Tag Archives: Social Media

The Blurry Lines Between Patients and Healthcare Social Media

by Deborah C. Wells, MS, CPHIMS, member, HIMSS e-Connecting with the Consumer Committee and HIMSS ACO Task Force; Co-chair HIMSS Enterprise HIE Toolkit Task Force, and Strategic Consultant, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia We all know the convenience and ease of communication that cell … Continue reading

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Public Health Related to Disaster Reporting and Social Media

By Janice Jacobs, HIMSS Social Media Task Force, Healthcare Life Sciences (HCLS), Practices & Solutions Group, Dell.  Disaster Timeline: October 2012: Sandy wreaked havoc across Northeast and killed more than 100 people. Summer 2012: The Midwest (U.S.) was hit by … Continue reading

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Social Media in Healthcare: Getting Past the Security and Privacy Hurdles (Part 2)

by Doug Dormer, Member, HIMSS Social Media Work Group and HL7 PHR Work Group, CEO, White Pine System, LLC In our previous post we described the emerging gap between consumer expectations for social media participation in healthcare and the slow rate … Continue reading

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PSST! . . . Thoughts from a Social Media Luddite

Here is latest monthly blog from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…called PSST!  Keep reading to learn more about this month’s topic – social media in healthcare, by HIMSS P&S Committee member David Finn, CISA, Health IT Officer at Symantec I have … Continue reading

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Social Media in Healthcare: Getting Past the Security and Privacy Hurdles (Part 1)

by Doug Dormer, Member, HIMSS Social Media Work Group and HL7 PHR Work Group, CEO, White Pine System, LLC This is the first in a two part discussion of security and privacy considerations for social media in healthcare. Recently, the Department … Continue reading

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On the Value of Health IT: Demonstrating Interoperability

By Keith W. Boone, Standards Architect, GE Healthcare I’ve attended nine HIMSS Annual Conferences in the last nine years.  And every year, I’ve spent a significant amount of time in the Interoperability Showcase.  It’s become such a ritual for me that I treat … Continue reading

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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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Health IT and My New Year’s Resolutions

For the past 42 years, I have made New Year’s resolutions.  It’s become my tradition,  these promised actions that will make my life better, healthier and happier; and the commitments to keep in touch, to quit bad habits and to pursue the good … Continue reading

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There’s Something for Everyone at HIMSS13

For those of you who follow me in various social media outlets, my profile states that I have “responsibilities for all things surrounding lifelong learning, networking and engagement in health IT.” To help you develop professionally, as well as to … 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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