Follow #HDpalooza on Twitter from the Health Datapalooza

This Mon and Tues (June 3 and 4), you can expect a lot of tweets using the hashtag #HDpalooza from the Health Datapalooza.

Health Datapalooza IV (HDP IV) is the fourth annual national conference born from government efforts to liberate health data. The conference is a forum that features the newest and most innovative and effective uses of health data by companies, startups, academics, government agencies and individuals.

The hallmark of the event is a national competition that searches for the best and most innovative uses of health data in apps and products. The competition culminates in live demonstrations of the winning applications to HDP IV attendees.

Follow the Twitter discussion about the Cleveland Clinic #pesummit

If you're not in Cleveland, you're missing The 4th Annual Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit at the Cleveland Clinic.
May 19-21, 2013
Intercontinental Hotel & Conference Center, Cleveland

The Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit is a three-day, multidisciplinary conference devoted to exploring patient experience as a key differentiator essential to the future of healthcare delivery.

On Twitter, you can follow the discussion by following the Twitter hashtag #pesummit
There are some very interesting tweets coming out of this conference. For example:

Time spent on mobile apps exceeds the time spent browsing the web and will soon exceed TV watching - @smartpatientceo #PESummit #hcsm
— Cleveland Clinic (@ClevelandClinic) May 19, 2013

Patients that viewed Emmi had better HCAHPS scores.@ Cleveland Clinic #PESummit twitter.com/EmmiSolutions/…
— Emmi Solutions (@EmmiSolutions) May 20, 2013

Definitely agree "@tmerrick32711 By focusing on patient experience we can change healthcare overall!#PESummit"
— Garry Choy MD (@GarryChoy) May 20, 2013

APHA National Public Health Week Twitter Chat #NPHWchat on April 3

Join the American Public Health Association (APHA) for their third annual National Public Health Week Twitter chat on April 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Engage with public health advocates on important public health topics. APHA will focus the conversation on the value of public health and its return on investment in our communities. The chat will explore and discuss ways in which evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion initiatives can save lives and money.

All tweets should be tagged with the following Twitter hashtag: #NPHWchat

Never participated in Twitter chat before? Now is a great time to start. Follow the official hashtag #NPHWchat on Twitter for an hour-long live conversation in which participants are encouraged to share research, trends and resources about the value of public health. Check out APHA's Twitter feed, @PublicHealth, on Twitter.

More information about the APHA National Public Health Week Twitter Chat can be found online.

Don't miss the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up at #HIMSS13

Are you attending the HIMSS conference next month in New Orleans?

Join me on Monday, March 4 at the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up at #HIMSS13

When: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM (CST)
Where: HP booth #1627 at the 2013 HIMSS Conference
Win some prizes!

RSVP For the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up Here

@IntelHealthIT Twitter Contest Offers #HIMSS Must-Reads #IntelHIMSS

Want to win a HIMSS book by sending a Tweet? Intel is giving away all sorts great health IT books between now and the end of the month. Learn more about the Intel Healthcare IT Twitter contest.

Follow medical education discussions from #AAMC12 #meded

If you have an interest in medical education, make sure to follow the Twitter hashtag #AAMC12 while the Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2012 Annual Meeting runs from Nov 2-7 in San Francisco. You don't need to be in SF to follow the conversation. Turn on Twitter and search for #AAMC12

Today, Walter Isaacson who wrote the biography on Steve Jobs spoke to medical students and physicians attending the AAMC Annual Conference. He reminded medical educators that we need to "think different" and focus on innovation if we want to improve medical education.

Joanne Conroy, MD, @JoanneConroyMD Chief Health Care Officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges, tweeted:

• @WalterIsaacson "education and medicine have not yet been fully disrupted by the digital revolution" #aamc12
• @WalterIsaacson - Einstein knew how to think outside of the box because he knew what was in the box. #aamc12
• @WalterIsaacson "must create and environment where not only we innovate, but we encourage others to innovate as well" #aamc12

Vivian Lee, MD, PhD @vivianleemd Dean of the University of Utah School of Medicine and CEO of University of Utah Health Care tweeted:

• #aamc12 Do medicine & education need disruptive innovation of tech to change? @khanacademy.@erictopol @AAMCtoday @wlaterisaacson say yes.

Follow #AAMC12 to keep up with the conversation.

