Category Archives: Heath Information Technology
You’re only as healthy as your options
August 24, 2012 – 5:09 PM
Having grown up in a small rural town in South Carolina, I can attest to the fact that sometimes your choices for service are usually few and far between.
No excuses, get an EHR!
July 20, 2012 – 3:28 PM
An acquaintance of mine who, like me, has inflammatory bowel disease, received a call recently from her local hospital informing her they had lost her MRI images. They found them, but she is concerned they will have to retake them…
Consumers take their own tweet time using social media for health questions
June 12, 2012 – 7:43 AM
OK, social media mavens – this one’s for you. This coming from someone who, whenever I see or hear a reference to a Tweet, automatically rack up the chorus to Bobby Day’s golden oldie “Rockin’ Robin” (yes, and the Jackson…
FCC holds MBANs future in its hands
May 29, 2012 – 4:05 PM
A patient lies tethered to a hospital bed with sensors and wires taking readings. Their mobility is severely limited and, on top of that, healthcare professionals have to be in a position where they can maneuver through these wires to…
An obvious solution to an aggravating problem
May 4, 2012 – 7:24 PM
An Army wife friend of mine is diabetic and has been taking insulin for eight years. Last fall she and her husband were moved to a new duty station where she was assigned a new primary care manager at a…
A picture is worth 1,000 what?
February 15, 2012 – 6:10 PM
We already know that a picture is worth a thousand words, but did you know it might also be worth a thousand calories? A new smartphone application is being developed at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) to help the health…
