the caption, which originally read “We’d like to start out being very involved wit... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429223 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:04:00 +0100 4429223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419349&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F31%2Fmayo-clinic-center-for-social-media-new-advisory-board-members%2F I had the honour to be included in the Advisory Board of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media. Mayo Clinic has been an example about using social media by a healthcare institution and I’m very glad I can take active part in planning and designing their online activities from now. In September, the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media named 13 members to our External Advisory Board and announced a plan to crowdsource the remaining positions. We knew we wanted diverse perspectives and backgrounds on the board, and we felt crowdsourcing and using social media tools to aid the search would help us get the broadest input in candidate recruitment and identifying those diverse perspectives. The response was overwhelming, with more than 120 candidates nominated or applying for what we had... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419349 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:38:28 +0100 4419349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419132&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F01%2Fbornhivfree-prize.html Having had the pleasure of nominating the #BornHIVFree campaign for the 2011 #hesawards managed by Creation HealthCare, am pleased to note that the campaign is the winner of the 2011 People Power Award.       Below, please find the title of the poster I presented on same subject at Medicine 2.0 Maastricht, in November, 2010.  (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419132 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4419132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405855&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FXGQzNuEv3Zo%2F Deven McGraw is the Director of the Health Privacy Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology.  The Health 2.0 movement has seen incredible growth recently, with new tools and services continuously being released. Of course, Health 2.0 developers face a number of challenges when it comes to getting providers and patients to adopt new tools, including integrating into a health system that is still mostly paper-based. Another serious obstacle facing developers is how to interpret and, where appropriate, comply with the HIPAA privacy and security regulations.  Questions abound when it comes to Health 2.0 and HIPAA, and it’s vital we get them answered, both for the sake of protecting users’ privacy and to ensure people are able to experience the full benefits of innova... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405855 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:33:07 +0100 4405855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382909&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F21%2Fwhat-medical-smartphones-apps-do-you-use%2F I’ve recently described how I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab in medicine and in all my online activities.  There is no doubt about the power of mobile health and as now there is a medical category even on the Android Marketplace, there will be more and more health apps this year. I also wrote about websites and search engines that will help you find interesting and useful medical apps, but the best way would be crowd-sourcing, of course. As a first step, I asked my friend and squash partner, Gabor Csato, MD, registrar (anaesthesiology and intensive therapy) to share the apps he uses in his practice on his iPhone with us. Pubmed search app, anaesthesiology descriptions and guides, calculators, Epocrates database, pharmindex and one surprise app (Webicina.com which I will descibe in detail... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382909 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:40:51 +0100 4382909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377567&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F01%2Fdoctors-20-you-conference-to-examine-impact-of-web-20-in-healthcare-from-physician-perspective.html First event of its kind to be held in Paris, France June 22-23, 2011; agenda will address results to-date, impact and business aspects of social media and tools in healthcare delivery. PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doctors 2.0™ & You, a first-time conference examining how doctors use social media and Web 2.0 tools to connect with patients, colleagues, pharma, payers and hospitals, will be held on June 22-23, 2011 at the Cité Universitaire Internationale in Paris, France. Organized by e-health specialist Basil Strategies, co-organizer of the 2010 Health 2.0 Europe conference, the two-day Doctors 2.0 & You event will gather experts from across Europe, the U.S., and Israel, to examine physicians’ professional use of new and social media and its practical, societal and business impact on ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377567 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4377567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377721&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F19%2Fhealth-2-0-news-cloud-discovery-and-overhyped-smartphone-apps%2F Smartphones: More Vulnerable Than Ever CNN Money made a valid point in their recent article when they said that the smartphone is quickly becoming one of your most dangerous possessions. Because of services that make our lives easier, like online mobile banking and online shopping via your phone’s web browser, your smartphone has surpassed your wallet as the main target for pickpocketers and thieves. Medicine 2.0: Ordering Your Own Medical Tests Virtual Healthcare Center in Second Life Facebook “friend” request from patient? French doctors decline EBM Pioneer Dr. David Sackett Speaks Health 2.0 San Francisco – Tim O’Reilly Keynote Happy 10th birthday, dear Wikipedia, we all admire and love you! #wikipedia#wp10 Cloud Discovery & Licenced Library In... