Author Archives: Michael A. Gaspar

About Michael A. Gaspar

Michael Gaspar is the Associate Manager, Social Media @HIMSS

Part 1: Value of social media in healthcare is already outlined – just not realized

For whatever reason – whether it’s budget, time, buy-in or understanding – healthcare hasn’t fully embraced social media. But luckily the ePatient movement has already—perhaps unknowingly—done the grunt work and outlined the tenets of realizing social media’s value in healthcare. … Continue reading

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4 emerging trends in health IT education

Are health IT students in need of ‘atypical’ education? On July 25, we had the opportunity to explore the industry’s view on health IT education with our very first #HITedu chat. First off, a great deal of gratitude to Dr. … Continue reading

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Introducing the #HITedu Chat: 4 Questions for Current and Future Health IT Leaders

I am not typically a fan of clichés. However, I am going to ask you to indulge me with one that has been on my mind lately. “You reap what you sow.” While this cultural idiom can have a million … Continue reading

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5 Reasons Hashtags Matter in Healthcare

In the healthcare space, we are constantly being inundated with new technologies.  Some we care to learn, while others we care to forget. Social technologies are no exception.  Remember Google Buzz? Me neither. But if I asked you if you … Continue reading

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#HITsm Chat Spars Big mHealth Ideas

Last week, the HIMSS and mHIMSS Social Media Teams were offered the opportunity to moderate and guide the discussion during HL7 Standards’ weekly #HITsm chat. As usual, the chat as a whole was filled with great insights from a number … Continue reading

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The HIMSS12 Infographic

As this year’s Annual Conference & Exhibition took place in Las Vegas, Nevada and was a record-breaking year across the board, there is very little question why the #HIMSSanity hashtag caught on so enthusiastically at HIMSS12. Whether you were elbow-to-elbow … Continue reading

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HIMSS Tips: Keeping the Pulse on the Health IT Job Market

Co-Authored by: Helen Figge, RPh, PharmD, MBA HIMSS Senior Director, Career Services Michael Gaspar HIMSS Associate Manager, Social Media The health IT job market is becoming highly competitive; now even more so having to utilize various skills to ensure the … Continue reading

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What do healthcare privacy and security have to do with an airline accident investigation? Broken links in a chain …

Following is an unaltered blog post by Geoffrey Hancock from April 13, 2012.  The original post can be found on the mHIMSS blog. Geoffrey Hancock is director of business/sales and technical implementation for cloud, security, mobility and healthcare at Verizon. … Continue reading

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5 Facebook Timeline Features that Drive Better Engagement

Facebook users are no strangers to things moving around their profiles and Like pages, but the transition to Timeline seems to be a total shift in methodology and philosophy rather than its usual nip and tuck. In the past, Facebook … Continue reading

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The Social Side of HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo 2011

Although the education sessions, resources and expo are available on demand for your viewing in the HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo, here is a glimpse of what the event looked like from a social perspective. The rich-in-content education sessions began … Continue reading

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