Molly Merrill
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NEW YORK - Hospitals aren't taking advantage of the opportunities Facebook creates to better engage patients, build healthcare communities or develop their brands, according to a new study.The study, touted as the first to look at how hospitals are using Facebook, was conducted by Verasoni Ah Ha! Insights, a new research arm of Verasoni Worldwide, and business consulting firm Simon Associates Management Consultants.
One in five Americans use social media websites as a source of healthcare information, according to National Research Corp.'s Ticker survey, which bills itself as the largest, most up-to-date poll on consumer healthcare opinions and behaviors.The survey found that 94 percent of respondents have used Facebook to gather information on their healthcare, 32 percent used YouTube, 18 percent used Twitter and MySpace and 2 percent used FourSquare, a location-based website.
More effective use of information technology after a major disaster could significantly improve patient outcomes, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, Davis. A control tower-style telemedicine hub that can manage electronic traffic between first responders and remote medical experts could boost the likelihood that critically-injured victims will get timely care and survive, according to the research team's computer simulation model.
Doctors' online behavior shows that when looking for health information they most often reach content through natural search and direct navigation - like most Internet users. But unlike most users, when they conduct searches they have a "clearer picture" of what they want.This is according to a report released by ComScore, Inc. and pharmaceutical insights company ImpactRx.
With telephone services down, social media messaging has played a significant role in communicating to the public during and after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11. Twitter and social networking sites like Facebook are seeing spikes in traffic concerning the earthquake, tsunami and radiation threats in Japan and abroad. But social media is also being used in the U.S. to collect donations for relief efforts and find out whether family or friends are all right.
Although most CIOs are anticipating making significant investment in private and public cloud technologies over the next 12 months, they currently report they are not tracking the "fundamental metrics" required to make the case for ROI.
Doximity, a new health technology company from the founders of Epocrates, has launched a physician network platform that links medical professionals via their iPhone, Android device or computer to collaborate on patient treatment or find appropriate experts.
A doctor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) at the Permian Basin, is conducting housecalls for his diabetic patients, as part of a continuing project in partnership with global healthcare provider healthimo. Stephen Ponder, MD, professor of pediatrics at TTUHSC, is a pediatric endocrinologist with extensive experience and publications on treating children and teens with Type 1 diabetes. He also has almost a decade of experience in telehealth strategies.
Hospital executives and patients agree that healthcare needs a revamp, and they're looking to information technology to make that happen, according to a recent survey. But when it comes to their technology desires and concerns there are some differences.The survey was conducted by Dell in the fall of 2010, polling 150 hospital executives and 309 hospital patients on issues facing the healthcare industry. Hospital executives' concerns