The Digital Health Revolution - Susannah Fox
Video: We are pleased to welcome Susannah Fox of the Pew Internet & American Life Project (www.pew.org) to the program. Susannah’s research has shed light on how Americans are using and being influenced by the Internet.
The Digital Health Revolution - Marc Monseau
Video: Today’s show features a candid conversation with Marc Monseau, of Johnson & Johnson. Earlier this year his company became one of the first large health corporations to start an official corporate blog. In this installment, Marc talks about the evolution of his corporate blog, JNJ BTW, and how social media is influencing the health industry.
E-Technology & Health: Engaging Women in An Age of Innovation
VIDEO: Meg Columbia-Walsh of CommonHealth discusses the changing ideals and new ways of marketing to women using new technology.
Digital Health Revolution - Jim Edwards
VIDEO: This episode of The Digital Health Revolution features Jim Edwards, formerly of the marketing publication BrandWeek. He talks about the impact of social media on journalism, the pharmaceutical industry, public relations and his experiences writing BrandWeekNRx, the magazine’s blog.
The Johnson & Johnson Blog
VIDEO: The Digital Health Revolution — Today’s show features a candid conversation with Marc Monseau, of Johnson & Johnson. Earlier this year his company became one of the first large health corporations to start an official corporate blog.
How the Nursing Home Technology Revolution Has Begun
Video: Real life examples of how the nursing home technology revolution has begun. Practitioners from national, regional and local facilities present their experiences with technology in the nursing home - what they have implemented, how it is working, how it impacts employees, customers and their families.
Informing and empowering the modern consumer
In this era of “personal responsibility,” today’s modern consumer faces daunting challenges. In this post I discuss some of the things consumers need to become informed and empowered, so they make good decisions and act responsibly when it comes to selecting the best treatments and adhering to them.
It’s obvious that consumers need valid, understandable information […]
The Current State of Health IT
The integration of information technology into healthcare is predicted to save billions of dollars. With healthcare costs climbing at twice the rate of inflation, why then did President Bush have to sign an Executive Order to get the healthcare community to start using it?
As a clinician, Dr. Stephen Beller, National Health Data […]
Microsoft. MicroHealth? HealthSoft? Isn’t This A Technology Company?
What exactly does it mean when Microsoft, the eight-thousand-pound gorilla of the technology world, moves into healthcare?
Could it be construed as an intelligent business tactic, making up for lost dollars on the less-then-stellar debut of Windows Vista? Is it a growing, all-too-tempting new target for hackers? Or is it the first glimpse of a new […]
Paper Kills: The National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative
ScribeMedia’s Peter Cervieri recently sat down with Microsoft’s Health Care Industry Director, Bill Crounse, to talk about healthcare information technology and general industry trends. According to Crounse, America is “the worst of the worst” among industrialized nations in healthcare IT, but there are some promising initiatives on the horizon.
One of the most exciting developments is […]
