Empower Yourself...Welcome to your future and beyond.... Working together we will build upon our "collective wisdom" to create, for tomorrow, what we can only imagine today...J. Perl, Editor
Learn How to Better Use Social Media
Looking to get more out of social media? Check out three new resources
posted in the eConnecting with Consumers Toolkit. “Healthcare
‘Friending’ Social Media: What is It, How Is It Used and What Should I
Do?” is a comprehensive white paper, presented at the HIMSS12 Social
Media Center, on the benefits and risks to using social media and social
networking. Two topical reviews also have been posted: “Advice to
Providers” and “Advice to Consumers.” Click here to access the
resources.
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.