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Mayo leaps into social media marketing

The Mayo Clinic is opening a school of social media for health providers, the (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune reports. The new "Center for Social Media… [will] train other health care organizations to use Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to connect patients and doctors.

29 Jul 2010

GOP continues call for health law repeal; Census releases uninsured data

The Washington Post: New census data reveal big differences among states in the rate of uninsured people under age 65. Massachusetts has the lowest rate, 7.8 percent, and Texas the highest, 26.8 percent. "The statistics are for 2007 and show health insurance coverage by state and for each of the country's roughly 3,140 counties. The numbers do not include the impact on millions of people who lost their jobs and health insurance after the recession began in December 2007."

29 Jul 2010

Pilot program to confront major eDiscovery challenges in life sciences

eDiscovery for Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device Industries will be the key meeting of the year for eDiscovery experts in the life science space. This event will bring together leading eDiscovery experts to confront the major eDiscovery challenges specific to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries.Attendees will learn best eDiscovery practices to help prepare organizations for FDA inquiries, patent litigation, HIPAA compliance and data security issues; plus CLE credits are available.

27 Jul 2010

Hospital Dream Jobs website chosen #34 on 'Top 50 Nursing Job Sites Worth Bookmarking' list

Hospital Dream Jobs, a website focusing on hospital employment, medical careers, and healthcare jobs, was chosen #34 on a list of the "Top 50 Nursing Job Sites Worth Bookmarking" compiled by The Web Nurse, a leading blog for all things related to nursing jobs, healthcare, and the medical profession in general. This honor is especially significant given that Hospital Dream Jobs' website has only been live for six months, and is further validation of the effectiveness of the website's state-of-the-art services for both job seekers and employers in the medical profession.

26 Jul 2010

Hospital updates: ERs try to shorten waits, Florida Children's Hospital to join with Johns Hopkins

To attract patients, hospitals are increasingly posting wait times for their emergency rooms "on billboards, websites, social media outlets like Twitter and in text messages," The Salt Lake Tribune reports. "It's a competitive strategy, but also a tool for bending the wait-time curve and, hopefully, improving patient care, said Mary Joe Jones, chief clinical nursing officer at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City."

22 Jul 2010

Trust FX's patent-pending process helps businesses manage authenticity, online reputations

The best way to determine business credibility prior to purchase is through actual word-of-mouth customer referrals. But the proliferation of social media paired with the anonymity of the Internet has made it extremely easy for individuals and competitors to spread damaging accusations virally in mere seconds.

16 Jul 2010

Study analyzes global oncology community's Twitter utilization to enhance discussion at ASCO 2010

JuvoLab, a company focused on value creation in the life sciences industry, today announced the release of a unique study detailing the entire global oncology community's utilization of Twitter to enhance scientific discussion at the ASCO 2010 Annual Meeting. This pioneering study analyzed over 4450 tweets, generated by more than 680 users over the course of the conference, and provides clarity and insight into the use of Twitter from breaking clinical news and engaging in clinical discussion to compliant corporate promotion by industry leaders.

16 Jul 2010

Practice Fusion API Challenge kicked off

Practice Fusion, the free, web-based Electronic Health Record company, kicked off the Practice Fusion API Challenge today as part of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge, an initiative supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The challenge invites developers to connect patient health data from medical devices, mobile apps, social media systems and websites to doctors in real-time through Practice Fusion's new API.

15 Jul 2010

healthychat.com addresses myriad consumer health care questions

Health care reform will impact every American in some way. The question is how and when? The healthychat.com website was created to address the many questions consumers have about health insurance. Since its launch on May 1, thousands have viewed healthychat.com, creating a community forum addressing myriad health care questions.

12 Jul 2010

Winner of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation's You Can Save a Life Video Awareness Contest announced

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation today announced the grand prize winner of its You Can Save a Life Video Awareness Contest. The student competition invited teams to submit videos about the impact of sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of CPR and automated external defibrillators, empowering students and communities to make a difference in helping to save lives.

9 Jul 2010

Accudial's weight-based rotating labels prevent underdosing and overdosing in children's OTC medications

There is plenty to worry about when it comes to the job of parenting. However, wondering if a child is receiving the correct amount of over-the-counter (OTC) medication can now be a concern of the past, thanks to Children's AccuDial(R), a patented new line of children's medication available across Canada, with a dosing system based on body weight, not age.

9 Jul 2010

Omni Health Media announces launch of CancerConnect.com

Omni Health Media, one of the world's leading specialty publishers of health-related information, websites, applications, and educational programs for individuals with cancer and their caregivers announces the successful launch of CancerConnect.com during the Allen Media Conference in Sun Valley, ID. Cancer Connect is a new social network that will allow people with cancer and those who care for them to share information, inspiration, hope, and support.

