Christina's Considerations

Disruptive Behaviors in Healthcare Environments

I'd like to suggest that one important piece of health reform is the elimination of disruptive behaviors by healthcare professionals, because it ties in directly with transparency, adverse outcomes (quality & safety) and cost(s). We need to educate and hold... Read more →

H1N1 Public Service Announcements: California

The California Hospital Association has released some PSAs on H1N1 for children and adults in English and Spanish. The PSAs feature hospital emergency room physicians who describe the typical symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus, as well as the warning... Read more →

Workplace Health and Wellness: H1N1

I've been monitoring the traffic to my posts and am happy to report that there are more searches for information related to "business" and "workplace". Please visit my last post on business and workplace responsibilities. I've posted on my concerns... Read more →

Macro trends in possible healthcare legislation?

Mark Frisse shares his thoughts about some possible macro trends in healthcare legislation and I agree that these are needed and likely. I especially believe there needs to be more dialog and a closer link between payer intermediaries and decisions... Read more →

How 'bout them Saints?

I've been watching Manning quarterbacks for many years and really enjoy the games of the two younger ones. However, when it comes to a Manning vs. the New Orleans Saints, I'll always choose the latter. We are off to a... Read more →

Do hospitals need to enter the world of social media?

I've been following Tony and Hospital Impact for several years now and it is great to see he is having success with the contributor format. One of his contributors posted on whether hospitals need to enter the world of social... Read more →

Most Severe Cases of H1N1

The SBCPHD has a new press release that includes some stats I'd like to share. Over half (58%) of the 26 Santa Barbara County residents hospitalized with complications of H1N1 since late June were younger than 19 years old and... Read more →

Po boy's & Muffuletta's

Leidenheimer has been making bread for po boy's and muffuletta's since 1896 in New Orleans and I've been missing their french and muffuletta bread. So, I went online and found their site and want to share a little lagniappe with... Read more →

Where Healthcare Workers Work

Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine had a great diagram and article summarizing where healthcare workers work in their September 2009 issue. I'm sharing it here because it also demonstrates the communication needs that we hope to address with health information... Read more →

Santa Barbara County H1N1 Information Line

If you live or work in Santa Barbara County and have questions about H1N1 flu (swine flu) you can call the Public Health Department Information Line (1 888 722-6358) and speak with a nurse in English or Spanish. For more... Read more →

H1N1 Flu (Swine) and Santa Barbara County

We had our first death from H1N1 flu this week here in Santa Barbara County -- an adolescent girl with complicating factors. I've also noticed a lot of traffic to my recent posts on H1N1 Awareness and Prevention Materials and... Read more →

Health 2.0: Social Media Book for Administrators

I'm on jury duty and missing the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco and wish all of the attendees stimulating conversation and a great conference! As an update, my book on use of social media in healthcare is undergoing a... Read more →

Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing and PHRs

My writings are sometimes cited in the work of others in an effort to build upon our collective knowledge. The most recent example is a study titled Using Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing protocol to build the prototype of Personal Health Record... Read more →