Follow #AMIA2012 this week AMIA 2012 Annual Symposium

This week, the AMIA 2012 Annual Symposium -- Informatics: Transforming Health and Healthcare, November 3-7, 2012, is in Chicago.

Follow @AMIAinformatics and the Twitter hashtag #AMIA2012 for updates from the conference.

GooPatient - a PHR that works like Twitter

If you're familiar with Twitter, you understand hashtags. Imagine using hashtags in a similar way to flag your medical problems in your personal health record.

GooPatient is a simple Personal Health Records software that works like Twitter. Here's a short video explaining GooPatient:

Preparing for the 2012 ASCO conference in Chicago

Later this week, I'll be in Chicago attending the 2012 ASCO conference. ASCO is the American Society of Clinical Oncology and it's the biggest conference in the area of oncology. I'll be in Chicago from 6/1 to 6/5 attending the ASCO conference. I hope to see you in the huge exhibit hall over the weekend:

• CME Corner (exhibit booth # 2109) - we're providing information about free CME/CE activities for the oncology community
• Mobile Health Association (exhibit booth # 4043) - I'll be speaking about the use of online mobile and social tools for oncologists

If you use Twitter, don't miss the #ASCO12 tweetup on Saturday, June 2 from 3:00pm - 4:00pm (CDT).

I hope to see you at the #ASCO12 tweetup

ASCO is the American Society of Clinical Oncology and their annual meeting is coming up June 1-5 in Chicago. I hope to see you at the #ASCO12 tweetup on Saturday, June 2 from 3:00pm - 4:00pm (CDT). This year, the tweetup will be led by:

Dr. Robert Miller @rsm2800
• Trends in Twitter Use by Physicians at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2010 and 2011
• Practical Guidance: The Use of Social Media in Oncology Practice

Dr. Mike Thompson @mtmdphd
• The Role of Twitter and Social Media in Clinical Trials
• Decoding QR Codes for ASCO Posters

Dr. Brian McGowan @BrianSMcGowan
Joining via Skype
• The Meaningful Use of Social Media by Physicians
• Data Highlights from Physician Adoption of Social Media for Life-long Learning

Learn more about the #ASCO12 tweetup here.

HIMSS12 Conference Sets World Record for Tweets

HIMSS12 set the world record for Tweet volume at a health conference! To celebrate this milestone & analyze the social media activity at HIMSS12 – which had 36,000+ attendees – HIMSS has created its first infographic!

Some highlights of the visual include:

· HIMSS12 averaged 167 tweets per hour
· Biz Stone’s keynote alone generated 7,595 tweets – with Farzad Mostashari not far behind at 7,047 tweets
· 26.5% of all HIMSS12 attendees were senior execs – 20.9% were IT professionals
· Patients, cloud computing and ONC (oh, Meaningful Use) were hot topics of mention in tweets

Click the image to view it larger:

Twitter Cheat Sheet for #HIMSS12

If you're attending the HIMSS conference and you're relatively new to Twitter, this Twitter Cheat Sheet could help you understand the various acronyms and hash tags you'll be seeing as folks tweet from Las Vegas. I'm really looking forward to being surrounded by 35,000 other people as we all talk about health IT, mobile health, and social media in the rapidly evolving world of health care.

Follow my updates from HIMSS 2012 as I tweet and post updates: @DrJosephKim

Follow #ASH11 for Twitter Updates from ASH

Want to get updates from 2011 American Society of Hematology conference in San Diego? Here are a few ways you can see what's happening:

Follow the official ASH Twitter account here: http://twitter.com/ash_hematology

Follow the annual meeting conversation at #ASH11.

For the complete annual meeting program and abstracts, visit http://www.hematology.org/2011abstracts.

The American Society of Hematology is the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders. Its mission is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. The official journal of ASH is Blood, the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field, which is available weekly in print and online.

Here's a certified CME activity designed to teach physicians about the appropriate use of social media #SoMeCME

The phrase "social media" is poorly understood by health care professionals. There are many misconceptions and myths related to terms like Twitter, Facebook, etc. These social media tools can be used to improve medication adherence, but most health care professionals are not even using them for professional purposes.

I invite you to join me in this certified CME activity:

• Video Roundtable 3: Social Media to Improve Medication Adherence

Medication adherence remains a persistent and pertinent issue in health care. Nonadherence poses challenges to adequate control of the target condition and often leads to further unnecessary complications. Many of the latest practice management and communication technologies afford clinicians the opportunity improve patient medication adherence.

