Tweet One Billion: Why is this number important? Because in 2012, Facebook is expected to reach one billion users. It wasn’t the first or last social network, but it’s clearly the most popular, and Facebook currently sets the standard for social networks and Internet destinations in general. Here are some numbers provide context as to [...]
Tweet Over the last week at the annual HIMSS Conference I had the opportunity to participate in conversations about what medical organizations are doing to reduce healthcare costs and improve care. Of all these conversations one panel session on patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) stood out to me as showing concrete ways to achieve these goals. [...]
Tweet Bashtag: Bashtag is a brand new term, perhaps coined just a few weeks ago in this article from Forbes, that refers to a Twitter hashtag gone awry. The article provides the example of McDonald’s promoting the hashtag #McDStories with the expectation that tweeters would share fond memories of the fast food chain. Instead, tweets [...]
Tweet I imagine that “crisis communication” is a scary phrase to many business owners. Most think that they’ll never need this type of plan, and many would rather not think about the potential drama. But what’s the harm in having it at the ready—just in case? In the age of the 24-hour news cycle and [...]
Tweet HIMSS is only a week away, and everyone is on information overload. More emails, more meetings, more news. So, how do you prioritize what you read and what you skip? HIStalk has been around since 2003 and remains one of the premier online resources for healthcare technology news as well as one of the [...]
Tweet ZocDoc: ZocDoc is a free online tool for patients searching for a doctor or a dentist. Users can search for doctors by geographic location in 15 major cities, by specialty, or by insurance carrier. There are also options to search by the doctor’s name, the procedure or the name of the practice. Each doctor [...]
Tweet In the latest installment of our HIMSS12 blog series, David Peterson, vice president of product marketing, for Emdeon is interviewed. David is also the creative director and heads Emdeon’s market research function. To view earlier installments click here. Dodge: What do you think will be the theme of conversations at HIMSS this year? Peterson: [...]
Tweet CardMunch: If you find that your business card collection is getting unmanageable and you can’t find contact information for the one person you need to call, the CardMunch app from LinkedIn is the perfect solution. This is a free app for iPhone users that allows you to simply take a picture of any business [...]