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377721 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:30:47 +0100 4377721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338183&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F12%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-microsoft-surface-to-gene-machine%2F New Visualization Tool Gives Real-Time View of What Scientists Are Reading Introducing Microsoft Surface 2.0—our vision for healthcare infographic – Social Media in 2010 year end review Great Story About Value of Healthcare Information The ER doctors were able to effectively treat her because she had her digital device which provided them all of her medications, conditions, allergies (she is allergic to latex). Because of this rare condition and her acute distress she was told by the doctors had she not had this device there would have been adverse events, medical errors and it would have been fatal. Taking DNA Sequencing to the Masses and Gene Machine Audaciously named the Personal Genome Machine (PGM), the silicon-based device is the smallest and cheapest DNA decoder ever t... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338183 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:17:20 +0100 4338183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331167&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F10%2Fnew-infant-video-monitors%2F You may remember my post about the Dutch Telebaby projectin which cameras were installed at the incubators and parents can watch their child live 24 hours a day through even a mobile device. Now Samsung included BabyView infant video monitor option in the new Galaxy. Samsung took a break from pushing its connected HDTVs and Galaxy S line here at CES to introduce something just a wee bit different: a baby video monitor line. Yeah, seriously. The BabyView range is said to be engineered to fit into the wild and crazy lifestyles of “tech-savvy parents,” enabling proud mamas and papas to share audio and video of their youngster with friends and family via Twitter and Facebook. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331167 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:00:20 +0100 4331167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4327000&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F10%2Fsamsung-galaxy-tab-in-medicine%2F I predicted a massive role of tablets in 2011 and also wrote about the pros and cons of using iPad in healthcare when it became a hit last year. So it’s time to talk about Samsung Galaxy Tab which actually has changed totally my online activities in the past 3-4 weeks. Pros: Flash-based websites don’t mean any problems. Multi-tasking works nicely. Has a camera (both photo and video), plus videoconferencing is possible. Battery life seemed to be over 15 hours. Much smaller than iPad, really easy to hold for long time. Has barcode scanner app. Reading medical papers, e-book and PDFs is comfortable. The voice-controlled search app Vlingo is at least as good as Siri on iPhones. Cons: If it’s connected through USB to laptops, battery won’t be charged. There are stil... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4327000 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:01:24 +0100 4327000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322638&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F07%2Facne-and-web-2-0%2F If you have ever tried to find useful, medically reliable information on acne without advertisement-based websites or spams, I’m sure you had to go through plenty of useless resources until you found at least a good one (if you have found any). Webicina.com now published a selection focusing on relevant acne blogs, news, Twitter users, Youtube channels and peer-reviewed journals in PeRSSonalized Acne, the simplest customizable medical information aggregator that is available in 17 languages. You can also add custom Pubmed search boxes to your personalized journal. Some reasons why PeRSSonalized Medicine is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any of the ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322638 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:39:53 +0100 4322638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322639&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F07%2Fbest-ecg-mobile-solution-ever%2F I’ve already written about numerous ECG solutions in smartphones (see below), but a recent Medgadget report beats them all.What you need is an iPhone with the special app, a wireless case and you can perform an ECG. There are so many great ideas which will probably never be used in practice, but this, I believe, will be an exception. Seattle, Washington based Alivecor will be showing off its new iPhonECG system at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company has partnered with Oregon Scientific to manufacture the units, which are expected to sell for under $100 a piece. Related posts: OpenECGproject: Open Source for Electrocardiography DIY ECG at Home Health 2.0 News: Youtube, Patient Data and Google Wave Mobile Health News and Innovations (Source: ScienceRo... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322639 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:32:09 +0100 4322639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318409&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FhkSDEDbiKZ8%2Fdavid-harlow-quoted-in-telemedicine-article-in-ma-medical-law-report.html Telemedicine is one of the mechanisms currently being explored as a means of spreading around our unevenly distributed supply of clinicians, and to increase patient convenience.  Adoption of the technology is in its early stages, largely due to failure of most payors to pay for remote consultations.  