There’s an affirmation bias in public dialog. We only like things. Facebook, for example, only offers Like button. To dislike is not PC. It contributes to the social health sewer of self-interest. Perhaps we can thank the marketers. In social’s early history, we took our cues from marketing professionals who were the early adopters in the use of new media. ... Continue Reading about Social Health’s Sewer of Self-Interest
Twitter’s New Paternalism
Twitter has changed its policies such that it is now putting tweets into your timeline based upon who you are connected to and what they feel is relevant. The algorithms for relevance are a mystery, however. The official explanation can be found at What is a Twitter timeline? It sounds like Twitter's new paternalism. Daniel Graf, Twitter's new product boss, put it ... Continue Reading about Twitter’s New Paternalism
Hemorrhoids: Print Media as the Cure for Digital Digestive Ills
Fascinating case report of a readers whose hemorrhoids were cured with the discontinuation of the print edition of The Economist. Note that this is an N of 1. The manipulation of print media has not been proven in any double-blinded study to impact outcomes with rectal varices. I'm wondering what we could do for short gut in kids. Via The Economist. h/t ... Continue Reading about Hemorrhoids: Print Media as the Cure for Digital Digestive Ills
The Rise of Medicine’s Creative Class
Are we witnessing the rise of a creative class in medicine? The creative class in medicine may be seen as a key driving force for change in a post-analog era. They are the disruptors willing to poke the box. The reason that this emerging segment of health care providers is so remarkable is that medicine typically punishes creativity. In medicine, makers make at ... Continue Reading about The Rise of Medicine’s Creative Class
A Zero Tolerance Policy for Patient Dialog
A UK medical practice has posted a sign attempting to prohibit public conversation by patients. Citing a Zero Tolerance Policy apparently invoked to protect NHS staff, this type of veiled threat illustrates how disconnected the medical community can be from the realities of medicine in a connected age. You can read about this over at the BBC. True abusive ... Continue Reading about A Zero Tolerance Policy for Patient Dialog
Should Twitter be Regulated at Medical Meetings?
The organizer of medical meetings in Milan recently made an appeal (tongue-in-cheek, it would appear) to attendees to avoid status updates and mindless backchannel banter. The social side of any conference is important, and Twitter, being part of the social media, will naturally show that side. There is, however, a danger that the orchestra’s symphony will be drowned ... Continue Reading about Should Twitter be Regulated at Medical Meetings?