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The NYT had an interesting article today about the road towards electronic medical records. One common trend throughout all these stories is how the iPad is going to play a large role in physician technology, as a means for doctors to keep data, share information and communicate with patients. Here is a exert from the article:There is no silver bullet for reforming America’s health care system, but medical…See More

ABC News recently ran a segment about healthcare and social media, and highlighted a specific case where Carlos Sanchez asked for a kidney in a Facebook post, and found one from the most unlikely Facebook friend.See More

From the Business Insider:With the advent of the iPad, new possibilities for health care have proliferated. From creating ways to reduce administrative and medical costs to patient education, apps developed by doctors and hospitals are even inadvertently making many hospitals and doctor's offices more eco-friendly.See the full story and slide show…See More

From the Los Angeles Times:There are now close to 6,000 consumer health apps, according to a review published in March by mobihealthnews, which reports on the mobile health industry, and more are being added every day. Many are free, or cost $1 to $10 to download.Some physicians are concerned about the reliability of the medical information provided by many of these apps, which offer advice and…See More

The New York Times had an article over the weekend about the agenda behind electronic health records: In the nation’s drive to computerize patient records, Jonathan Bush surely qualifies as the most disgruntled beneficiary of the government’s largess – billions of dollars in incentives to accelerateadoption by doctors and hospitals.Mr. Bush is chief executive of Athenahealth, which offers electronic health records and billing services to physicians, using an Internet-based,…See More

Mashable has an interesting story about how social media is revolutionizing doctor visits:Web-based and social media tools are making it easier to get health information, find doctors, make appointments, keep records, and get support. These tools are revolutionizing the healthcare field and the way people approach the practice of medicine. If you know of any other great sites or web services that are making…See More

There was an interesting story from Xinhua.com about the use of social media in Europe, and how Twitter is being used to publicize health issues. Here is a quick excerpt:Twitter has is being increasing employed in a serious attempt to distribute information. News organizations have been using the service for some time. There is barely any news network in the world without a twitter feed and many companies actively encourage anchors and staff to tweet. But now even health professionals are…See More

In the last year, a growing number of hospitals have discovered social media and they’re using it to educate the public, market their services and address health issues, according to the Star-Telegram. Doctors and patients are blogging about their experiences, hospitals are uploading videos of surgeries, and nurses are tweeting from the operating room. Nationwide, nearly 300 hospitals use social media sites, but…See More

Forbes has a great story and slideshow on how the Internet is changing health care. It explains that online tools such as blogs, social communities, virtual tours, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are some of the tools people…See More