Archive for September, 2008
Personal Cloud
September 12, 2008
This post on the concept of a personal cloud focuses on the integration of the iPhone, Google tools and the cloud. How about a personal cloud for managing health? In his presentation on Google Health at HIMSS in February, Eric Schmidt envisioned storing health information, including all the xrays taken this year in the Cloud so that they would be accessible from anywhere. Interesting concept.
First, Google Health should be available via the iPhone. Next, the clound should allow connection to your data and health information and tools from anywhere and on any device.
Finally, the personal cloud must be secure.
Also mentioned is an Mac program called Getting Things Done. Check out the Wikipedia entry.
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Social Networking for Research
September 11, 2008
Clinical or basic research can both benefit from social networking. Especially in clinical research when multicenter studies are being managed throughout the country or internationally, social networking tools have the potential to enhance communication in a closed environment. Harvard has launched Catalyst which has several helpful features including publications from PubMed.
A more advanced tool is Within3.com which provides several different customizable modules which can be used to develop any physician or research group but because it takes place in the context of a closed network, the site can be a gathering place for clinical trial coordination. Moving beyond fax, email and even conference calls, new Web 2.0 communication tools can enhance the collaborative work of clinical trials and other clinical research across the street or the ocean. My prediction is that social networking and other Web 2.0 tools will become best practices in clinical research collaboration.
Share this:Risks of Health 2.0
September 11, 2008
From the Medicine 2.0 Congress, Neil Versel discusses how “Health 2.0 also can open up organizations to embarrassment or possibly even legal liability when it comes to interaction between patients and practitioners.” Whether it is poor judgment on Facebook or discussing patients on a blog, the openness of Web 2.0 tools can create risks for organizations. However, those risks can be exaggerated. Should organizations have policies about blogging and networking outside of work? Only to the extent that it places the company in a bad light. Otherwise, have at it.
Share this:Excellent Summary of the Medicine 2.0 Conference
September 10, 2008
Chris Paton on the Health Informatics Blog has a great summary of impressions, sessions and links to various blog posts on the conference. It wraps up most of the best sessions at the conference. Check it out.
Share this:Smart Blogs – This one included
September 9, 2008
My blog is included in a feed on the SmartBrief site for eHealth blogs. In good company with the Healthcare Blog and others. eHealth SmartBrief is a good source of news and at least one site which has not moved from the eHealth label to Health 2.0.
Share this:Two Social Networking Terms
September 9, 2008
In the NY Times Magazine this week, there is an article titled, I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You. Two terms to remember:
- ambient awareness
- parasocial relationship
Read on.
Share this:Businesses Can’t Hide From 2.0
September 9, 2008
If you want to see a great summary of new Web 2.0 tools, check out this post on ReadWriteWeb. The complete title is “Businesses Can’t Hide From 2.0: A Look At 2.0′s Impact Across Industries”. It covers document collaboration suites, wikis including WetPaint which was recommended by several at the Medicine 2.0 conference, Office 2.0, accounting and more. There is also a whole section on Health 2.0. HR and Marketing wrap up the listing. While companies may not be able to hide from all of Web 2.0, they can still block social networking and YouTube. The business case for these tools needs to be made as both an innovation and the need to allow failures on the road to success and value creation.
Will healthcare be dragged along or be a leader?
Medicine 2.0 Congress Photos and Links
September 5, 2008
Slide Show
Interesting links:
- Journal of Video Experiments : www.jove.com
- Building an online reputation
- University of Wisconsin library RSS feeds and other tools
Cleveland Clinic and Medicine 2.0
September 4, 2008
Here at the Medicine 2.0 Conference, I have been asked how the Cleveland Clinic is using Web 2.0. Some examples are in my slides on slideshare.net. But here is a list with links:
- AskDrWiki.com – started by two cardiology fellows, not officially sanctioned
- Clinical Case and Images blog – begun by a hospitalist who has moved on from the Clinic
- Google Health – Cleveland Clinic was the pilot site and one of the first partners
- Walk for Good- a Google Gadget
- CEO blog – as an internal communication tool only
- Other un-official blogs like mine
- Use of Sharepoint for collaboration – it can be debated whether SharePoint is Web 2.0 since it is not open source but it is widely used and encourages collaboration.
I will add more examples from time-to-time.
Share this:Arrived in Toronto – Medicine 2.0 proceedings available
September 4, 2008
After a walking tour of one of the great world cities, I am gearing up for Medicine 2.0 Congress. The proceedings are already available on the conference website. It’s a nice mix of patient-focused Web 2.0, one of the few places to hear research done in this space and discussion of uses of Web 2.0 in medical education and research.
In addition, the international representation is unique including presenters from Australia, Singapore, Eastern and Western Europe, USA and Canada.
Medicine 2.0 has certainly seen adoption from around the world. I am particularly looking forward to presentations on PatientsLikeMe.com and medical education/research topics.
More postings during and after the conference.
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