I spent the day today at HealthCamp Boston with some 150 medical thinkers. It was my first experience at a HealthCamp. If you’ve never been, it’s best described as an organic, roll-your-sleeves-up, stand-at-the-whiteboard, open source, ad lib meeting centered around health 2.0. Come with your issues and create an argument. Lots of discussion, talent and passion. But ... Continue Reading about Health 2.0 – Is There a Doctor in the House?
Defining the Doctor-Follower Relationship
Recently I received a friend request from a woman in the community where I practice. I didn’t recognize her so politely sent a message apologizing for not remembering where we had met. She promptly responded and informed me that we had never met but she had read my book. Her baby it seemed was miserable and the wait for an appointment in my clinic was too long for her ... Continue Reading about Defining the Doctor-Follower Relationship
Should Medical Microblogging Worry Patients?
So says Gary Schwitzer, founder of Health News Review, in a post you can read here. He references three recent newscasts that have covered surgical procedures via Twitter. Beyond noting that patients should be concerned about the use of Twitter (and even TV) in the operating room, he suggests that the press should be occupying its time with discussion of issues such ... Continue Reading about Should Medical Microblogging Worry Patients?
33 Charts
If you’ve visited before you’ll notice a change in look and name of this site. What was Parenting Solved has become 33 Charts. I began writing on children’s health issues through Parenting Solved in 2006. While I wrote consistently through much of that time I have found myself over the past few months working to maintain my focus on honest, innovative material. I feel ... Continue Reading about 33 Charts
Where’s the Scott Monty of Healthcare?
We hear a lot about the pioneering efforts of social media maven Scott Monty at Ford Motor Company. He’s where the influencers are (even outside the Hilton at SXSW offering free rides). Forget what he’s doing for the Ford brand, his story alone makes business news. I'm a physician and I follow him. So where’s the Scott Monty of health care? I’m still looking. It’s ... Continue Reading about Where’s the Scott Monty of Healthcare?
Physician Detail Reps Selling … Health?
This is remarkable: The New York Department of Public Health is now using polished physician detail reps to approach doctors on issues of, well, public health. Polished, good-looking twenty something’s are being exploited in the name of the public good peddling information on domestic violence, cancer screening and immunization. While the department reports that ... Continue Reading about Physician Detail Reps Selling … Health?