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Christina Thielst Patient Expert

Santa Barbara, California
Christina received a Bachelors degree in Social Science/Management from Louisiana State University... Full Bio
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Social Media: Doesn't Fix a Poor Recruiting Strategy by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I love this blog post from Alan at Human Capital Institute titled Social Medical Will Not Make Up for a Poor Recruiting Strategy .  Social media (simply a tool) ... Read on »
Managing the Mobile Workforce by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Mobile Health (mHealth) also involves managing the mobile workforce, but I don't often hear this administrative function being discussed.  In our efforts to inc ... Read on »
New Health IT Toolkit for Rural Providers by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living A new online toolkit will serve as a pilot program for providing health information technology (HIT) resources to rural health care providers. The toolkit was d ... Read on »
Patient Safety Toolkits from AHRQ by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has sets of toolkits designed to help health care institutions and clinicians provide—and consumers rec ... Read on »
The Patient's Checklist by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I've always promoted self and family advocacy in healthcare situations.  As an administrator, I strive to create and environment for the patient to get the best ... Read on »
Foursquare in Healthcare by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I've been checking in on Foursquare for several months just to experience the technology and think about how it can be applied in healthcare environments.  Hea ... Read on »
HIE for Consumers by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Will from Redwood MedNet  sent me a powerful video from Health Information Partnership for Tennessee . The video will help consumers learn  and understand more ... Read on »
HIE Guide for CIOs by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living CHIME and eHealth Initiative have joined forces to create a Health Information Exchange (HIE) Guide for CIOs . The guide looks to be fairly comprehensive, star ... Read on »
Social Media Risks by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living ECRI has a fairly comprehensive overview and  guide on social media that includes some great advice for hospital and other provider human resource managers.  T ... Read on »
Engaging Staff with Social Media by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The Nov/Dec 2011 issue of Healthcare Executive includes an article I wrote for the Satisfying Your Customers column, titled Engaging Staff with Social Media . ... Read on »
Is Age Just a Number, or a Challenge to Widespread HIT Adoption? by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I was interviewed for a  recent article  in  Becker's Hospital Review  that explores the common belief that older adults have more difficulty accepting and usin ... Read on »
Candy Stripers and Junior Volunteers by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I've posted on the subject of volunteers ,  young people working in hospitals  and those considering a career in healthcare administration , previously.  Howeve ... Read on »
ACP Ethics Manual on Social Media, Catastrophes, and More by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The American College of Physicians has released an update to its Ethics Manual  and new or expanded sections include, among others, confidentiality and electron ... Read on »
Report on Hospital Acquired Infection in CA Released by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Healthcare-associated infection data on all hospitals in Califorinia has been released by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).  This means anyone ... Read on »
Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I participated in this morning's Gartner  Worldwide IT Spending Forecast.  Gartner, the technology research giant, brought together some wonderful speakers who ... Read on »
Low Health Literacy: Impact on Costs by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The American College of Physicians has a YouTube video that demonstrates the impact of low health literacy on the healthcare delivery system and costs.  Healthc ... Read on »
Top 11 Trends for 2012 in Healthcare Data by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living A look ahead at healthcare data points to increased risks, regulatory expectations and reputational fallout.  So it was a pleasure that I could contribute to a ... Read on »
NIMS: Guidance for HPP 2012 by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The NIMS objectives for hospitals have been reduced from 14 to 11 and there is some new clarification and guidance.  The changes, effective July 1, 2012, includ ... Read on »
Employee Makes Fun of Patient on Facebook by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living When will our employees learn not to identify patients on Facebook or any other social media site.  This recent example goes beyond a simple error in judgment t ... Read on »
Cool Map of Hospital Social Media Use by Christina Thielst Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Ed Bennet has a really cool map displaying social media use by hospitals .  If you haven't already, you should visit his blog Found in Cache , which includes so ... Read on »