Top Social Media Voices for the HIT Industry
The cacophony on social media can be deafening, but there are a number of individuals worth listening to. Read more
Text messages have a "huge potential" to improve care
Text messages could be a cost effective way of improving care for African children with malaria, according to researchers. Read more
New text-messaging campaign empowers Hispanic patients to “Know the Questions”
The plan comes as a part of HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities... Read more
From the Couch to the Computer: A New Take on Therapy
Patients, doctors finding benefits in hi-tech methods for psychological care. HealthDay
Nine medical schools that support mobile learning
As smartphone and tablet usage by physicians continues to rise, medical schools are seeing the importance of incorporating these devices into their curriculum. Read more
Complimentary Stress-Busting Game for RNs, Courtesy of The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future
A new game to help you destress. Click here
Health Insurers Tap Social Media Networks To Engage Consumers
Some health insurers are using social networking sites to engage consumers in discussions about their health, Insurance & Technology reports. Read more
Scientists Use Twitter to Predict Spread of H1N1 Pandemic
Shared Public Information Yields Clues to Flu's Symptoms and Spread
A new study suggests that information shared via Twitter can be used to predict the extent and severity of infectious disease outbreaks like the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
A new study suggests that information shared via Twitter can be used to predict the extent and severity of infectious disease outbreaks like the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
Can Health Information Technology Help Home Care Nurses Reduce Medication Errors?
Q&A about the RWJF's Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative study “Empowering Home Care Nurses to Efficiently Resolve Medication Discrepancies. Read more
Global Health Delivery offers lessons on IT and care in remote settings
The Global Health Delivery Project has released 21 teaching case studies that examine the complexity of bringing life-saving technologies and care to resource-poor settings around the world. Read more
Robots Adding to Nursing Staff at Texas Hospital
TUG is a bilingual robot at Texas Health Southwest Hospital in Fort Worth that gets meals, medications and equipment, traveling up and down elevators and through long corridors — all unattended. But once it reaches its destination, real live nurses take over. Read more
Tech discounts for the needy
Comcast is offering discounted internet and discounted PCs to the needy. Read more
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Leadership for Mobile Learning
Blog about “Resources for exploring the hottest topic in educational technology via CoSN's Leadership for Mobile Learning Initiative” Click here
Gamification to make healthy things fun and fun things healthy
Gaming to help people engage in healthy activities Read more
Gov't Web Site to Increase Digital Literacy Skills
The U.S. Government has developed a site to increase digital literacy skills, resources, and collaboration : Click here
A comprehensive service for choosing a hospital
This website brings an array of criteria into one site. It uses patient surveys, hospital reports, and government data to help your search. It also reports on a hospital's efficiency and support for Medicare. Click here
Good News for Patients Hidden in Health IT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use Stage 2 Recommendations
For Stage 2, the Policy Committee’s recommendations place greater emphasis on providers and hospitals providing patients direct electronic access to their information. Read more
Case Studies on Disruptive Innovations Within Integrated Health Systems
This is a series of RWJF Pioneer-funded case studies by the Innosight Institute that uses disruptive innovation theory to examine integrated delivery systems and aims to identify the critical factors necessary to achieve increased quality, reduced cost, and access improvements. Click here
Integrating Social Media into Emergency-Preparedness Efforts
A New England Journal of Medicine perspective article outlines how social media tools such as Twitter and Foursquare could improve public health response systems by bolstering communication between the public and emergency responders. Globe and Mail et al. Click here for the article and more
Report: Telehealth Could Ease Health Disparities in Rural U.S.
Broader adoption of electronic health records and expanded access to telehealth technology could help address such health disparities. Reuters et al. Read more
Technology Is The New Smoking
A new British study released today backs up what we otherwise know intuitively, that Internet usage is increasingly becoming an addiction. Read more
5 Free ScreenCasting Applications Useful in Creating Training or Tutorial Videos
5 free or almost free ScreenCasting tools on Rolando's Logbook site. Click here
When Social Features Meet Personal Health Records
New PHR system will incorporate gaming and social networking principles to improve engagement with users and help them better manage and improve their health. . Read more
FAIR Health To Launch Online Tool for Users To Look Up Medical Costs
A Web-based tool to help consumers estimate the cost of various medical procedures.Read more
FDA says Medical mobile apps must meet standards
New guidelines governing the use of mobile apps for health care. Read more
eLearning Initiatives: mTBR
The Tennessee Board of Regents (mTBR) has developed an initiative for new innovations (Mobile Devices and App Technology, Social Networking, Gaming, Simulations, Virtual Worlds) to increase recruiting, retention, graduation rates, and for meeting the needs of 21st Century Technological Workforce. Read more
Xbox Kinect helps surgeons in the operating room
Doctors at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Canada are using the Kinect to solve the “touching dirty things” problem. Read more
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