This online CME activity will accomplish the following:

1. Outline the appropriate ways of communicating with colleagues and with patients on social media websites
2. Describe how social media can be used to communicate with patients about the importance of medication adherence.

#TwitterStudying: A Med Student’s Experiences with Twitter as a Study Tool and Support Network

Author: Brittany Chan, MBA

It’s been awhile since I’ve written here. For the past few weeks, I’ve been preparing for the USMLE Step 1, the first in a series of medical licensing exams. Current physicians likely have very fond memories of this exam—an eight-hour, 322 question nightmare that covers all the basic science material from the first two years of medical school and plays a large part in residency decisions.

When second year ended, I left Lubbock and came back home to Houston to study. With my parents at work, my sister at school, and my friends out of town, studying alone became quite monotonous. Though I spent most of the last few weeks buried in books, I also became very active on Twitter during this time. I’d never used Twitter to a great extent before, and as I networked with physicians and other medical students online, I found that at the end of six weeks I had learned just as much from them as I had from any of my review books.

I'll be presenting in this upcoming live webinar: Using Social Media in Medicine

Join me in this upcoming live webinar about social media in medicine. I'll be presenting with HCPLive Director of Digital Content Sean Johnson on Thursday, June 16th for a Social Media 101 primer. We’ll help you get on your way with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, covering the ways in which you can utilize each of these platforms to serve you in your professional life.

#SocialMedia in Medicine
Thursday, June 16, 2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

I'll be speaking about some of my experiences using social media and provide a physician's perspective on this topic.

This one-hour webinar will cover topics like:

* The difference between fans, followers, and friends
* How to follow a medical conference on Twitter
* Using hash tags to find real-time information on any topic
* How to market your practice/organization using social media

Register for the webinar here.

Make sure you don't miss this exciting event!

Catch the #HCSM (health care communications and social media) chat on Twitter

Be sure to catch the live Twitter chat about health care communications and social media #HCSM. Sundays at 9 pm Eastern. You can follow the chat here. If you send a tweet, make sure to use the #HCSM hash tag.

Navigating Your Health Narrative

WEGO Health is holding a free webinar tonight at 8 PM EDT titled, "Navigating Your Health Narrative."

They will offer tips and advice for better health blogging.

• How to get started blogging
• Crafting a unique writing voice
• Self-promotion DOs and DON’Ts
• Dealing with blogger burn-out
• And more - We’re looking forward to answering your questions about health blogging!

Register now, or click this link at 8PM EDT to log in to the webinar:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/775170080

You can also follow the conversation on Twitter (and ask our panelists some questions) by using the hashtag #wegowebinar or by using this TweetChat room: http://tweetchat.com/room/wegowebinar

Patient Safety Tweet Chat with GE Healthcare today #safetychat @GEHCSolutions

Today, March 8, from 12 to 2 p.m. ET, @GEHCSolutions (GE Healthcare’s Performance Solutions business) is hosting a Tweet Chat about Patient Safety under the hashtag #safetychat.

Join and share your insights.

Enter to win a 42" HD flat screen TV at #HIMSS11 Practice Fusion Photo Tweet Contest!

Today's the day!

Here's your chance to win a 42" HD flat screen TV at HIMSS11!  Enter the Practice Fusion Photo Tweet Contest at HIMSS11 and enter to win a free 42" TV.

In order to enter the contest, you'll need the following:

1. A Twitter or Facebook account (and you'll need to know how to send a photo tweet if you're using Twitter)
2. A camera (a smartphone camera is ideal)
3. Internet access

Here's how you can enter to win!

• Look for me at HIMSS on Tuesday 2/22 (I'll be wearing a blue Practice Fusion T-shirt)
• Take a photo with me and tweet your photo using the Twitter hashtag #FreeEHR, or send the photo to the Practice Fusion Facebook page, or email the photo to the Practice Fusion Community at community@practicefusion.com.
• Your photo tweet enters you into a drawing to win a 42” HD flat screen TV!
• Your photo tweet must get sent on Tuesday 2/22/2011
• One entry per person
• Winners will be announced at the Practice Fusion booth at HIMSS11

Do you know how to send a photo tweet? Use http://twitpic.com/

Hope to see you at HIMSS11 and make sure to look for me on Tuesday!

This contest is being sponsored by Practice Fusion. Practice Fusion's free EHR is the fastest growing Electronic Health Records (EHR) system in the US.