Some of my favorite hashtags (here’s looking at you, #healthIT) now see too high of a volume of Tweets to keep up with every day. In my quest for new ways to follow interesting conversations, here are some of the good ones I found, and a sampling of something you might see with each one.
#whatifhc (healthcare dreams and wishes)
What if there was an international database of ‘Patient Sherpas’, patients willing 2 support & mentor other patients #whatifhc #ePatients
— Len Starnes (@lenstarnes) August 1, 2013
#futureofhealth
The #hospital of the #future! (as envisioned in the #1950s): http://t.co/OrTYEYveTn #health #medicine
— KPNorthernCal (@kpnorcal) August 29, 2013
#primarycare
Excellent,balanced article! Primary Care Deserts Exist W/ & W/O Nurse Practitioners from @forbes http://t.co/qVAnerhtYU #AAFP #FMRevolution
— Reid B. Blackwelder (@blackweldermd) August 27, 2013
#s4pm (Society for Participatory Medicine)
Can patient data have a second life? Brilliant #TEDMed talk by Amy Abernethy http://t.co/4npqvWQQ7d #bigdata #PtExp #S4PM #SWOGonc
— Tech urSelf (@TechurSelf) August 28, 2013
#hcux (healthcare user experience)
Top 10 #HIT #Usability myths debunked: http://t.co/PAN6F64aFK… #HCUX #MU2 pic.twitter.com/TTliWIFrjR #EHR vendors: Pay close attn to # 10!
— The Usability People (@UsabilityPeople) August 19, 2013
#howmuchisthat? (pricing and cost transparency)
MSRP on bag of saline? $1 => How to Charge $546 for Six Liters of Saltwater http://t.co/owJouzsXU9 #howmuchisthat #s4pm
— Casey Quinlan (@MightyCasey) August 27, 2013
#PtExp (patient experience)
On being a “difficult” patient/family member, and rethinking the definition. http://t.co/i8fQ3G53sH #ptsafety #PtExp #health #medicine
— Naomi Kaufman Price (@writeo) August 29, 2013
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