From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Rural Medicine – serving more, with less, over huge distances

by John on May 26, 2009

Just saw this stunning statistic in an article in the Nebraska Journal Star:
…rural America—where just 9 percent of the nation’s doctors serve 17 percent of its citizens scattered across 80 percent of its geography—is not an ideal place to find medical care.
I’m not sure if anything captures the current situation better than that snapshot.  Sadly, [...]

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Figuring out why you’re using social media

by John on May 22, 2009

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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I’m on the way – see for yourself!

by John on May 19, 2009

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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Rural Health Discovers Social Media

by John on May 13, 2009

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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