Christina's Considerations

Tower's Latest Thinking

I'm starting to post on the Tower Strategies blog about patient engagement, their experience and leveraging emerging technologies. My first posts are on: Best Care at Lower Cost: Continuously Learning Health Care The Truth About Patient Engagement Patient Experience –... Read more →

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

My first COO role was at a large acute psychiatric hospital and it taught me a great deal about suicide and the people who attempt or complete this self destructive act. Since that time I've learned of a few examples... Read more →

Get Ready with Captain Laz

One of my Santa Paula fire-fighting friends has a new blog and I'm hoping some of my readers will go visit his writings on being prepared for a disaster! His first post was about the People Like You video, which... Read more →

New Home for HSNL - Big Thank You to @EdBennett is Due!

@EdBennett has been tracking adoption of social media by hospitals over the last couple of years on his blog Found In Cache! It is an excellent resource and I've mentioned it in my presentations, book and other writings. I'd always... Read more →

First EHRs... Now Social Engagement of Patients

West County Health Centers, a Northern California private, non-profit health organization, has deployed what may be the nation’s first social platform designed to engage patients in their own healthcare. The Health Center has rolled out a private, cloud-based social healthcare... Read more →

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Comparison: Infographic

This morning in my Tweetdeck inbox I received this infographic from the tweeps a healthPOINT at Dakota State University. I like to see my health IT friends using social media for more engaging education. Read more →