Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Health care panelists see good, bad in “Internet jungle” of social media
While the Internet, and social media in particular, may present some challenges, the technology has definitely changed the face of health care and that’s not such a bad thing, said panelists at an event Wednesday night in Philadelphia co-sponsored by Web search firm wool.labs and SmartBrief. While some panelists said they were concerned by people [...]
Why social media is good medicine for health care
Ashley McMaster, the senior health care editor at SmartBrief, recently interviewed Christina B. Thielst about her new book, “Social Media in Healthcare: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate.” Christina Thielst is a veteran hospital and health care administrator and entrepreneur. To learn more about Christina’s research, professional interests and specializations, visit her blog. What do you see as [...]
Mobile making a difference: A SXSW roundup
We had two roving correspondents at SXSW Interactive last week in search of fascinating nuggets at the intersection of health and mobile. Doug Naegele, founder of Infield Communications, and Rebecca Pollack, SmartBrief Editor both contributed to this session roundup. At ER 2.0, Doug was captivated by FrontlineSMS:Medic, a content management system for mobile messaging that’s [...]
Live from Social Media Week: Health care industry still playing catch-up online
Today’s guest post comes from Joseph M. Caruso, Publisher of SmartBrief’s Health Care Group A Social Media Week panel on health care and social media offered insights into some of the major issues facing the industry as more health care-related interactions go online. The panel dove right in, addressing the state of adverse-events reporting regulations [...]
Today’s bonus tracks: Republic 2.0
If social media can change the way companies can talk (and listen!) to their customers, what’s stopping lawmakers from taking a similar approach? Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) is using ShareBook to allow his constituents to provide direct feedback on the text of HR 3200 — that health care overhaul bill that all the fuss is [...]
BlogWell preview: Kaiser Permanente’s Holly Potter
Some of the biggest names in global business will gather next week at BlogWell to share tips and strategies for working with social media. Kaiser Permanente is among the presenters at the San Francisco event, and Senior Editor Mary Ellen Slayter recently asked Holly Potter, vice president of public relations, national media and stakeholder management, [...]
