With 75% of the population on social media sites globally, people want to reach out and really know others. No longer is it just a way to stay in touch with family and friends. According to Shel Holtz, of Holtz Communications, 85% of Americans want companies to interact with them “If your audience is in [...]
As meaningful use gets bantered about and the bar is continually raised to have true interoperability between systems, the electronic capture of data for patient health is getting greater exchanges. Shahid Shah, a software analyst and The Healthcare IT Guy blogger, has outlined 12 steps for integration of the EHRs: 1. Single sign-on (SSO) using SAML [...]
Developers at MyPerfectDoc.com have devised a new social media tool for doctors which has caused a whopping 300 percent jump in internet traffic. This innovative marketing program demonstrates that hospitals can positively use their websites to market companies websites, patients and pharmaceutical representatives. According to Doug Braunsdorf the account supervisor at MyPerfectDoc LLC, “it is [...]
Over the last 2 weeks, CMS (centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) issued the requirements for Stage 2 meaningful Ue and certification of electronic health records. The discussion about exchange of health information among systems and health facilities, laboratories and pharmacies is stressed, but not new. What is new and exciting is the realization and [...]
