The Case for Social Media in Healthcare

Posted by on December 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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Twitter Tips

Posted by on November 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

I found this list of Twitter best practices to be incredibly useful. Out of the top 15, here are the one’s I found particularly interesting: -       Keep the conversation going: The best way to gain followers and influence is to tweet (and retweet) often. But not just self promotional spam. Use your knowledge and expertise to add to conversations that are already happening, by... Read More

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Why Healthcare Organizations Should Use Social Media

Posted by on October 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

 I recently came across a white paper entitled, “Should Healthcare Organizations Use Social Media?”. The answer to that question, both in my personal opinion and after reading the paper, is a resounding yes. The authors go so far as to posit that the advent of social media will do as much to change how the world communicates as the... Read More

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Social Media Usage

Ed Bennett (@EdBennett) runs a great blog that successfully brings the worlds of social media and healthcare together. He provides social media resources to healthcare professionals, and can be counted on to provide the latest statistics on what hospitals are doing what when it comes to social media. I found some of his recent postings particularly [...]

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CBS, Nurture and Mike Ty...

On Sunday, July 24, CBS premiered a new show called Same Name. Running for six consecutive Sunday evenings, the show features celebrities who switch places with regular people who share their name. They learn what it’s like to live the life of someone else and see the world through their eyes. The August 7th episode featured [...]

Furniture Life Cycle Model -- graphic courtesy Malone, E. B., & Dellinger, B.A. (2011). Furniture Design Features and Healthcare Outcomes. Concord, CA: The Center for Health Design, p. 35.

Creating an Evidenced-ba...

We have learned from other industries like, nuclear and aviation, that highly-reliable environments depend on understanding how the environment and the objects in the environment shape human behavior. Furniture is one of those objects.

Creating an Evidenced-ba...

We realized that people in positions like Eileen’s (CEO or Commander in the military) are usually focused on the budget, when reviewing a furniture proposal because they don’t speak the same “language” as the designer. Depending on the designer’s background, various features may or may not be pointed out as salient features. We felt that having a tool with a common language that all could use made a lot of sense.