Archive for July, 2011

Legal Concerns: What Steps can Pharma Take to Engage in Social Media?

Friday, July 29, 2011 15:59 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA with David Harlow, Esq.
This is the second part of a three part post addressing the legal concerns of social networking in the health care arena.
Legal expert, David Harlow, Esq., Health Care Attorney and Consultant at The Harlow Group, LLC in Boston, address the issues.
What Steps can Pharma Take to [...]

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What are the Legal Implications for Doctors, Nurses and Hospitals Engaging in Social Media?

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:31 1 Comment

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA with David Harlow, Esq.
This is the first of a three part post addressing the legal concerns of social networking in the health care arena.
Legal expert, David Harlow, Esq., Health Care Attorney and Consultant at The Harlow Group, LLC in Boston, addresses the legal issues.

Q:  Barbara: What are the legal [...]

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Speaking Event on Social Media: Health Tech: Next Generation Conference San Francisco

Monday, July 25, 2011 20:14 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
I’m excited to part of the Social Media panel session at the upcoming Health Tech:  Next Generation Conference in San Francisco, CA.
Health Tech:  Next Generation will feature expert speakers from both the Health Care and IT industries.  Guy Kawasaki, Co-Founder, Alltop.com, and author is the Keynote Speaker.
The track sessions [...]

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A Brilliant Reason to Dive Deep into the Social Media Health Space

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 18:04 5 Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Recently,  I had the pleasure of being surrounded by brilliant health care thought leaders.  First, I delivered a social media presentation at the Eyeforpharma conference.  Secondly, I sat in the audience at the Social Communications and Health Care 2011 conference to listen to others present on social media, and participate [...]

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Telehealth, the Nucleus of Patient Care

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 21:10 2 Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

“Telehealth, the Nucleus of Patient Care” is published in Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
[Update:  July 6, 2011 - Complete article may be found at the end of this post.  Reprinted with permission.]

Here is a selection from the article:
Why is telehealth slow to be adopted in the health care [...]

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