Pink Glove Dance Video

A friend and colleague, Linda MacCracken of Thomson Reuters, sent me a link this weekend to the “Pink Glove Dance” video on YouTube. It’s a breast cancer awareness video featuring the staff of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon – and it is a ton of fun! Although this looks like a [...]

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Images from 2009 CHPRMS Conference and Wallie Awards

Here are a few of the photos I took last week while attending the fall conference of the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society (CHPRMS) and the annual Wallie Awards. The meeting took place in Asheville, North Carolina at the amazing Grove Park Inn. I’ve mixed in some scenic shots. Enjoy!

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Check out “Real Women on Health” Blog

Kelley Connors, a member of my online healthcare marketing community, has developed a wonderful blog: Real Women on Health. When I find good things I try to share them through my blog, and Kelley’s contribution is a good thing. I find her voice to be a refreshing addition to the healthcare marketing conversation. And more [...]

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Lynne Garrison of BCBSNC Speaks to Healthcare Reform

This morning at the Fall CHPRMS Conference there was a panel discussion on healthcare reform. Lynne Garrison of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) was one of the distinguished panelists. It really was an excellent panel. I’ve edited some of Lynne’s comments to give you an idea of how BCBSNC views the current [...]

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Twitter Use Present at CHPRMS Fall Conference ‘09

Okay, there aren’t hundreds of folks tweeting on day one of the Fall CHPRMS Conference ‘09. But there are a dozen or so healthcare marketers tweeting live from the event. The hashtag for the conference is #CHPRMS. Here are a couple of screen shots so you can see how the tweets are taking shape:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Steve Crescenzo: He’s No Stooge. CHPRMS Part 2

I’m currently attending Steve Crescenzo’s second session of the day at the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society Conference (CHPRMS). Social media is the topic of the day – and the year! It deserves the attention it is receiving. If you’re following the conference on Twitter, the hashtag is #chprms.
According to Steve, three things [...]

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CHPRMS, Social Media & The Three Stooges

Three Stooges? More about that in a minute. Our opening session today at the fall conference of the Carolinas Public Relations & Marketing Society (CHPRMS) was a presentation on social media by Steve Crescenzo. Steve is a consultant who is on a mission to teach creative communication. He is an animated and engaging presenter. Very [...]

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NPR Story: Patients Turn to Internet for Health Information

On November 16, 2009, Joseph Shapiro had an interesting story on NPR about patients turning to online communities for health information. I recommend you check it out at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120381580.
Here’s an excerpt from the story:
According to a recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 61 percent of adults say they look online for [...]

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Blogging Live from CHPRMS Fall Conference 2009

This morning I am driving up to Asheville, North Carolina, where the Fall Conference of the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society (CHPRMS) is being held over the next couple of days. CHPRMS is a terrific group with a large membership base made up of healthcare marketers from North and South Carolina. We also [...]

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Duke Replaces Patient Clipboards with Tablet Computers

I saw a tweet the other day  from Duke Health that mentioned its move to provide cancer patients with tablet-style computers for entering health information in the waiting area. So when a patient checks-in to the cancer clinics at Duke, rather than receive the old clipboard with several paper questionnaires to fill out, they now [...]

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