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3 Rapid-Fire Health Care Social Media Networking Tips by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Lead, listen and learn how to engage in health care social media networking. 1. Leadership – Innovation is onl ... Read on »

3 Best Health Care Tips – mHealth to Social Media Networking by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA As a registered nurse, here are three of my top health tips for taking charge of your health. These aren’t the typical how-to-tips; ra ... Read on »

Speaking Events: Cleveland Clinic and HIMSS Arkansas by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Upcoming speaking events for Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit May 19-22, 2012 T ... Read on »

Patient Engagement: The Pivotal Role of the Caregiver by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living This is a guest post by patient caregiver, Rob Harris, founder of Robcares . He writes about how searching the Internet led to patient engagement and how it fostered a c ... Read on »

Health Care: Less Blame and More Engagement by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA [This is a follow-up post to Social Media: 3 Notable Quotes in the Social Health Space.] Health care happens before you visit wit ... Read on »

Social Media: 3 Notable Quotes in the Social Health Space by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA J&J Unit Closes Facebook Page Due To Comments by Ed Silverman “This page was created – in a spirit of innovation – as a space for ... Read on »

Nurses Share Insights into Social Media by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Illinois Nurses Association Highlights Social Media The Illinois Nurse, the official publication of the Illinois Nurses Associatio ... Read on »

5 Buckets to Patient Engagement and the Role of HIT by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA What is patient engagement? Patient engagement is a connection between patient, caregiver and health care provider. A trus ... Read on »

Patient Engagement and Health IT – Social Media Voices by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Four active social media influencers share their voices to define patient engagement and comment on why digital technology is importan ... Read on »

Grand Rounds on Healthin30 Features Health IT – Mobile Technology, Telemedicine and More by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Thank you to everyone who submitted posts for Grand Rounds. I greatly appreciate it. Grand Rounds is a summary of the best health ... Read on »

Healthin30 to Host Grand Rounds and Highlight Best Health Technology Blogs by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Grand Round Submission Guidelines Grand Rounds is a weekly summary of the best health care writing online. It features stories, o ... Read on »

Can Mobile Devices Help Connect the Dots for Better Health Care? by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Educating patients through texting Mobile technology may help to transform the lives of patients and provide a strong ... Read on »

Social Media: Sharecare’s Twitter Chat Educates for Heart Health by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social media is a powerful platform to help educate consumers and provide valuable and trustworthy information. Twitter Chat’s are a ... Read on »

Telehealth, Mobile and Gaming: Transforming the Health Care Landscape by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Cutting-edge technology is transforming the health care landscape. Gaming, mobile and telehealth allow consumers to become engag ... Read on »

USA TODAY Features the Best in Online Medical Blogs by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA USA TODAY recently hosted Grand Rounds in the “Your Life” Section and featured the Best of the Medical Blogosphere. Some ... Read on »

Social Media: Pharma Industry Considers Patient Engagement a Must by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA The Pharmaceutical industry feels patient engagement is a priority, but lacks presence in the social media world. There’s a be ... Read on »

Power of Social Media: Sharecare, Twitter and You by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA One word to describe social media is engagement. Social media allows relationships to develop and it fosters connection among ... Read on »

Social Media and Technology in Health Care: ePharma Summit Goes Beyond Pharma by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social media and mobile intersect at ePharma Summit Patients and health care consumers are engaged in their health and the ... Read on »

Social Media: Are you engaged or do you ignore it? by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Can health care providers afford to ignore social media? Social Media Networking isn’t going to go away… …and trying to ignore w ... Read on »

Gaming for Better Health by Barbara Ficarra Registered Nurse

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA An epic win Parts 1 through 4 of the series “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care,” clearly defined the imp ... Read on »

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