Speaking Event: Ivey Global Health Care Conference – Measuring What Matters: Cost vs. Value

Upcoming speaking event for Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Barbara would love to hear from you.  Please see “Your Turn” at the end of this post.  As always, thank you for your valuable time. I’m thrilled to be invited to participate at the Ivey Global Health Care Conference Measuring What Matters: Cost vs. Value in Toronto, ON Canada.  I will join an exciting panel to discuss “Needs, Wants and Values in Health Care:  The Public…

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Speaking Event: Cayman Islands National Healthcare 20/20 Conference

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…

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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…

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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…

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3 Rapid-Fire Health Care Social Media Networking Tips

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Lead, listen and learn how to engage in health care social media networking. 1.  Leadership – Innovation is only possible with leaders willing to challenge the status quo.  True leaders are the ones who passionately step out of the boundaries, willing to take action.  In order for social media to flourish in any organization it needs motivated leaders at the helm who are ready for action.  Leaders must have…

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