Christina's Considerations

Seniors, and others, Can Strengthen Their Immune System

The Institute on Aging recently posted on how seniors can strengthen their immune system: and family and friends can help. They offer immune-boosting strategies that make sense for seniors and even pre-seniors or those with autoimmune conditions. Looking at the... Read more →

Healthcare Social Media - Its Impact on Patients

Since 2005, I've blogged as a healthcare administrator and along the way met some great blogger friends. John Lynn of Healthcare Scene was one of the very first; because we shared an interest in healthcare social media, or #hcsm, and... Read more →

Insurance and avoiding delays in care each new year!

Being an activated and engaged patient means you are constantly learning and becoming a better self advocate. Just when things are sailing along smoothly, BOOM! My new learning has to do with insurance coverage and the start of each new... Read more →

6 Things Anyone with an Autoimmune Disease Wants You to Know

As one with autoimmune conditions, this post topic is an important to me. My top fatigue is "just need to sit". You can ask my family how many times I say, "I just need to sit." My mind is still... Read more →

Physical Therapy via Telehealth

As a hospital administrator, I wanted telemedicine for my small rural hospital so we could better know when our patients really did need to be transferred to larger hospitals with access to specialists. Then, I began working with telehealth networks... Read more →

Influenza, Epidemics and the Global Village

My work in hospitals and community health has included a significant amount of disaster planning. We need to prepare for epidemics because this type of disaster is due. Perhaps this flu season is the warm up to next year and... Read more →