I spoke recently with MA Medical Law Report about managing the risks of practicing telemedicine.  Please have a look at the lead article in the current edition, and consider the privacy, security, continuity of care, licensure and technological issues that may arise even if reimbursement were not an issue at all. David HarlowThe Harlow Group LLCHealth Care Law and Consulting   (Source: HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog) HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318409 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:34:30 +0100 4318409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309606&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F01%2Finterview-meamedica-founder.html This article will be translated to French shortly.   Silber's Blog 1. You said that as a practicing pharmacist, you were struck by the fact that the patient experience was not the same as what you had learned in school or found in product leaflet information. You wanted to give patients a place to express their opinion. So, the purpose of Meamedica is to collect their opinions. Can you elaborate? Wessels We all know that if a patient visits a doctor (and a pharmacist afterwards) he cannot remember everything he has been told. The patient had several means of information, for example the package insert and a patient leaflet. The package insert is problematic for a patient to understand (which is also common knowledge, I guess) because it also has a legal purpose.... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309606 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4309606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309791&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F01%2F04%2F2011-predictions-in-medicine-healthcare-technology-and-innovation%2F I hope everyone survived New Year’s Eve and the first days of work, so it’s just time to share my predictions for 2011 in medicine, healthcare, technology and innovation. I would love to get feedback about any of these points so please tell us what you think! This is going to be the year of tablets, and I’m not only talking about the iPad, but also Samsung Galaxy Tab (which I will write about in details soon) and others. New medical and media apps designed only for these tablets will appear. As the number of medical websites and the number of people searching for medical resources are both increasing, online medical content curation will become crucially important. See Webicina.com. Prezi will keep on developing into a collaborative brainstorm platform besides being the... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309791 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:33:13 +0100 4309791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302856&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2011%2F01%2Fcardiocam.html The short video below demonstrates the basics of CardioCam, developed at MIT. Cardiocam enables accurate detection of heart rate, blood pressure, and other basics by looking at a technology enhanced mirror. Will this lowcost, accurate technology lead to permanent monitoring of everyone, in order to optimize our various parameters? A whole host of scientific, practical and ethical questions to think about...Will today's blood pressure monitor go the way of the buggy whip? This invention came out in mid 2010 and was noted in December by the NYTimes in their annual idea recognition article. Here is the citation: Ming-Zher Poh, Daniel J. McDuff, and Rosalind W. Picard, "Non-contact, automated cardiac pulse measurements using video imaging and blind source separation," Opt. ... Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302856 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4302856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302858&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fglobal-health-communication-the-top-10-in-2010%2F2011.01.01 From Blog 4 Global Health — an “interactive blog from the Global Health Council’s Policy, Research and Advocacy team” — here’s The Top 10 in 2010 Global Health Communication. An excerpt: If global health communication was characterized by anything in 2010, it was the rise of Twitter and other social media among non-profit organizations as a way of bypassing increasingly irrelevant traditional media and taking their messages directly to their target groups. From the Global Health Council, we saw more and more of our members — large and small — embracing new media like blogging, micro-blogging and social networks like Facebook. At the year’s last meeting of our Global Health Communicators Working Group in November, I asked for a show of hands of those w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302858 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:00:28 +0100 4302858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302175&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34631&url=http%3A%2F%2Fehealth.johnwsharp.com%2F2010%2F12%2F31%2Fyear-in-review-books-of-2010%2F Following Kent Bottle’s lead in influential books in 2010, I decided to compose my own list: Chasing Medical Miracles The Promise and Perils of Clinical Trials. Tells it like it is – to be a participant in a clinical trial. Googled-The End of the World as We Know It – somewhat disappointing in that it discussed the advertising side of the business and less about the history of its technical evolution. DIYU: Epunks, Edupeneurs and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education. This book was recommended by a speaker at the J. Boye conference in Philadelphia. Questions the future viability of universities as they are undermined by Web 2.0 technology. Leading Geeks – Required reading for anyone who manages geeks, especially programmers. Helpful for anyone to understand... eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302175 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:05:31 +0100 