Patient Engagement
- Power of Social Media: Sharecare, Twitter and You
- Social Media and Technology in Health Care: ePharma Summit Goes Beyond Pharma
- Social Media: Are you engaged or do you ignore it?
- Gaming for Better Health
- Social Media Networking: Twitter Chat with Sharecare's Sleep Experts
- How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 4 | Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
- How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 3 | Bill Crounse, MD, Microsoft
- How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 2 | Joseph C. Kvedar, Center for Connected Health
- How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 1 | Fabio Gratton, Ignite Health
- Healthline Editors Nominate Healthin30 for Best Health Blog
- What Topics on Healthin30 Caught Your Attention?
- Telehealth, Remote Monitoring and Mobile Health
- Health Care: Employers Encourage Healthy Lifestyles with Penalties and Rewards
- Power of Facebook and Mobile Technology to Help Drive Behavior Change
- Blogworld and New Media Expo Offer Social Health Track
- Connection is Critical in the Social Media Networking Space
- Social Media Networking and Breast Cancer Awareness
- List of 20 Excellent Social Media Networking Resources
- Telehealth Tapping into Social Influence
- Latest Post on KevinMD: Chronic disease management through mobile health
- What are the Legal Implications for Doctors, Nurses and Hospitals Engaging in Social Media?
- A Brilliant Reason to Dive Deep into the Social Media Health Space
- Telehealth, the Nucleus of Patient Care
- Speaking Events for Barbara Ficarra
- 3 Reasons Why Social Networking Is Not a Waste of Time for Health Professionals
- Patient-Centric Care at the Hub of Telehealth
- Time to Eliminate Dangerous Injection Practices by Clinicians
- Patient-Centric Care Delivered with Patient-Friendly Apps
- Speaking Event: Patient Engagement and Social Networking at Eyeforpharma Conference
- Top Stories on Social Media, Health, Patient Engagement and Doctor-Nurse Team
- Beyond the Captivating Headlines: How to Make Sense of a Health News Story
- Social Media: Medical Social Networking - Part 2
- Social Media: Barbara Ficarra on FOX News Live Talks About Medical Social Networking
- Power of Social Media: How the Medical Community is Embracing Social Media for Better Patient Care and Patient Engagement
- Taking Action When Someone you Love May Need it the Most
- Social Media: Top 5 Useful Health Tweets
- A Patient’s Journey with Heart Failure
- Top Stories About Patients, Doctors and Nurses
- The Patient, the Most Important Part of the Medical Team
- Rules of Patient Engagement: How to Deeply Connect with Empathy
- Blogs on Huffington Post in Health and Living News
- When Doctors and Nurses Work Together
- Dr. Bill Crounse Talks with Todd Park: Comparing Health Insurance Plans Made Easy
- Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jeff Arnold launch Sharecare.com, where experts share their knowledge with consumers
- Empowered Patient: NY City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - TB Control
- Patient Engagement: Health IT, What Microsoft Health Users Group Exchange Means for you
- Nutritional Supplements: Do You Really Need Them?
- Friends Put a New Spin on Technology
- Empowered Patient: Bring a Family Member or Friend with you to Your Doctor’s Appointment
- Doctor-Nurse Relationship: How to Energize and Engage the Doctor and Nurse Team
- Doctor-Patient Relationship: How Patients Can Help Enhance Communication
- Egg Recall Tied to Salmonella, List of Recalled Eggs, How to Read Carton and What to do to Stay Safe
- Speaking Event at NY City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Patient Empowerment
- Health Journalism: Have we reached new lows?
- Health IT Engages in the World of Health 2.0
- Gary Schwitzer Notes Some Gems in Health News Reporting
- Digging Deep: The 411 Behind Medical News Headlines
- Social Media and Online Health Sites Begins the Conversation with Doctors and Nurses
- Bruce Dan, MD Cancer Blog - 4 Tips to Help Whip Doctors and Nurses into Shape
- Barbara Ficarra and Matthew Holt to Present The Rise of the e-Patient and Social Media
- Bruce Dan, MD Blogs About His Cancer Treatment
- The Patient, Square in the Middle of Doctors’ Blind Spot
- How the Nursing Shortage Affects YOU
- Make the Most of the 15 Minute Office Visit with Your Doctor
- How to be an Empowered Health Consumer
- The Best of HealthIn30 2009
- H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Follow-up: Our Reader Writes...
- New Mammogram Guidelines Cause Confusion and Debate
- Questions Every Woman Should Ask Her Doctor
- How to Engage Your E-Patients Like a Rock Star
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Medical Correspondent, Will Join Me Live on the Next Health in 30 Radio Show (New Changes Coming Soon)
- Hand Washing and Swine Flu H1N1 - Still Important
- He Said, She Said - Viewpoints from Kevin Soden, MD & Barbara Ficarra, RN
- Medical Errors: Nurse's Tips Can Help Prevent Medical Errors
- Wash Your Hands With Elmo: Stay Healthy, Wash Your Hands!
- Feeling Completely Worn-Out and Extremely Tired? Find Out What It Could Mean
- Dr. Alan Greene at Health 2.0 Talks With Barbara Ficarra About Social Media and Participatory Medicine
- Dr. Alan Greene at Health 2.0 Talks with Barbara Ficarra About Patient Communities
- Health Consumers Need to Ask Tough Questions
- Guess What You Can Do in 15 to 20 Seconds to Keep You Healthy?
- Are Doctors in the Minority When it Comes to Social Media? Kevin Pho, MD Explains…
- Is Big Business Responsible for the Nursing Shortage? Fred Pescatore, MD Thinks So
- What Does Shingles Have To Do With Your Doctor?
- How to Avoid Chaos in the Hospital and Get the Care You Need
- Twitter Offers Web Presence for Doctors
- Why Doctors & Nurses Need Twitter
- After 40 Years, Patients Still Crave Attention and Respect
- How to Question Doctors and Nurses — Without "Challenging" Them
- Real Simple Magazine Taps Experts for Emergency Care Advice
Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, is an award-winning journalist, media broadcaster, speaker, medical blogger, consultant, media trainer, and health expert. She is creator, executive producer and host of Health in 30® Radio Show. Barbara is a registered nurse active on the front lines of health care: She is a head nurse at a level 2 trauma center and covers multiple medical and surgical units, critical care, oncology, cardiology and step-down units, the psychiatric in-patient unit and the Women’s and Children’s units, pediatric ER and Barbara has many years experience covering the main emergency room. Her clinical experience ranges from oncology to general medicine and surgery. 
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