By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA From KevinMD’s medical blog, guest post by Toni Brayer, MD shares a story where a team approach in medicine is critical for quality patient care. Dr. Bryer writes: “Medicine is a team sport and it is only when the team is humming and everyone is working together that patients can have good outcomes. Hospital errors, medication errors, poor communication between doctors and nurses are prevented by adherence to protocols…
Read More...Swim, Bike, Run – Simple Tips for the Triathlete, Part II
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part II (Running and Biking) My recent post, “Swim, Bike, Run–Simple Tips for the Triathlete Beginner” Part I, focused on the swimming part of a triathlon. Triathlon swimming expert Kevin Koskella shared simple tips for swimming in open waters. Part II of the post focuses on the running and biking aspect of a triathlon. Coach Jeff Kline has been training beginner triathletes for over 20 years. Coach Jeff likes…
Read More...Swim, Bike, Run – Simple Tips for the Triathlete Beginner
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part I (Swimming) Back in November I posted a blog about the CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge based on a tweet from Sanjay Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. Dr. Sanjay Gupta was looking for eager participants for the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge. As a result of that post, Linda Fisher-Lewis, a Healthin30 reader was chosen as one of the contestants to train for CNN Fit Nation Triathlon…
Read More...Health IT Engages in the World of Health 2.0
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Healthin30 begins to delve into the world of Health IT and we’ll bring you the latest innovations in health care technology. In the world of Health 2.0 (“user-generated phenomenon”), co-founder Matthew Holt brilliantly captures the technological geniuses that have created and developed health technologies for providers and patients to help reduce costs and simplify their life. I recently attended the Health 2.0 conference in Washington, D.C. and I was…
Read More...Gary Schwitzer Notes Some Gems in Health News Reporting
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA In my post from Tuesday, June 15, 2010, “Digging Deep: The 411 Behind Medical News Headlines,” Gary Schwitzer, publisher at HealthNewsReview.org offers vital information for health consumers to help them identify accurate and balanced news reporting. Subsequent to publishing that post, Gary Schwitzer published his list of gems that shine among the rubble of daily health news. Gary admires the individuals, teams and news organizations responsible for these stories….
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