Motorcycle Trip 2016: Day 3 and Day 4
Day 3 took us to New Albany, Ohio to visit with some friends. The trip across I-70 was uneventful. Not having the high winds like the day before made the ride much more comfortable. Before dinner, our friends took us to a neighborhood cocktail party with healthcare executives and philanthropic supporters of The James Cancer […]
Motorcycle Trip 2016: Day 1 and Day 2
Our Motorcycle Trip 2016 started in Danbury, CT. The itinerary will take us as follows: Exton, PA for our granddaughter’s high school graduation (202 mi.) Wheeling, WV for an overnight (352 mi.) New Albany, OH to visit some friends Dublin, OH for a Sat-Mon board meeting at OCLC Wytheville, VA for an overnight Palm Coast, […]
Social Media for Better Health
A recent study in the U.K. showed social media websites similar to Facebook, but focused on healthcare, can have positive benefits for patients. Sites such as patientslikeme.com can provide support and interaction with other patients who have similar conditions. Patients can share diet, physician, and other information a patient may not find on their own. Within the […]
You Meet the Nicest People….
Fifty years ago, in 1966, The Hondells created a TV advertisement about owning a Honda motorbike. The advertising slogan of the time was “You meet the nicest people on a Honda.” I thought of this just yesterday while I was at the Apple store in Danbury, Connecticut. I was there to pick up my Apple […]
Blood Tests – Who Owns The Data?
After you have a blood sample drawn and sent to a laboratory for analysis, who owns the results? Medscape and WebMD collaborated on a survey to determine how physicians and patients viewed questions about the use of mHealth and the ownership and access to EHRs and laboratory and imaging test results. The study was unique in […]