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NewsDoximity's iRounds platform like 'Twitter for docs'
Doximity, the physician social network launched last year by Epocrates co-founder Jeff Tangney, unveiled its iRounds platform this week, which allows doctors and medical students to chat in a Read more...
Docs urged to use caution when building social media profiles
Despite a rise in the number of healthcare professionals migrating online to build a following on blogs and on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, dangers persist, as outlined in a Read more...
Online tools will help monitor potential disease outbreaks at the Olympics
The combination of an online surveillance system that tracks infectious diseases and technology to predict population movements via commercial air travel could help to mitigate the risk of a disease Read more...
How to manage healthcare social media risk
Healthcare organizations are starting to catch up to the rest of the world in adopting social media, especially in the past two to three years. Still, many in the risk-averse healthcare industry Read more...
Observers advise hospitals on use of social media
Pundits are full of suggestions for how hospitals should use social media. Hard on the heels of a long post by healthcare attorney David Harlow on his HealthBlawg, two other articles offered Read more...
Social media efforts put hospitals in the spotlight
Mayo Clinic tops a blogger's list of 20 healthcare organizations with "inspiring" social media strategies. That choice is not surprising: The Rochester, Minn.-based hospital has its own social media Read more...
Twitter use forecasted cholera outbreak
For the second time this month, a study shows the value of online tools and information--including social media--to healthcare professionals. Researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Read more...
Assessing privacy, bandwidth concerns key for providers entering social media
Privacy rules under HIPAA, malpractice liability and professional responsibility codes are among the many reasons providers choose not to enter the social media realm, according to blogger David Read more...
VA's hospital Facebook efforts aim to boost interaction with veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has set up Facebook pages for each of its 152 medical centers to try to engage more fully with returning veterans. The VA's proactive use of Facebook parallels Read more...
11 faces to follow in healthcare social media
Over the past few years, social media has taken the healthcare world by storm. Physicians, nurses, health executives and even patients have joined the blogosphere and created Twitter accounts and are Read more...
| Press ReleasesHospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for Near Patient TestingCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a new agreement for near patient testing clinical chemistry/immunoassay has been awarded to bioMerieux, Inc. of Read more >> Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for Radio Frequency Band Adult Infant Security SysCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a new agreement for radio frequency band adult infant security systems has been awarded to RF Technologies of Read more >> Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Surgical Sponge Detection SystemsCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for surgical sponge detection systems have been awarded to Medline Industries, Inc. of Mundelein, Read more >> Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Physician StaffingCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for physician staffing have been awarded to CEO, Inc. of Charlotte, N.C.; Locum Medical Group LLC of Read more >> iHealth Lab's Digital Scale Provides Tools to Manage Health and Fitness GoalsAnnounces US Availability - Bluetooth Technology Makes it Easy to Hit Weight Loss Goals Through iPod touch, iPhone and iPadMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- iHealth Lab Inc., the Read more >> |