8 Jul 2010

SSO launches Peace of Minds campaign to raise awareness about schizophrenia

More than half a million people in Ontario are either living with schizophrenia or are directly impacted by someone close to them who is suffering from the disease. Today, The Schizophrenia Society of Ontario is launching Peace of Minds, its most forceful campaign ever to raise awareness about schizophrenia and to generate support for vital programs to help those impacted by this crushing mental disease.

23 Jun 2010

Nature Rocks, American Heart Association encourage increased physical activity among all Americans

Today Nature Rocks, a national program created to inspire and empower parents to take their families to play, explore and enjoy quality time in nature, announced a collaboration with the American Heart Association's Start! Initiative. Start! encourages increased physical activity among all Americans, emphasizing walking because it's easy, free and has the lowest dropout rate of any form of activity.

22 Jun 2010

Today's fathers play an active role in children's lives

Many of today's dads are more involved in the day-to-day lives of their children, says Heidi Sallee, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University.

11 Jun 2010

Vemma kicks off second annual fundraising campaign for Children's Miracle Network

Vemma's second annual fundraising campaign for Children's Miracle Network kicks off this summer, June 1 - August 31, 2010. Funds raised will contribute to medical care, research and education throughout a network of 170 children's hospitals and foundations. Vemma NEXT, the company's liquid children's supplement, will play a key role in the fundraising effort.

9 Jun 2010

Media increases effectiveness of direct-to-patient marketing approaches

All too often, study sponsors provide research sites with an advertising budget to promote their clinical trial to patients, and yet the majority of research sites require support or guidance on where and when to invest these advertising dollars. This support comes from trained and experienced advertising professionals who are experts in knowing the best way to maximize advertising budgets, and optimize the return on advertising investment.

5 Jun 2010

Reprints Desk to sponsor and exhibit at two pharmaceutical marketing events

Derycz Scientific, Inc., a company that is pioneering a fresh way of facilitating the flow of information from content publishers to enterprise customers and their constituents, today announced that Reprints Desk, an award-winning provider of information services and content workflow solutions, will sponsor and exhibit at two pharmaceutical marketing events: Digital Pharma West, being held in San Francisco from June 28-30, 2010, and Digital Pharma East, being held in Philadelphia from October 18-20, 2010.

4 Jun 2010

Writer advocates for community inclusion for children and families living with autism

Lisa Jo Rudy is a writer, a social media guru, and above all a parent of a child with an autism spectrum disorder. She knows first hand what it takes to get out, have fun and explore the world with autistic children. In her groundbreaking new book, "Get Out, Explore, and Have Fun: How Families of Children with Autism or Asperger Syndrome Can Get the Most Out of Community Activities," Lisa Jo Rudy explores options, offers tips and guides parents in their steps to get their children involved in life outside of home, school, and therapists' offices.

4 Jun 2010

National initiative to share wealth of new community health data to improve health of Americans

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg today launched a national initiative to share a wealth of new community health data that will drive innovation and lead to the creation of new applications and tools to improve the health of Americans.

3 Jun 2010

Social Media News and Research

Latest Social Media News and Research

Mayo leaps into social media marketing

GOP continues call for health law repeal; Census releases uninsured data

Pilot program to confront major eDiscovery challenges in life sciences

Hospital Dream Jobs website chosen #34 on 'Top 50 Nursing Job Sites Worth Bookmarking' list

Hospital updates: ERs try to shorten waits, Florida Children's Hospital to join with Johns Hopkins

Trust FX's patent-pending process helps businesses manage authenticity, online reputations

Study analyzes global oncology community's Twitter utilization to enhance discussion at ASCO 2010

Practice Fusion API Challenge kicked off

healthychat.com addresses myriad consumer health care questions

Winner of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation's You Can Save a Life Video Awareness Contest announced

Accudial's weight-based rotating labels prevent underdosing and overdosing in children's OTC medications

Omni Health Media announces launch of CancerConnect.com

SSO launches Peace of Minds campaign to raise awareness about schizophrenia

Nature Rocks, American Heart Association encourage increased physical activity among all Americans

Today's fathers play an active role in children's lives

Vemma kicks off second annual fundraising campaign for Children's Miracle Network

Media increases effectiveness of direct-to-patient marketing approaches

Reprints Desk to sponsor and exhibit at two pharmaceutical marketing events

Writer advocates for community inclusion for children and families living with autism

National initiative to share wealth of new community health data to improve health of Americans

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Scaling organ‑chip technology for human‑relevant drug discovery

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Social Media News and Research

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