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Wound care management just got a little bit cooler. “With the new Google Glass project we want to increase the patient satisfaction, increase the quality of care delivered to the patient, and improve the healthcare experience at a lower cost,” says Kurt Arisohn, President and COO of Wound Care Advantage.[read more]

BioPharma Beat

In this month's BioPharma Beat, we bring you an interview with Hallam Stevens, who just published a fascinating book on the history of bioinformatics. This mesmerizing account highlights not only the critical importance of this field, but also how it has evolved over time to play a major role in the understanding of life and disease.[read more]

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At the busy Siemens booth at HIMSS14, I spoke with Andy Flanagan, a Senior Vice President at Siemens charged with growing the healthcare IT business in America, and a refreshingly candid fellow. Flanagan said our reliance on healthcare IT is being driven by the consumer and the patient, as in other industries.[read more]

Beyond the Buzz

Klout, a company that quantifies people's online influence, has recently revamped its business model with a new emphasis on content aggregation. Let's take a fresh look at Klout to see if this move toward content aggregation can be leveraged for your healthcare marketing.[read more]

Ursula Sieberg of International Health Services

Unlike many other healthcare annual confabs, HIMSS14 seems dominated by the North American market. But what about the international thirst for healthcare IT? To find out, I went to the Siemens booth and sought out Senior Vice President Hartmut Schaper and Vice President Ursula Sieberg of International Health Services.[read more]

Hillary Clinton at HIMSS 2014

Orlando may be the home of the Magic Kingdom, but the real magic was in the Orange County Convention Center yesterday, where Mrs. Clinton delivered the starring keynote at the HIMSS14 annual meeting. She praised the importance of facts and evidence, both in delivering health care and in political debate.[read more]

Ben Loop, Siemens

Healthcare intelligence sounds like an oxymoron, since so much about the U.S. healthcare system befuddles the mind. At the HIMSS14 annual conference, I set out to find someone who could un-oxy this moron. My wanderings led me to Ben Loop, Vice President of Care Coordination and Analytics for Siemens.[read more]

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Healthcare providers are still taking baby steps in their adoption and implementation of mobile technology, according to a survey released today by HIMSS Analytics in Orlando. The survey found that 69 percent use a mobile device to view patient information while only a third (36 percent) use mobile technologies to collect data at the bedside.[read more]

HIMSS 2014: big data and healthcare

HIMSS14 is chock full of interesting folks, as befits a mini-city of 37,000 souls. One of them is Charles Nguyen, vice-president of Netmail, a Montreal-based firm that markets an alternative to email. The reason Nguyen is here in Orlando is that a sizable chunk of his clients are in healthcare. Here is his take on data management.[read more]

CareXcell™ at HIMSS 2014

HIMSS 2014 is unfolding in warmish Orlando, home of Disney and Universal and spectacular attractions based on fantasy characters. Real life be warned: Don’t try to compete. Undaunted, Siemens Healthcare Health Services chose this venue to launch CareXcell, an IT solution for sustainable population health management.[read more]

Louise Villejo, MD Anderson Cancer Center

There are specific patient education departments in most major medical centers. What role do they play and how have they evolved over the years? I spoke with Louise Villejo, Executive Director at the Patient Education Office at the MD Anderson Cancer Center to get her thoughts on the topic.[read more]

dentists' practice

Starting your own private practice can be a daunting task, especially when you do not have a reputation in the neighborhood. In fact, owning your own private practice is not very different from launching your own startup in any other industry.[read more]

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Health care professionals do their best to stay connected, but HIPAA can be constraining. Fortunately, new developments such as secure texting are making it easier to keep information flowing freely while staying compliant with privacy regulations.[read more]

Cancer.net app

There are literally thousands of medical apps in the marketplace and it is very difficult to sift through them and find out which ones are easy to use, practical and helpful. I did some research, asked some patients, and read a lot of reviews to get an idea of which ones were helpful for chronic cancer patients.[read more]

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Legislation has been proposed in Washington to allow direct primary healthcare to serve as an acceptable alternative to Obamacare’s government insurance. As this private form of care continues to grow, here are some answers about how it works and why it is being used by more and more people every year.[read more]

Beyond the Buzz

One of the most frequent questions I get asked by healthcare professionals is: "How do I find the time to post regular updates?" It's an important question, for if you want your healthcare social media marketing to be effective, you will need to maintain a consistent presence online.[read more]

Cancer patients staying informed online

Social media has drastically changed the idea of patient empowerment. Patients all over the world can connect, educate themselves and their family members, network, and instruct and educate others. And they are doing just that. The day of the passive patient is over: Welcome, empowered patient![read more]

PharmaPhorum

It is great to see the first business case study from the pharmaceutical industry appear on the Twitter.com website, featuring the work that social media pioneer Boehringer Ingelheim has been doing in using the social media channel to connect with other healthcare stakeholders.[read more]

Healthcare Social Media column

Healthcare social media is more than just a marketing buzzword; it has become an important channel for connecting with patients and expanding the reach of healthcare information. Starting February 14, join me here on Health Works Collective to learn not only how to use social media in healthcare, but how to do it exceptionally well.[read more]

Tek Robotic Mobilization Device

A new robotic device designed to help those with paraplegia stand and function as if they were walking is expected to hit the market as early as next month. Known as the Tek Robotic Mobilization Device or Tek RMD, the device debuted in 2012 and is the first of its kind to have been launched by Matia Robotics.[read more]