4302175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4300664&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F30%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-genomic-crowdsourcing-to-ibm-predictions%2F IBM 2010 Predictions For Next 5 Years The Top 10 in 2010 Global Health Communication If global health communication was characterized by anything in 2010, it was the rise of Twitter and other social media among non-profit organizations as a way of bypassing increasingly irrelevant traditional media and taking their messages directly to their target groups. Survey Exposes Physician-Patient Communications Gap (Pardon My Cynicism – Really?) You Prescribe with iPrescribe on iPhone Is Your Facebook Account a Privacy Breach? A recent article in the Journal of Medical Ethics (there is a link to the paper at the bottom of the article) reviewed doctors’ current Facebook use and what this might imply in terms of the doctor/patient relationship.  The study is small (only 202 peo... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4300664 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:25:28 +0100 4300664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4298690&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F4nU1UKL-1Y0%2F This week I finally got my flight and hotel all lined up for my trip to HIMSS. Thanks to Practice Fusion for sponsoring that part of my trip to HIMSS. It’s greatly appreciated. I think Orlando is going to be a great destination for HIMSS and the energy and excitement is going to be something else thanks to the EMR stimulus money. It should be a pretty exciting event with far too many people, sessions and vendors to take in. I’m still considering throwing together a New Media Meetup at HIMSS like I did last year. It was a lot of fun and worked out well since we just partnered with MEDecision to pull it off. If you’re interested in helping put something like that together or attending an event like that, let me know and I’ll be sure to let you know the details. I pers... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4298690 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:10:32 +0100 4298690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285198&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finterconnected-medical-apps-of-the-future%2F2010.12.23 At this past October’s Health 2.0 meeting in San Francisco, many great new ideas about the future of healthcare were presented with a special emphasis on technology. For a great overview check out the keynotes by Jeff Goldsmith & Tim O’Reilly. The conference, organized by Matthew Holt & Indu Subaiya started in 2007 and bills itself as the “the leading showcase of cutting-edge technologies in healthcare.” Those not lucky enough to attend the conferences can follow along on the Health 2.0 blog. Besides exploring the overarching themes of the future of healthcare in general and health IT in particular, many innovative companies, young and old, gave on-stage demos at the conference. One demonstration in particular stood out for me. This was the demo by the Accelerator Apps Netw... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285198 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:00:56 +0100 4285198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285199&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fhealthmash_iphone_app_screen_shot2.png HealthMash, WebLib’s next-generation semantic health search engine, will release an iPhone application in January. It utilizes proprietary natural language processing and semantic technology tools and resources in order to find highly relevant, reliable, and recent health information from the most trusted sources and facilitate user exploration and discovery. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285199 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:00:26 +0100 4285199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285197&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F12%2Fsocial-media-matters.html (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285197 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4285197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281459&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F22%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-mobile-search-to-virtual-fluoroscopy%2F Mobile application search on Mimvi.com Med Schools Flunk at Keeping Faculty Off Pharma Speaking Circuit A ProPublica investigation found that more than a dozen of the school’s doctors were paid speakers in apparent violation of its policy—two of them earning six figures since last year. Doctor-patient relationship compromised by Facebook The VCL’s are software applications that simulate X-Ray Fluoroscopy equipment using a real-time interactive 3D Games engine (like the PlayStation or X Box). Entire School Population Tracked in Real Time to Learn How Disease Spreads What to Get the Scientist in Your Life: Christmas presents Tweet your chart: Why social sharing of medical data is a good idea Word Lens instantly translates printed words from one language to another u... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281459 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:28:07 +0100 4281459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281460&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F22%2Fcancer-2-0-from-pew-internet-research%2F Pew Internet Research published again a very interesting study focusing on cancer patients using the internet. Findings related to the use of the internet for health information comes from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between November 19 to December 20, 2008, among a national sample of 2,253 adults. A combination of landline and cellular random digit dial (RDD) samples was used to represent all adults who have access to either a landline or cellular telephone. Interviews were conducted in both English and Spanish. For results based on the national sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.  