une 2, 2010. The Forum launch by U.S. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Institute of Medicine
President Harvey Fineberg can be seen here in video ...... At the heart of the Initiative will be increasing amounts of federally
generated community health data being made publicly available, in easily accessible and useful formats ... ... by the end of 2010, a new HHS Health Indicators Warehouse will be
deployed online, providing currently available and new HHS data on national, state, regional, and county health performance – on indicators such as rates of smoking, obesity, diabetes, access to healthy food,
utilization of health care services, etc. – in an easy-to-use “one stop data shop.”... the Community Health
Data Initiative (CHDI) will turn to Web application developers, mobile
phone applications, social media, and other cutting-edge information technologies to “put public health data to work.”.. ... See more at the HHS OpenGov website.:http://www.hhs.gov/open/... See the HHS Open Government Plan here: http://www.hhs.gov/open/plan/opengovernmentplan/index.html... HHS accepts comments at: http://newmedia.hhs.gov/standards/com...ENJOY!CC…
the personally controlled health record as exemplified by Indivo (http://indivohealth.org/), Dossia (http://dossia.org/), Google Health (https://www.google.com/health/) and Microsoft HealthVault (http://www.healthvault.com/). When these reach a critical mass of users, the individual will have greater control of their health information, and will be able to use it to maximize the benefits they obtain from having it in one place for any provider they choose to see it.…
ps that also chronicles the rapid emergence of Web 2.0 tools in response to the Haiti earthquake. perhaps, we are witnessing the early stages of a digital infrastructure that will allow us to leverage the 3C's ... "Content, Community & Collaboration" to better share medical resources globally.
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y social media is good medicine for health care
By Mary Ellen Slayter on July 2, 2010 | Comments (10)
Ashley McMaster, the senior health care editor at SmartBrief, recently interviewed Christina B. Thielst about her new book, “Social Media in Healthcare: Connect, Communicate,
Collaborate.” ...
... Christina Thielst is a veteran hospital and health care administrator and entrepreneur. To learn more about Christina’s research, professional interests and specializations, visit her blog....
... Which medium/media do you see medical professionals using most often? Right now medical professionals, especially physicians, are using social
networking sites to connect with others who share common interests.
Sites like Sermo and Physician Connect...
... What benefits do providers say they see with using social media? What risks? Benefits include increased exposure and new audiences; increased
traffic to their websites; enhanced communications; more effective
collaboration; reduced media costs; and awareness of unsatisfied
patients families, employees and the public. There is a risk that
someone will leave an unpleasant comment, but it is outweighed by
becoming aware and being able to respond. There are other risks, but
these can all be addressed by planning....
... How are providers using social media to stay connected with patients? Examples include Hello Health, which provides a social networking
platform for physicians to incorporate into their practice, OneRecovery
is offered by some providers to facilitate the patient’s aftercare plan
and for peer support, and many are using social media to deliver
education (podcasts, videocasts) or to engage health care consumers —
i.e. blogs, www.PatientsLikeMe.com, etc....
Read on at: http://smartblogs.com/socialmedia/2010/07/02/why-social-media-is-good-medicine-for-health-care/#more-10915
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