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Eye doctors and the broader ophthalmology community seem to be embracing social media and Internet marketing tools to build their practice and attract new patients more than any other physician segment, according to Avvo, which touts itself as the world's largest online directory for doctors and lawyers. According to the company's March 2011 metrics, which tracks doctors' adoption of their site as a core social media and Web strategy, ophthalmologists have flocked to Avvo to build their online profile and update their professional credentials.
Doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as if they use a medical computer workstation, according to new research from the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine.Researchers say this technology can be particularly useful in rural medical settings. This allows for real-time access to specialists such as neurologists, regardless of where the physicians and patients are located.
Healthcare information technology could ease some of the spotty care, long waits and medical errors anticipated by the growing shortage of nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers, according to the American Society for Quality (ASQ), which bills itself as the world's largest network of quality resources and experts.
While watching someone dig into a triple cheeseburger with fries might seem like a good way to detect a heart-attack-in-waiting, doctors would prefer a more scientific approach. To that end, CardioNexus, an affiliate of Panasonic Health, offers a portable cardiovascular imaging device designed to help doctors identify those at risk of heart attack or stroke.
St. Joseph Health System, a $4.6 billion Catholic healthcare organization, with facilities in California, Texas and New Mexico, is expanding its telehealth initiative to deliver remote care from any internet enabled device. St. Joseph Health System will use Emerge.MD's OnePlace virtual clinic to support the pilot project to expand into other remote care services such as in-home, mobile, urgent, on call and specialty care services.