For results based on internet users (n=1,650), the ma... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281460 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:48:21 +0100 4281460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281276&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F12%2Fhealth-20-news-launches.html By Matthew Holt Today I'm very excited to tell you that Health 2.0 News is launching. We’ve had the Health 2.0 Blog for several years now and of course have extensively covered the world of Health 2.0 and the Health... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281276 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4281276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277874&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2F8bXem7TfRhs%2Fdavid-harlow-quoted-in-ama-american-medical-news-story-on-geolocation-apps.html As health care providers continue to wonder whether and how they should add social media to their mix of communications tactics, new tools -- and new uses for those tools -- continue to sprout up.  I'm quoted in the current edition of American Medical News in a story that looks at the question of whether and how health care providers should use geolocation services (e.g., Foursquare, Gowalla) as additional channels through which they may communicate with patients, colleagues and referral sources -- or through which they may encourage patients and others to communicate among themselves. I've touched on this issue in recent presentations on health care social media, and have noted that even "checking in" on line at an STD clinic -- an activity discounted by Mark Scrimshire in the article ... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277874 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:59:37 +0100 4277874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277920&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F21%2Finternet-in-medicine-university-course-semester-is-over%2F I believe that this is still the first and only university accredited course in the world that focuses on social media and medicine for medical, dentistry, pharmacy and public health students. This semester is just over after 10 weeks, 20 slideshows and hundreds of questions from the students. They also filled in surveys before and after the course. I plan to publish the results in a peer-reviewed journal early next year. Thank you for the participation and the comments, questions, I hope you (both in the course and through the blog) enjoyed the lectures. See you next February when the new semester will be launched. The last week was dedicated to the future of web, semantic search and the survey results: First part of the Prezi.com slideshow: Life after web 2.0 Buzzwords! (there is no ph... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277920 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:16:34 +0100 4277920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275537&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F21%2Fnewistic-mining-social-media%2F I’ve recently come across Newistic as I was about to meet the co-founder, Horatiu Mocian, but we couldn’t make it. The service sounds intereting and timely to me. Newistic offers a customizable web dashboard used for monitoring and analyzing social media for the pharma and healthcare industries. It enables persons or companies interested in the healthcare vertical to get a social media overview for any drug, disease, pharma company, or any other keyword. The features that set Newistic apart from other social media monitoring systems are: Monitoring patient communities Discovering diseases and symptoms that are associated with any search The possibility of searching all or some of the brand names of a generic drug To demonstrate its real power, here is a recent analysis they ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275537 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:52:16 +0100 4275537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275539&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F21%2Fa-new-look-for-who%2F Andre Blackman reported that the World Health Organization has a new website design. While it looks better than the last one, there are very important issues that are missing. Is there an RSS logo somewhere? The massive social media presence of WHO is totally missing from the whole site. The new center for health information is the internet, and to be honest, WHO hasn’t been able to deal with this in the past 10 years. What do you think about the new design?   (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275539 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:17:46 +0100 4275539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275540&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2Fheart-diseases-social-media-in-a-curated-way%2F There are hundreds of quality blogs, news sites, medical journals, Twitter users or Youtube channels focusing on the different types of heart diseases, but Webicina selects the most relevant resources in social media in PeRSSonalized Heart diseases, the simplest medical information aggregator that is available in 17 languages. You can also add custom Pubmed search boxes to your personalized journal. Some reasons why PeRSSonalized Medicine is unique: You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web. You can personalize any of the sections. You can also receive the newest Pubmed articles focusing on your search term. Just insert your field of interest, a therapy, a condition, etc. and click Se... