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Erica Frank posted a blog postMeaningful Use Remains an Important Topic for HIMSS
With HIMSS11 kicking off this Sunday, meaningful use continues to be in the spotlight, and will certainly prove to be an important topic at the show. Just this week, the HIMSS organization released findings from a survey to assess hospitals' adoption of health IT and meeting meaningful use. 27 percent of the 442 hospitals polled are expecting to achieve all 14 core meaningful use measures by May 2012. While this is encouraging, it still shows there is plenty of room for growth. A key…See More
Erica Frank posted a blog postFocus on Mobile at HIMSS
Mobile technology in health care is going to be a major focus at the upcoming HIMSS 2011 show. With four of twelve innovation showcases highlighting mobile health care technology, this is one trend that is going to be front and center at the conference. As on-the-go clinicians are relying more and more on mobile devices, technology must meet existing demands, and evolve to address the growing challenges (and opportunities!) the mobile era presents to the industry. We'll keep an eye on all…See More
Anna Gueldenhaupt commented on Erica Frank's blog post Using Apps to Help Take Care of Aging Relatives"What brilliant apps and devices, they should make it much easier taking care of elderly relatives, not just the carers but also those being cared for."
Erica Frank posted a blog postUsing Apps to Help Take Care of Aging Relatives
Taking care of an aging relative can be a difficult task, but thanks to some new smartphone apps, the job may become a little bit easier. An article in today's Wall Street Journal examines a few apps on the market to help keep track of medication dosages, nutritional requirements and other health care needs. The reporter cautions readers to be diligent in their research, however. Anyone can make an app, so it's important to check with your doctor or visit the website of a reputable medical…See More
Erica Frank commented on Lauren Backstrom's blog post Will Texting Be Next for 911?!"I agree that this will likely serve as a useful tool in the future. It will be interesting to see how it actually plays out and if people use it properly."
Erica Frank commented on Tanya Holloway's blog post Patients: ‘to tweet or not to tweet’, that is the question!"I agree that while social media is a good way to get information, using it in an emergency situation to contact a physician is probably not the way to go. Checking Twitter is not a doctor's main priority, even if he/she has an active Twitter…"
Shannon commented on Erica Frank's blog post Patient Privacy in an Increasingly Connected World"Regulatory bodies should take a closer look at the cross section of HIPAA and social channels and hospitals should definetly not "assume" employees will not use those channels, intentionally or accidently, to share patient info. I, for…"
Nicole Franklin commented on Erica Frank's blog post Liability Risk for Physician Social Networks?"This is an interesting issue. Many of the pharmas are using Sermo to gauge physician sentiment/opinions on various medications, clinical study results, articles etc. It has almost become another type of market research tool for many pharma…"
David Harlow commented on Erica Frank's blog post Liability Risk for Physician Social Networks?"This strikes me as one of those areas in which we can get all tangled up in knots over the way in which online communications are different from those IRL. The key distinctions are that the online communications can end up being asynchronous and…"
Cheri Keith commented on Erica Frank's blog post Liability Risk for Physician Social Networks?"This is an post, Erica, thank you for sharing. Certainly good to see what is top of mind with physicians in this new digital realm."
Erica Frank posted a blog postLiability Risk for Physician Social Networks?
Physician social networks like Sermo present a great opportunity for doctors to communicate to one another in a private forum. According to a post by Dr. Kevin Pho on KevinMD.com, controversial debate is frequent, along with discussion of patient cases. While this site, along with others, is for physicians only, Dr. Pho points out that anything written on a social network is recorded electronically and can end up surfacing in the future.There's a debate on whether or not some of the…See More
Palmer Reuther commented on Erica Frank's blog post Patient Privacy in an Increasingly Connected World"Yes, social media is (or should be) an inherent part of the EMR movement as that's where patients are increasingly going to for health information and to communicate with others about their experiences with certain disease types or procedures."
Erica Frank posted a blog postPatient Privacy in an Increasingly Connected World
Now more than ever, patient confidentially is a top concern for those in the health industry. With the implementation of EMRs throughout the country, hospitals and clinics must be diligent in securing patient data. Simple guidelines for clinicians, such as not talking about patients and cases, have been in place for as long as most patients can remember, but as social media continues to become a regular part of the daily grind, how do sites like Twitter and Facebook impact the security of our…See More
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Meaningful Use Remains an Important Topic for HIMSS
With HIMSS11 kicking off this Sunday, meaningful use continues to be in the spotlight, and will certainly prove to be an important topic at the show. Just this week, the HIMSS organization released findings from a survey to assess hospitals' adoption of health IT and meeting meaningful use.
27 percent of the 442 hospitals polled are expecting to achieve all 14 core meaningful use measures by May 2012. While this is encouraging, it still shows there is plenty of room for…
ContinuePosted on February 17, 2011 at 4:00pm
Focus on Mobile at HIMSS
Mobile technology in health care is going to be a major focus at the upcoming HIMSS 2011 show. With four of twelve innovation showcases highlighting mobile health care technology, this is one trend that is going to be front and center at the conference.
As on-the-go clinicians are relying more and more on mobile devices, technology must meet existing demands, and evolve to address the growing challenges (and opportunities!) the mobile era presents to the industry. We'll keep…
ContinuePosted on February 9, 2011 at 11:49am
Using Apps to Help Take Care of Aging Relatives
Taking care of an aging relative can be a difficult task, but thanks to some new smartphone apps, the job may become a little bit easier.
An article in today's Wall Street Journal examines a few apps on the market to help keep track of medication dosages, nutritional requirements and other health care needs.
The reporter cautions readers to be diligent in their research, however. Anyone can make an app, so it's important to check with your doctor or visit the…
ContinuePosted on January 4, 2011 at 3:46pm — 1 Comment
Liability Risk for Physician Social Networks?
Physician social networks like Sermo present a great opportunity for doctors to communicate to one another in a private forum. According to a post by Dr. Kevin Pho on KevinMD.com, controversial debate is frequent, along with discussion of patient cases. While this site, along with others, is for physicians only, Dr. Pho points out that anything written on a social network is recorded electronically and can end up surfacing in the future.
There's a debate on whether or not some…
ContinuePosted on October 28, 2010 at 10:14am — 3 Comments
Patient Privacy in an Increasingly Connected World
Now more than ever, patient confidentially is a top concern for those in the health industry. With the implementation of EMRs throughout the country, hospitals and clinics must be diligent in securing patient data. Simple guidelines for clinicians, such as not talking about patients and cases, have been…
ContinuePosted on October 13, 2010 at 4:19pm — 2 Comments
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