By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I’m delighted to participate in the Cayman Islands National Healthcare 20/20 Conference, and the topic of my presentation is “The rise of digital technology for better patient engagement.” For further details you may read the Press Release (provided by the 20/20 Healthcare Conference) below. 20/20 Healthcare Conference to discuss how patients can be better informed The use of mobile devices and the internet to help provide a greater level…
Read More...Writing Guidelines for Healthin30.com
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Last updated January 8, 2021 We are pleased that you are interested in writing for healthin30.com. For more information, please go to our submission page. Writing guidelines will be posted here soon. Thank you. — The content on this website and related broadcasts is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical condition. Promptly seek professional medical care if you…
Read More...Too Much Hype in the Mobile Health App World?
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA [Original post, “Too Much Hype in the Mobile Health App World?” published on The Huffington Post on 7/23/12 in the Healthy Living/Health News Section.] The Wild West of mobile health (mHealth) is taking the health care industry by storm, but “there are no rules to the game,” said Joseph C. Kvedar, M.D., founder and director at the Center for Connected Health in a recent interview. Mobile health is a…
Read More...Social Media and Health IT – List of HIT100 Winners
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Healthcare IT News recently published the winners of #HIT100. The #HIT100 is a crowd-sourced list of the most influential individuals or organizations who contribute to the advancement of health care technology through social media. Nominated by their peers, winners are Twitter users active in the health IT (#HealthIT) and social media (#HITsm) space. Michael Planchart, enterprise healthcare architect at Perficient, and blogger at The EHR Guy is the creator…
Read More...Engage With Empathy
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Original post, “Engage with Empathy” published on The Huffington Post on 6/27/12 in the Healthy Living/Health News Section. Do you feel connected with your doctor or other health care providers? Do you partner with your providers? How important is patient engagement to you? What words do you use to define patient engagement? Do you consider yourself an empowered patient or health care consumer? What is patient engagement? Here is…
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