By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA A Candid Interview with Bernard Tyson “It’s something our members wanted, they have it and they love it,” said Kaiser Permanente’s President and CEO Bernard J. Tyson, in a recent telephone interview. The “it” Mr. Tyson is referring to is the digital technology that allows Kaiser Permanente members to email their physicians. To date, there are “14 million e-visits,” he said, and members gain access via a free Smartphone…
Read More...8 Ways to Avoid Ethical Pitfalls in Social Media – Part One
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Do the ethical rules of law apply to medicine? Ethical issues in social media are a concern for attorneys, and health care professionals can learn from attorneys on how to avoid ethical blowups. In a recent article in the New York State Bar Association State Bar News, it states that attorneys face a minefield of potential ethical problems when it comes to using social media to boost business…
Read More...Event: TEDMED 2013 – Future of Health and Medicine
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I’m truly honored to be invited to attend and participate in TEDMED 2013 at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, April 16-19, 2013. TEDMED, a multi-disciplinary community of innovators and thought leaders will gather together to share ideas about the future in health and medicine. I will be participating in a special event, the Great Challenges Day, which rounds off TEDMED 2013. Great Challenges Day is dedicated to the…
Read More...Part 3 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part three of a three-part series on Healthin30 TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication This post on Healthin30 is part three of the three-part series on the TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication with Joseph Kvedar, MD and Robert Arnold, MD. The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together on Google Plus Live Hangout to talk about how to improve medical communication in the health care…
Read More...Technology: Robot Power Suit – Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) to Help Nurses and Patients
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA “A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on Wednesday, paving the way for its worldwide roll-out,” according to Discovery News. The Hybrid Assistive Limb®, or HAL, is a power-assisted pair of legs developed by Japanese robot maker, Yoshiyuki Sankai, CEO Cyberdyne Inc. The following text is an excerpt from the YouTube video below. …
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