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275540 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:55:17 +0100 4275540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272471&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2Fsocial-media-and-the-medical-profession-from-australia%2F The American Medical Association (AMA) has recently published guidelines for doctors using social media regarding which I described that this set of guidelines is without details and clear recommendations. Now the Australian Medical Assocation published really comprehensive and detaileds instructions including case studies and examples as well. A joint initiative of the Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors-in-Training, the New Zealand Medical Association Doctors-in-Training Council, the New Zealand Medical Students’ Association and the Australian Medical Students’ Association. Although doctors and medical students are increasingly participating in online social media, evidence is emerging from studies, legal cases, and media reports that the use of these media can pose ris... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272471 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:16:19 +0100 4272471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272287&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-2-0-is-it-a-threat-to-the-medical-profession%2F2010.12.20 The Internet has threatened journalism. Clay Shirky has said that everyone is a media outlet. An Internet connection and blogging platform makes everyone a publisher. Can the mass professionalization of journalism be applied to medicine or health? Can access to a broadband connection outfit a citizen to think and act like a physician? There are pieces of what physicians do that can be replicated, and other pieces that can’t. The technical things that doctors do can’t be replaced. Removing an appendix or replacing a heart valve, for example. Tough to pull off on CureTogether. But what about the thinking? After all, patients have access to the same information, references, and literature as physicians. Unfettered access to information can create an illusion. It can give us a fals... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272287 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:00:04 +0100 4272287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265729&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=38805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denisesilber.com%2Fehealth%2F2010%2F12%2Fdoctors20-mayoclinic.html By alphabetical order, the following institutions are charter members of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Health Network:     * Inova Health System, Reston, Virginia, USA    * Mission Health Care, Asheville, North Carolina, USA    * Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA    * Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA    * Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands Congratulations from here in Europe to all, and in particular to Lucien Engelen. @zorg20 (Source: Denise Silber's eHealth) Denise Silber's eHealth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265729 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4265729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4266099&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F15%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-who-to-medical-songs%2F Implementing Twitter in a Health Sciences Library Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs AIDS Drugs Lower the Risk of HIV Infection Synthetic Cell Blood Test for Alzheimer’s FDA Approves Botox for Migraines Taking the Resuscitation Out of CPR The FDA Restricts Avandia Blood Test for Heart Attack Predicting IVF Success Artificial Ovary Creating iPS Cells Safer and Faster Why More Health Experts Are Embracing the Social Web If it’s the latter, it may be time to find another doctor. With nearly 90% of online Americans searching the Internet for health resources, it’s likely you and your friends and family already use the Internet to research health issues. It’s true that the web has a jumble of health information, and engaging online takes time, which most health experts don’t have.... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4266099 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:03:28 +0100 4266099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251226&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F11%2Fhealthmash-iphone-app%2F HealthMash, WebLib’s next generation semantic health search engine, that utilizes proprietary natural language processing and semantic technology tools and resources in order to find highly relevant, reliable and recent health information from the most trusted sources and facilitate user exploration and discovery, will release an iPhone application in January.   (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251226 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:35:26 +0100 4251226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249056&cid=t_99803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnewt-gingrichs-take-on-facebook-saving-a-womans-life%2F2010.12.10 I’ve seen at least half a dozen links to the op-ed coauthored by Newt Gingrich and neurosurgeon Kamal Thapar about how the doctor used information on Facebook to save a woman’s life. (It was published by AOL News. Really.) In brief, a woman who had been to see a number of different health care providers without getting a clear diagnosis showed up in an emergency room, went into a coma and nearly died. She was saved by a doctor’s review of the detailed notes she kept about her symptoms, etc., which she posted on Facebook. The story is vague on the details, but apparently her son facilitated getting the doc access to her Facebook page, and the details posted there allowed him to diagnose and treat her condition. She recovered fully. Newt and Dr. Thapar wax rhapsodic about... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249056 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:00:54 +0100 4249056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249120&cid=t_99803_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2F1KbmMbio8qk%2Ffacebook-saves-womans-life-newt-gingrich-and-reality-based-healthcare-systems-planning.html I've seen at least half a dozen links to the op-ed coauthored by Newt Gingrich and neurosurgeon Kamal Thapar about how the doctor used information on Facebook to save a woman's life. (It was published by AOL News. Really.)  