By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Educating patients through texting Mobile technology may help to transform the lives of patients and provide a stronger partnership with health care providers. I received a text message from my mobile service provider regarding a quick survey as a follow-up to a phone conversation I had with one of their representatives. The first text thanked me for calling the customer care center and said, “We’ll text you shortly for…
Read More...Social Media: Sharecare’s Twitter Chat Educates for Heart Health
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social media is a powerful platform to help educate consumers and provide valuable and trustworthy information. Twitter Chat’s are a popular real-time question and answer session. Join us today, February 22, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST (9 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST) for Sharecare’s Twitter chat on heart health. Dr. Carolina Valdiviezo-Shlomp from Johns Hopkins and Dr. Samin Sharma from The Mount Sinai Medical Center will…
Read More...USA TODAY Features the Best in Online Medical Blogs
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA USA TODAY recently hosted Grand Rounds in the “Your Life” Section and featured the Best of the Medical Blogosphere. Some of the medical bloggers include: Howard Luks, MD, Jennifer Dyer, MD, Cynthia Bailey, MD, Fred Trotter, Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA (honored), Will Meek, PhD, and others (please read below). Grand Rounds Some of the best medical bloggers have hosted Grand Rounds, from KevinMD, 33charts, Dr. John La Puma,…
Read More...Social Media Networking: Twitter Chat with Sharecare’s Sleep Experts
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Join me @BarbaraFicarra and @SharecareNow sleep experts for a spirited conversation about sleep problems and solutions on 1/24/12 from 12 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST for a twitter chat. Twitter hashtag is #geturzzzs. Sleep is an essential part of our health and well-being. Sleep isn’t a luxury but crucial for good health. Research shows that insufficient sleep has been linked to chronic diseases and conditions such as Type 2…
Read More...How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 4 | Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Time to break the health care silos In Part 1, Fabio Gratton, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Ignite Health, answered the question, “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 2, Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Founder and Director Center for Connected Health answered the question: “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 3, Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health Microsoft…
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