People started doing it and Facebook listened! This week, the social media giant Facebook is making it easier to save a life. Now users can enroll as organ donors and share their desires via their timeline. If they aren’t already donors, they can easily link from Facebook to their state’s...
Text Messaging Helping to Keep People Healthy
A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says a pilot program that asked parents in low-income communities to get their children vaccinated was successful in increasing the percentage of people who received shots. The way they asked? Text messaging. flu shots
Electronic Medical Records Now Offering HIPAA-compliant Social Media-Style Messaging
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) – digital versions of the paper chart used in doctor’s offices containing the medical and treatment history of a patient in one practice – make patient record keeping easier and more accurate. They allow clinics to easily identify which patients are due for preventive screenings and...