In brief, a woman who had been to see a number of different health care providers without getting a clear diagnosis showed up in an emergency room, went into a coma and nearly died.  She was saved by a doctor's review of the detailed notes she kept about her symptoms, etc., which she posted on Facebook.  The story is vague on the details, but apparently her son facilitated getting the doc access to her Facebook page, and the details posted there allowed him to diagnose and treat her condition.  She recovered fully. Newt and Dr. Thapar wax rhapsodic about how Facebo... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249120 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:29:54 +0100 4249120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245479&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F09%2Fwhat-is-telebaby%2F There are more and more premature children and their situation for their parents is dramatic. They would love to be with the newborn 24 hours a day, but in most cases they obviously cannot. At the Dutch UMC Ultrecht, they launched a project under the name Telebaby, in which cameras were installed at the incubators and parents can watch their child live 24 hours a day through even a mobile device. Of course, the system is password protected, so only the affected parents can access the specific video channels. Isn’t it great? A very human, but not that expensive idea, a really Dutch approach. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245479 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:40:22 +0100 4245479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241891&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F12%2F08%2Fnhs-health-2-0-tools-with-webicina%2F NHSWebTools.com is a repository of selected health 2.0-related social media services. For my great pleasure, it also includes Webicina.com, a free service the curates medical content even in social media. The Web is beginning to change how healthcare is experienced and delivered. To-date many of the health 2.0 tools have originated in the USA, but the UK is now beginning to catch-up. Have a good look around, be curious, try out the tools. Most importantly rate what you see and leave comments. This site will get much more useful as you and others share your reactions and insights. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241891 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:36:54 +0100 4241891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214372&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F11%2F30%2Fdoctors-2-0-and-you-conference-in-2011%2F I think one of the most exciting conferences in 2011 will take place in Paris between 25 and 26 of June: Doctors 2.0 and You. I’ll give a presentation so see you there! How are Doctors using Social Media, Apps, and Web 2.0 Tools to work with Patients, Colleagues, Governments,  Industry, Payers? There is so much excitement about Web 2.0 and Social Media in Health Care, but do we know what physicians and other health care professionals are actually doing online? Doctors 2.0™ & You conference will be highly interactive, with workshops, contests, live tweeting, and interactive voting. Doctors 2.0™ & You is organized by Basil Strategies,  an eHealth eMarketing consultancy, founded by Denise Silber to help healthcare organizations take advantage of New Technologies, Health ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214372 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:34:23 +0100 4214372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214373&cid=t_99803_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F11%2F30%2Fhealth-care-social-media-the-lawyers-dont-always-say-no%2F Here is a slideshow from David Harlow about the legal issues behind using social media as e.g. a healthcare institution. I attended the 14th Annual Healthcare and the Internet Conference in Las Vegas this week, and gave a keynote presentation entitled: “Health Care Social Media – The Lawyers Don’t Always Say No” in which I discussed the reasons for health care providers to engage with their constituencies via social media — both from a business perspective and from a regulatory perspective (ACO rules and future phases of Meaningful Use rules effectively demand a response from providers involving social media), and how to do it without getting into trouble (there are a variety of HIPAA, other privacy, liability, anti-kickback and fraud and abuse issues to keep ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214373 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:32:48 +0100 4214373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203210&cid=t_99803_113_f&fid=36694&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.crossoverhealth.com%2F2010%2F11%2F25%2Fgettingreal%2F Relevant (rĕl’ə-vənt) 1. Having to do with the matter at hand; to the point I read with amusement Susanna Fox’s redux review about the relevance of Health 2.0 in general and in changing patient’s behavior specifically.  Here questions reveals her bias in a very limited definition of Health 2.0 that I attempted to abolish originally in some of my bantering with Matthew Holt. I always saw Health 2.0 as a “movement” that would not be defined so much by its technology but rather enabled by it. As an “enabler”, the technology can help people do new things in new ways but I never believed technology in and of itself  had the power to truly change health, health behaviors, or health care delivery in and of itself. That is why my definition of health 2.0 was always ... Crossover Healthcare blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203210 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:52:37 +0100 4203210