Christina's Considerations

Tasso and Chicken Gumbo

I'm making gumbo today and using the tasso I picked up on my recent trip to Mansura, Louisiana. I got it at Juneau's Cajun Meats and it is really fresh and not processed. I'm loving it and highly recommend you... Read more →

Rural Health Information Technology Consortium

In early 2009 I was actively engaged in helping California prepare it's strategic plan for HIT/HIE. Along the way I joined with a group of people who were focused on ensuring that the rural communities and providers of our state... Read more →

Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media

Mayo Clinic is taking their use of social media to a whole new level and have created a Center for Social Media. Mayo Clinic's use of weblogging was highlighted as a best practice in my book, so I'm happy to... Read more →

Shopping for a knee replacement?

I was just about to turn off the TV (Today Show) this morning and come down to start working when I saw an ad by Smith & Nephew. Now, if you haven't been hanging around hospitals and ORs, you may... Read more →

InTouch - making remote presence possible

Over the last eight years, I've been watching a local company grow - InTouch - by reading about their accomplishments in the Newspress or Pacific Coast Business Times. Then earlier this year I started working in the world of telehealth... Read more →

Doctors and Bubble Gum

In the mid to late 1980's my title at Doctors Hospital of Jefferson was, Physician Services Coordinator. My position coordinated the medical staff office and also identifying opportunities to support our physicians with promotion and management of their practice. I... Read more →

Stroke Systems of Care

Health Leaders Magazine includes an article on creating stroke systems of care this month and I was really happy to see them highlight the role of telemedicine. This partnerships are great because they help smaller hospitals keep the patients they... Read more →

KROQ

I made my way to the Pasadena area in 1990 and started listening to KROQ. A few months later, I began working at Las Encinas Hospital where I met the infamous Drew Pinsky (aka Dr. Drew). I enjoyed working with... Read more →

Why Social Media is Good Medicine for Health Care

A recent interview appearing on SmartBlog on Social Media is drawing a great deal of traffic to my blog, so I'd like to first thank those visiting for the first time. This is an excellent example of how social media... Read more →

Connect, Communicate, Collaborate: Exploring New Media

The ACHE Self Study Course based upon the new book is now available. In addition to the 6 hours of ACHE Category 1 credit hours and additional motivation to read the book, the course guides participants as they dive a... Read more →

Roadtrip to Louisiana

My children and I took a road trip to Louisiana last week and will be leaving soon. It has been a while since I've been here in the summer, so I thought I'd write a little about the experience. First,... Read more →