I continue my interviews at Health 2.0 with Dr. Alan Greene and here you can watch the second part of the interview. I talk with Dr. Greene about social media and participatory medicine. Dr. Greene discusses physician attitudes towards increased patient engagement in health. [The next Health 2.0 conferences are Oct. 6-7, 2009 in San Francisco and April 6-7, 2010 in Paris]. Please Watch – Part 2 of 2
Read More...Dr. Alan Greene at Health 2.0 Talks with Barbara Ficarra About Patient Communities
I was thrilled to be part of the Health 2.0 meets Information Therapy (Ix) Conference. I conducted a series of interviews, and here you’ll find the first interview with Dr. Alan Greene. Dr. Greene discusses what Health 2.0 means and how it affects patients. Dr. Greene says that Health 2.0 is an exciting time in health care! Health 2.0 is “user generated health care, and when people are really well informed and take charge of…
Read More...Health Consumers Need to Ask Tough Questions
Meet the Media Panel a Success By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA As promised, here is my follow-up post to “Meet the Media: Covering an Ailing Healthcare System in Critical Times.” I was invited by the NY Chapter Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) to be part of the “Meet the Media: Covering an Ailing Healthcare System in Critical Times” panel at Ketchum Public Relations. I love New York City. No matter what time of…
Read More...Are Doctors in the Minority When it Comes to Social Media? Kevin Pho, MD Explains…
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA The Health in 30® Radio Show Talks About Social Media and Medicine [display_podcast] Recently Kevin Pho, MD, a primary care physician and a nationally recognized medical commentator who publishes provocative medical commentary at KevinMD.com, joined me on the Health in 30® Radio Show. Dr. Pho shared his insights and expertise regarding social media and medicine. Are doctors behind the curve when it comes to social media? Is the medical…
Read More...Is Big Business Responsible for the Nursing Shortage? Fred Pescatore, MD Thinks So
I sat down with Fred Pescatore, M.D., NY Times Best Selling Author and Practicing Family Physician in New York City to talk about the nursing shortage and the health care system. “The health care system doesn’t respect and protect nurses,” says Dr. Pescatore. Additionally, the whole problem with medicine, says Dr. Fred Pecatore is that, We’ve allowed big business to take over medicine, so when big business takes over medicine people don’t matter, and medicine…
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