No, it’s not an oxymoron.
From the category archives:
I find myself in that odd position again, one foot in a world that hasn’t heard a thing about Wave “…you mean gmail??”, and a social media/tech world on fire about this thing. So this is for the first camp.
You should learn about this thing. Oh, sure, it has many detractors, but the core intent [...]
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Oh, finally! Thanks to a great post, I discovered this four-minute video, “How to use Twitter in 10 easy steps.”
Now you can stop scratching your head and check out Twitter!
A few notes I’d add for those getting started:
- The group of people you choose to follow completely defines your experience: if you follow people [...]
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Just saw a great quote on the distinction between “Social Media” and “Social Networking”:
Social Media are tools for sharing and discussing information. Social Networking is the use of communities of interest to connect to others. You can use Social Media to facilitate Social Networking. Or, your can network by leveraging Social Media.
But [...]
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Wow…I think this new application has hit on something that’s game-changing for location-awareness. Most people think location programs are a little creepy, but some genius may have just solved that.
Say you and the family are headed over to a friend’s house. You’d planned a brunch at 10 am, but packing the kids’ stuff and [...]
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Last week I presented this slideshow to the National Rural Health Association at their annual conference in Miami. (Don’t even get me started on how beautiful the beach was there…) I’ve uploaded it to SlideShare as I’d like to see it spread around in rural and healthcare circles – hope you find it useful!
I’ll be [...]
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Nice article in Freep.com on Michigan doctors embracing electronic communications as tool in their delivery of care:
In a glimpse at how the practice of medicine is changing, Michigan’s doctor practices are adding electronic programs to cut telephone tag and unnecessary office visits for routine health questions, prescription refills, lab results and appointment requests.
Patients also can [...]
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Here’s the rub for healthcare . . . if we stand on principle to “Continue Practicing as We Always Have” and cling to the principle that “We are the Ones Who Will Tell You How You’ll Receive Your Treatment, Because We’re the Doctors/Nurses/Hospitals”, then the public (who are becoming very accustomed to getting what-they-want, when-they-want-it, [...]
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So you’ve heard about them. Been invited to join them by that crazy friend of yours.
Maybe even read where “real professionals” in your field have discovered them.
But now you’re staring at a registration screen and panic starts to rise…
So let’s start with where to start. If you’d like to try out social networking as a [...]
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For the last few months, I’ve been bugging everyone in my field (rural healthcare and policy) to take the plunge and start using social media. Defined by Brian Solis:
social media describes the online tools that people use to share content, profiles, opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives and media itself, thus facilitating conversations and interaction online between [...]
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Well, lookey here…it’s a brand-spanking-new blog on technology use in and for rural areas.
I hope this will be useful for rural healthcare professionals, my colleagues in the rural public health arena and policy makers looking to improve the quality and cost of services in rural areas.
Please register and comment away! I look forward to your [...]
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