Published by: David Nordella on 11-15-2012
A confluence of social media and health information technology may lead to quick predictions of adverse medical events, according to �Research To Sift Social Media for Early Signs of Adverse Drug Reactions� by H. Brevy Cannon: http://news.virginia.edu/content/research-sift-social-media-early-signs-adverse-drug-reactions.
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Published by: David Nordella on 11-08-2012
Staying current with Twitter API (application programming interface) can be difficult. Twitter is a popular social media so API pop up like mushrooms in a damp forest, even after the changes that Twitter has made in its API policy. One such API is Twellow, which purports to be the Yellow Pages of the Twitterverse.
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Published by: David Nordella on 11-01-2012
Greg Matthews wrote a great blog-post for kevinmd.com titled �Physician use of Twitter: Examining the data�: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/10/physician-twitter-examining-data.html.
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Published by: David Nordella on 10-25-2012
Patient satisfaction is the �new� goal for healthcare based on the Affordable Care Act. Of course, doctors have always worked hard to heal and satisfy their patients. Patient satisfaction takes on a whole new meaning, however, when you are paid better for satisfying patients.
Studies show that patients feel better about physicians that care about their patients and express that care. After all, don�t you like when people remember you and say nice things about you? Follow Friday Helper makes acknowledging your patients easy.
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Published by: David Nordella on 10-18-2012
Everyone needs fresh stimulation to be innovative. Being exposed to new things can cause you to see facts in a new way. That is why you need to be exposed to the thinking of a master salesman.
The master salesman in question is Jeffrey Gitomer. Jeffrey breaks every stereotype of a salesman that you might be secretly harboring in your heart. His approach to sales is to be honest, respectful and to build business by serving the customer in a better than expected manner. Jeffrey believes that it takes hard work to make selling easy.
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