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Smart Patients provide a community for cancer patients

There is an interesting, and growing, trend of patients tapping into the power of social media to help one another with their conditions.  Earlier in the...

0 replies - 217 views - 05/15/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Are online communities commoditising our health information?

A few weeks ago I interviewed the founder of HealthUnlocked.  HealthUnlocked are an online community for patients looking for support and advice on their...

0 replies - 477 views - 05/13/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Is HealthUnlocked Heralding the Rise of Social Healthcare?

The role of social media in healthcare is growing rapidly.  Earlier this year research found that 60% of us head online for information when we become...

0 replies - 684 views - 04/30/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

The digital transformation of healthcare

Michael Fitzgerald, contributing editor at MIT Sloan Management Review, talks with WellPoint executive Lori Beer about how the company, which is one of the...

0 replies - 303 views - 04/29/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Transforming Healthcare with Social Business

Healthcare is complex and constantly shifting. As technology changes are occurring daily, it is imperative that the healthcare industry adapt with the...

0 replies - 610 views - 04/26/13 by Jive Community in Articles

Can you crowdsource medical diagnosis?

Crowdsourcing has never been more popular.  My last blog showcased the latest NASA Hackathon that saw thousands come together to offer solutions to...

0 replies - 1217 views - 04/24/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Can our keywords reveal our eating habits?

Analysing the keywords we use when we search Google is not a new thing.  Google Flu Trends is the most popular example, using keyword analysis to...

0 replies - 626 views - 04/20/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Doctors advised not to friend patients on social media

Social media is undoubtedly a ubiquitous part of modern life, and illness is a major part of that.  Research conducted recently showed that 60% of us go...

0 replies - 964 views - 04/15/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

The social habits of patients

Earlier this year research was published that explored how medical professionals used social media.  It found that many were seeing excellent results...

0 replies - 1102 views - 03/31/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Cloud Collaboration in Healthcare

Collaboration, or the act of working together, is universal across business types and industries – education, healthcare, real estate, government or any...

0 replies - 606 views - 03/17/13 by Pankaj Taneja in Articles

Can Facebook likes determine the quality of a hospital?

Whilst social data from the likes of Twitter and Google have been put to worthwhile use, predicting things such as the spread of disease, Facebook has not...

0 replies - 517 views - 03/06/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Social business in the emergency room

John Hopkins University have conducted some interesting research  into the social habits of physicians.  I think the key takeaway from the study is...

0 replies - 1375 views - 01/04/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles