Medicine and Technology

JULY 22, 2013

I've been following the Medpedia project for some time now. It appears that Medpedia is dead. Am I wrong? Did the site get hacked? Or, did it die a quiet death? What happened to Medpedia? It's a project that had such potential, but perhaps they didn't have enough resources to sustain it. Medpedia was a collaborative project launched on 17 February 2009.

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Medicine and Technology

JULY 23, 2013

I'm an early adopter of wearable technology and fitness gadgets. I still have my original Fitbit Classic. Unlike some others, I haven't lost my Fitbit and I haven't accidentally thrown it into the wash with the rest of my laundry. I've also tested the BodyMedia FIT armband, the Nike+ FuelBand, and other self-tracking fitness gadgets/pedometers. I was even a Zeo sleep headband user (but they closed their company).

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JULY 26, 2013

Don't miss the HP " Social Media in Healthcare White Paper." This excellent resource outlines why physicians, hospitals, and health systems need to take a proactive approach and leverage the opportunities through social media. Social media technology is evolving rapidly and health care professionals need to know how to use these tools to communicate more effectively with one another and with patients.

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Medicine and Technology

JULY 23, 2013

Doctors and hospitals have made big strides in adopting electronic health records, driven in part by federal investments in health information technology. Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a Twitter chat on Wednesday, July 24 2013 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET to discuss findings from a recent report on the state of health information technology in the United States.

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JULY 24, 2013

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