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Could Granulation be Key to MD Adoption of Social Media?

By Palmer Reuther

In this article by mHIMSS Editor Eric Wicklund, the subject of physician adoption of social media, or lack thereof, is discussed. It's an interesting topic and points to a trend that I believe we'll see more of in the near future. For physicians, time is valuable and free time is fleeting which explains one of the main reasons why physicians have not generally…

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Added by Palmer Reuther on February 22, 2013 at 11:31am — No Comments

Social Media Q&A with Tufts Medical Center’s Tim Brennan

By Palmer Reuther

I had an opportunity recently to interview Tim Brennan, the Public Affairs and Communications Manager at Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC). Tufts MC is a world-class academic medical center in Boston, home to both a full-service hospital for adults and Floating Hospital for Children. It is the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine.

In just three years, Tim has done an outstanding job of building the way Tufts MC…

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Added by Palmer Reuther on December 13, 2011 at 5:01pm — No Comments

Social Media Catching on With Health Underwriters in MA

By Palmer Reuther

Tomorrow, the MA Association of Health Underwriters (MassAHU) is holding its 9th Annual Statewide Conf. and Trade Show at the DoubleTree Hotel in Westborough, MA. The event, "Benefest 2011", looks to be a great event with sponsors including Harvard Pilgrim, Fallon Community Health Plan, Pfizer, BCBS and Tufts.

One of the themes expected to emerge from the day's…

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Added by Palmer Reuther on September 27, 2011 at 11:05am — No Comments

Teens "Like" Drinking, Smoking & Drugs, Especially Those on Facebook

By Palmer Reuther

@debkotz2, a staff writer for The Boston Globe, covered a survey from Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse revealing that teens using social networking sites like Facebook were 5x as likely to smoke, 3x as likely to drink alcohol, and 2x as likely to use marijuana as…

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Added by Palmer Reuther on August 26, 2011 at 3:05pm — No Comments

How Many Social Media Platforms Should a Health Care Organization be Using?

By Palmer Reuther

Just got done reading this press release from Makovsky titled "Healthcare Social Media Using All…

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Added by Palmer Reuther on March 16, 2011 at 9:57am — 1 Comment

Welcome to the New HC3.0 Layout

Hi All: Health Care 3.0 has had a great 2010 so far thanks to all your participation.

We hope you like the layout... if you have any suggestions on how to improve the site, please don't hesitate to speak up.

-Palmer Reuther

Added by Palmer Reuther on August 23, 2010 at 11:10am — No Comments

Health Care 3.0 Features New Member Roy Temple

Thank you to all the new members of Health Care 3.0 for joining and for your contributions to the community. We wanted to take a moment and feature one of our newest members, Roy Temple. I've included Roy's bio below... we're glad to have him and when you have a moment send him a welcome message.

Thanks,

Palmer Reuther

Roy Temple is a principal in the Washington, D.C.-based Democratic polling firm, The Feldman Group.

Temple has been active in…

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Added by Palmer Reuther on June 15, 2010 at 10:27am — No Comments

Video: Check out Mayo Clinic's Symptom Checker iPhone App

http://healthcareandthesocialweb.ning.com/video/mayo-clinic-symptom-checker

Added yesterday by Jackie Hanley

Added by Palmer Reuther on March 2, 2010 at 11:28am — No Comments

Hospitals Lack Overarching Social Media Strategy, Budget

Good article from Dan Bowman at Fierce HC.

Most hospitals don't budget, plan for social media

February 3, 2010 — 12:25pm ET | By Dan Bowman

Tools

While a majority of hospitals (nine out of 10) have jumped on the social media bandwagon, a good portion of those facilities (two-thirds) have no formal ideas for how that media should… Continue

Added by Palmer Reuther on February 3, 2010 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Social Media Opens Communications Door for Elderly

Social media opens social world to elderly, disabled

Staff Photo by PAUL STEPHEN

By David Morrison

Citydesk@StarNewsOnline.com

Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.

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Social media is developing into more than a pastime for the elderly and disabled. If implemented properly, it could become their social lifeline.

Internet use

People with… Continue

Added by Palmer Reuther on January 26, 2010 at 1:07pm — No Comments

Featured BWExchange & Health Care 3.0 Member: Ben Haber

Ben Haber has been featured as the Business Exchange (via BusinessWeek) and Health Care 3.0 user of the week. You can see Ben on the Business Exchange homepage: http://bx.businessweek.com/

Added by Palmer Reuther on August 20, 2009 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment

Power of Mobile Video: Town Hall Violence about Health Care Reform

The topic of health care reform has drawn the ire of republicans and democrats alike but tensions turned violent in Tampa as Rep. Kathy Castor was introduced a town hall meeting. A link to the raw footage can be seen here.

From the YouTube description: As Rep. Kathy Castor was introduced, the reaction was overwhelmingly against her, with boos and… Continue

Added by Palmer Reuther on August 7, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Obama Camp's Propaganda Aimed at Health Overhaul Opposition

On the heels of an announcement yesterday that Obama may rely only on Democrats to push health care legislation through the U.S. Congress, the AP reported a new media strategy to "educate" republican opposition and the general population about the proposed health care system.

According to the AP report: the 30-second ads will begin airing Wednesday in Washington, D.C., and on cable TV… Continue

Added by Palmer Reuther on July 15, 2009 at 3:31pm — 1 Comment

New Book Details How to Manage and Protect Reputations in a Digital World

Larry Weber, founder of Racepoint Group, just launched Sticks & Stones, a new book discussing how individuals and companies (including hospitals and health care institutions) can build and safeguard their reputations in the digital age.

Added by Palmer Reuther on July 15, 2009 at 3:02pm — 1 Comment

Featured Health Care 3.0 Community Member: Dan Dunlop

Hi All: Dan Dunlop runs this health care and marketing Ning community. When you have a moment check out his site.

Dan has a great post today titled "Random Acts of Generosity Lead to Gratitude." Definitely worth a read.

Palmer

Added by Palmer Reuther on June 30, 2009 at 12:40pm — 1 Comment

What's your favorite health care iPhone App?

haven't found any good freebies yet...

Added by Palmer Reuther on June 30, 2009 at 9:41am — No Comments

Featured Community Member: Jim from medXcentral

check out his profile under "Latest Activity"

-Palmer

Added by Palmer Reuther on June 23, 2009 at 11:17am — No Comments

Health Care 3.0 Welcomes "Health Care Marketing"

When you a have a minute, check out out Dan Dunlop's Ning community at http://healthcaremarketing.ning.com/.

-Palmer

Added by Palmer Reuther on June 23, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Social Media in Health Care: Video

We just uploaded a great video on social media in health care from Q1Productions. Check it out on the home page.

-Palmer

Added by Palmer Reuther on June 17, 2009 at 12:14pm — No Comments

The Changing Face of Health 2.0

As a new generation of users come on the scene and popularity continues to spike, can we coax the healthcare industry into diving deeper with social media practices and leading the conversation?

By Dana

Last week, DiagnosisPR attended the Healthcare and Social Media Panel hosted by the Mass Technology Leadership Council (check out #MassTLC’s blog post recapping the event). Experts from all different walks of healthcare came together to provide tips for… Continue

Added by Palmer Reuther on June 9, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments