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Health Videos: Tricks for Tracking Your Medications and Grab a Hula Hoop to Slim Down

Thursday, November 8, 2012 13:43 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Simple and Smart Health Tips- Health Smarts Video Series

Barbara Ficarra-Health Smarts Video Shoot for Sharecare and RealAge
I was delighted to participate in Sharecare‘s and RealAge‘s Health Smart Video Series. Healthin30 will periodically bring you some of the Health Smart Videos from myself (Barbara Ficarra), Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Robin Miller [...]

This was posted under category: Adults, Doctors, Fitness, Health Videos, Healthy Living, Men's Health, Mental Health, Nurses, Other, Patient Engagement, Seniors, Social Media/Networking, Teens, Videos, Women's Health, Young Adults Tags: A Healthier You, Barbara Ficarra, Barbara Ficarra RN, Calorie Burn, Digital Technology, Doctors, Dr Oz, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Empowered Consumers, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Health Advisor, Health Care Social Media, Health Communications, Health Education, Health Educator, Health Smarts Videos, Health Videos, Healthy Living, Hula Hoop, Medical Communications, Medication Reminders, Nurses, Nurses in the Media, Patient Engagement, RealAge, Sharecare, social media, Tracking Medications

mHealth: Valuable information in PwC report, but are the findings remarkable?

Thursday, June 14, 2012 14:37 1 Comment

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
A recent report, (PDF link) “Emerging mHealth: Paths for growth,” commissioned by PwC, (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) the Economist Intelligence Unit, is well executed, however it’s important to understand the research sample for this survey.
Is it possible that the results of the survey would be different if the sample was broader in terms [...]

This was posted under category: Adults, Health 2.0/Health IT, Hospital Care, Insurance, Nurses, Patient Engagement, Quality Health Care, Social Media/Networking Tags: Connectivity, Digital Technology, Doctor/Patient Relationship, Doctors, Empowered Consumers, Empowered Patients, epatients, Health Care Technology, Health Consumers, Health IT, Innovation, Leaders, Leadership, mHealth, Nurses, Patient Centered Care, Patient Engagement, Patient-Centric Care, Patients, payers, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, providers, PwC, Quality Patient Care, Telehealth, Telemedicine

Nurses Share Insights into Social Media

Sunday, April 15, 2012 13:47 1 Comment

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Illinois Nurses Association Highlights Social Media
The Illinois Nurse, the official publication of the Illinois Nurses Association highlights social media for nurses and offers continuing education credits in the March 2012 edition, Volume 8, No. 1.
Social media has changed the landscape in health care and it is a powerful and phenomenal [...]

This was posted under category: Adults, Doctors, Health 2.0/Health IT, Hospital Care, Nurses, Patient Engagement, Press, Quality Health Care, Social Media/Networking Tags: American Nurses Association, ANA, blogs, Doctors, Empowered Consumers, Empowered Patient, facebook, Google plus, Health Care Professionals, Health Care Social Media, Health Care Social Media Networking, Health Communications, Health Education, Illinois Nurses Association, Linkedin, Medical Social Networking, Nurses, Patient Engagement, Pharma, Pinterest, social media, Social Media Networking, The Illinois Nurse, Twitter, Twitter Chat, YouTube

Patient Engagement and Health IT – Social Media Voices

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:57 2 Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Four active social media influencers share their voices to define patient engagement and comment on why digital technology is important for the doctor/patient and caregiver relationship.
What is patient engagement and how important is digital technology for the doctor/patient relationship?

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Jody Schoger
@jodyms
Writer, blogger. Optimist. Cancer Advocate. Working for a better [...]

This was posted under category: Adults, Doctors, Health 2.0/Health IT, Hospital Care, Nurses, Patient Engagement, Quality Health Care, Social Media/Networking Tags: Caregivers, Consumer Engagement, Digital Technology, Doctor Patient Communication, Doctor Patient Relationship, Empowered Consumers, Empowered Patients, epatients, Health Care Social Media, Health Information Technology, Health IT, HIT, Patient Empowerment, Patient Engagement, Patients, Quality Patient Care, social media, Social Media Influencers, Social Media Networking, Technology, Twitter

Barbara Ficarra, Host, Health in 30® Radio Show

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. Read more about Barbara. Barbara is a featured writer on Huffingtonpost.

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Health care isn’t just what happens between you and your medical professionals. It’s about taking care of yourself, in and out of the doctor's office, and it's about maintaining your well-being and achieving spectacular health. In her blogs, Barbara shares a nurse's inside perspective on healthy living and personal health, as well as the latest legal and political health care issues making all the headlines. Barbara sorts through latest research and provides you with relevant information without any of the confusing medical jargon. Barbara is dedicated to delivering you accurate, balanced, reliable and trustworthy health and medical information. She'll help guide you so you can make informed decisions about your health. Take charge of your health and enjoy every day!

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Posts Tagged ‘Empowered Consumers’

Health Videos: Tricks for Tracking Your Medications and Grab a Hula Hoop to Slim Down

mHealth: Valuable information in PwC report, but are the findings remarkable?

Nurses Share Insights into Social Media

Patient Engagement and Health IT – Social Media Voices

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