Imagine a world where patients and health care professionals speak the same language and are in sync. Complex treatment options, discharge instructions and follow-up care are fully understood. Patient compliance is as close to 100 percent as possible.The results of this improved health literacy? Patient health and overall satisfaction is...
Using an iPad to Change the Lives of People with Autism
Steve Jobs left us with amazing technology – the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad have changed how many of us communicate every day. But his technology wasn’t just all about business (checking your email from your phone, to name one example) or fun (playing Angry Birds on your iPod or...
Mixing HIPAA and Social Media
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that says that a patient has control of his or her own protected health information. No one else can release that information without consent of the patient. So how does that affect your hospital’s social media marketing plan?First,...