Christina's Considerations

Getting It Done: Strategies for Clinical & Financial Success

Dr. Ken Cohn is one of my virtual friends and like me, a writer and blogger. He lives on the East Coast and at one time did live here in Santa Barbara, however the Internet has facilitated our connections and... Read more →

Remembering Our Healthcare Veterans

I thought today would be a good day to remember our veterans who fight to save the lives of those fighting for our freedom. My dad was a corpsman who worked in a naval hospital during the Vietnam War and... Read more →

The Doctors and Richard Simmons

The Doctors have been focused on exercise this month and I thought I'd share this video clip as a reminder to all doctors to have those conversations about weight and exercise with your patients. I, too, also hope it helps... Read more →

Patient Care in a Crisis

By now, many of my regular blog followers should have figured out I'm a girl from New Orleans and I also have a specific interest in emergency preparedness and disaster planning, especially for hospitals. Once again, I get to post... Read more →

Health IT ROI - Value to the Enterprise and Patient

Building Out Your Health IT ROI - The Value to the Enterprise and the Patient This latest article for HIMSS Clinical Informatics Insights explores how enterprise portals can help hospitals tie disparate systems together, so that the data and information... Read more →

Social Media in Healthcare Infographic

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Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice

The Federation of State Medical Boards has released Model Policy Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice. It addressed the physician-patient relationship, professional and ethical standards and provides recommendations for state medical boards... Read more →

Telemedicine: A Public Service Announcement

If you are like me and feel we need to start educating consumers on the power of telemedicine, then please share this video. It was created by my friends at @CTELTweets, so let them know what you think! Read more →

Social Media and the Patient Experience

I'm currently working with a healthcare system and one piece of the project is to incorporate social media into the patient experience. There are truly innovative opportunities to apply the technologies to solve operational, care and support challenges across the... Read more →

NLRB Report on Social Media Cases

The Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board released a second report on outcome investigations involving social media that were submitted by regional offices and it underscores two main points: Employer policies should not be so sweeping that... Read more →