42% of consumers have used social media to access health care provider information 25% have posted about a health experience 60% are likely to trust information posted by providers 41% are likely to share with providers via social media 41% of consumers say social media could affect their choice of a specific doctor, hospital or [...]
We recently wrote about the struggles that physicians have had when coping with cell phones, social media and namely, the Internet. Despite the medical field being one of the most technologically advanced professional fields, it lags considerably when it comes to social media and the dissemination of medical knowledge. However, this is understandable because there are [...]
If you weren’t raised in the age of cell phones and computers, the Internet can seem particularly frightening. You may have concerns as to how the Internet could change your relationship with your patients or even, completely change your profession. Forbes Magazine compiled a list of the most common concerns in regards to cell phones and the [...]
Many physicians are active on social media platforms to some degree. While it remains participatory work, engaging in digital dialogue is becoming a major part of the medical world and is pertinent in maintaining a professional reputation. Whether a physician is serving as a brand ambassador for his or her institution or marketing for his or [...]
While it is doubtful that technology will ever replace a physician, some hospitals are supplementing their staff with a new software technology developed by Mary Jo Gorman, a St. Louis physician. The software, called Advanced ICU Care, can remotely diagnose and monitor patients across the country in an ICU setting. Insurance companies are attempting to [...]
The ONC decided to revoke certifications for EHRMagic, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This is the first time the ONC has revoked electronic health-record system certifications. The act has surfaced some concerns and troubling questions about how to react if the government nixes a physician or hospital’s system. Federal officials require doctors and hospitals to [...]
Despite the medical field being one of the most technologically advanced professional fields, it lags considerably and is largely ineffective when it comes to social media and the dissemination of medical knowledge. It is no surprise that physicians are influenced by thought-leaders and peer groups with whom they work. Typically, the medical knowledge pattern begins with [...]
When physicians want to discuss the latest journal articles or breakthrough research in medicine, they can simply engage in conversation with a colleague down the corridor or partner in the next office. This type of watercooler talk will never cease, however social media has proven to be a much larger medium for discussion among those in the medical field. [...]
The doctors were apprehensive about opening their notes to their patients. “It will only lead to confusion,” said some. “My practice will be overwhelmed by phone calls,” they said. Yet 105 doctors agreed to open their records to more than 13,000 patients in an experiment called OpenNotes, published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine [...]
Getting a license can take several months to a year and when it comes to telemedicine, volunteering for disaster relief and locums assignments – it can prove extremely difficult for physicians to practice in multiple states. As a result, they are hamstrung by laws that require them to be licensed by individual state medical boards. In response, several medical boards have taken steps to [...]
