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…
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By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Cutting-edge technology is transforming the health care landscape. Gaming, mobile and telehealth allow consumers to become engaged in their health care. A few technology articles from around the web are worth reading. From TechCrunch, to FierceHealthIT, to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers addressing “Games for Health” to Healthin30 which includes a four part series on gaming; “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” FierceHealthIT (FierceMobile Health Care)…
Read More...Social Media and Technology in Health Care: ePharma Summit Goes Beyond Pharma
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social media and mobile intersect at ePharma Summit Patients and health care consumers are engaged in their health and the internet has allowed them to be empowered in their health care. They are actively searching and accessing information online and they are using their Smartphones to stay connected and to manage their health. Whether they engage online or with the click of an app, technology is transforming health care….
Read More...Social Media: Are you engaged or do you ignore it?
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Can health care providers afford to ignore social media? Social Media Networking isn’t going to go away… …and trying to ignore won’t work… Social media is a powerful and phenomenal platform to disseminate valuable and trusted health information. Are you engaged in social media networking or are you ignoring it? Social media allows health care silos the opportunity to engage with each other. Health care conversations between the silos…
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By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA An epic win Parts 1 through 4 of the series “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care,” clearly defined the importance of gaming in the health care arena. Games for Health Gaming utilizing smartphones and social networking are helping to transform health care. Jane McGonigal, Game Designer in her TED Talk from February 2010 said, “Right now we spend 3 billion hours a week playing online games.”…
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