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Supper Punch – week 2

So….good news and bad. First the good, my tacos took week 1! Thanks to everyone who voted! Now the bad, it has become apparent that no one really likes the idea of confit of lambs tongue… although it’s not too late. Come on people, it’s just a muscle like any other cut of meat. Did [ READ MORE ]

Social Media Ambassadors – the rebel rock stars of the online world

Remember when rock bands would storm the radio station, taking over the morning zoo? They had totally free run of the place. “Dogs and cats, living together, mass hysteria.” Well, at least that’s how it seemed to me circa 1993. In the end, it was just one of many marketing and promotional tools used by [ READ MORE ]

Someone build this: an easy button for healthcare

Note: I’ve been working on a mind map of the ideal mobile application for healthcare providers. Ideal of course being a subject measure. Part of ideal in my mind is not duplicating what already exists. For intense, UMMC has a wonderful medical encyclopedia and the iTriage app is a popular symptom checker. But what is [ READ MORE ]

Super Punch! – an RVA Food Throw-down

How fun is this?! RVA News, One of Richmond’s best news/blog combos is at it again. After a successful and highly entertaining Garden Wars it is time for Super Punch. I’m excited as both a foodie and a participant (VOTE DAWSON!). This is all in good fun (seriously, vote Dawson) and I’m very much looking [ READ MORE ]

In Healthcare, Experience Matters

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of being asked to write a guest blog post for Odom Lewis, a healthcare communications staffing and recruiting firm. Angelia from Odom asked me to comment on Dr. Bridget Duffy’s ever-inspiring presentation from the 2009 Gel Conference. Some may recall that I wrote about Dr. Duffy’s talk [ READ MORE ]

someone build this: put my tweets in my health record

There is a great deal of attention these days to the concept of electronic medical records (EMR). Sometimes we refer to them as electronic health records (EHR) or even personal health records (PHR). While there are semantic differences between each, the idea is the same: a complete, portable electronic snapshot of your health. At least [ READ MORE ]

waxing on about ideas and their success

I’ve never had much artistic talent. It hasn’t been for lack of trying. I’ve taken up several stringed instruments and although I’m not ready to call it quits on any of them, I never exactly mastered the open C scale either. However, I’ve always been slightly envious of great artists. They have in common are [ READ MORE ]

someone build this: Foursquare for Doctors

The genesis of this idea came out of the Healthcare track of the C2C US/Russia Civil Summit that I participated in in June 2010. During a discussion around the use of social games, Dr. O Marion Burton had a lightbulb moment. He piped up with, “oh wow! how cool would it be to show off [ READ MORE ]

Two things the VA Hospital System is doing well

  • July 13th, 2010
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The Veterans Affairs hospital system is one of the world’s largest interconnected health systems. The VA operates 153 acute care medical centers and 768 outpatient clinics. Their size, as well as a commitment to technology and progressive care models, has led the VA to develop some effective programs. There are two ideas in particular that [ READ MORE ]

From Russia with Health – the US/Russia 2010 Civil Society Summit

Two weeks ago I was part of an amazing experience. I was privileged to be a part of the C2C Civil Society Summit between Russia and the United States. For two days conversations with thought leaders from both the US and Russia that occurred as a bi-lateral event during President Medvedev’s visit to the US. [ READ MORE ]

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