This week ZocDoc released results of a new survey of online physician activity. It seems that among medical practices... One in every 3 have a Google+ account. Half have a Facebook presence. Nearly a quarter have a twitter presence. A couple of thoughts: Application to earthling physicians. While there's no information regarding the particular planet ... Continue Reading about Can We Believe the ZocDoc 2013 Digital Doctor Survey?
Not So Public
So I have this issue with people watching me write on my machine. Right now as I wait for take out there's a guy watching me put this down. Here's my issue: As stuff comes out of my head it looks crazy. And like most people, I like the world to see me one way. But when people see my chaotic process it's different. It's embarrassing, really. I don't like people ... Continue Reading about Not So Public
Translation
One of most important words in medicine may be translation. Not language translation but the digital translation of knowledge. Translation is about taking what’s in our head and converting it to something that’s retrievable. As physicians we have amazing mindshare. Our knowledge and wisdom should be converted into media that can be consumed. This ability to ... Continue Reading about Translation
Context – Digital Medicine’s Biggest Problem
My annual trip to Stanford's Medicine X this year has me seeing the value of stories. There’s a certain irony baked into Medicine X: It's about medicine's shiny future while at once being about the patient story. And it has me thinking that context is digital medicine's biggest problem. It seems technology is reducing everything to its most basic element. ... Continue Reading about Context – Digital Medicine’s Biggest Problem
Intimacy, Mission and a Physician’s Public Role
This weekend at Stanford Medicine X I’m co-teaching with Wendy Swanson a Master Class on physician online identity. As I was working through some of my thoughts on the plane, I settled into the idea that being public with our thinking is a pretty big deal for providers. Being out and open in the virtual space carries with it a whole new set of preoccupations. ... Continue Reading about Intimacy, Mission and a Physician’s Public Role
My Immeasurable Digital Life
Everyone wants to put a number on social media use by physicians. Here’s the problem with graphs that cut the physician day up into neat little pieces of colorful pie. Our online and offline spaces are slowly becoming one. When I leave my Twitter client open on my desktop during an afternoon of clinic and I peek in occasionally, am I using it for 4 hours? What ... Continue Reading about My Immeasurable Digital Life