Looking to get more out of Twitter? Avid users and newcomers alike can easily expand their industry knowledge, stay on top of the latest trends and monitor best practices − all by following the right mix of associations, pundits and experts. Here’s a brief guide to get you started:
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (@HIMSS). [...]
Twitter has been all the buzz for the past few months, but many people still have misconceptions about this social media tool from who is using it to how it can be used. Following, we’ve decoded some of the most prevalent Twitter myths in the healthcare industry.
Nobody in healthcare uses it.
To the contrary. I think [...]
Naming a new product or company is a tricky endeavor, but when done right it can make you stand out from the rest. When done wrong, however, it can result in your company or product blending in with everything else in its category.
Further adding to the complexity of this process, estimates show that an average [...]
With lawmakers debating healthcare reform and how to allocate stimulus funds on a daily basis, it is more important than ever to understand the reality of today’s HIT landscape. Knowing the difference between terms such as EHR, EMR and PHR and being able to define concepts such as ‘comparative effectiveness’ and ‘meaningful use’ are [...]
A press release from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcing the appointment of three members to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee was released today, just before the committee’s first meeting Monday, May 11. These include:
Committee Chair: David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P.
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Michael [...]