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3 Tips For Using Your Health Tracking Device Effectively
The rise of the Nike+ Fuel Band, JawboneUp, and countless other number of health-tracking devices have been introduced to the market recently, and have greatly changed the ways that people access their health information. I’ve attached some tips for making the best of all of this data:
1. You are in charge of your [...]
What’s the cost of getting the Flu?
FrugalDad.com released this infographic to inform us of easy ways to prevent the high costs that result from getting the flu. Are you taking preventative care?
The Health 2.0 Show.
Want to see how Health 2.0 is impacting the health care community?
Health 2.0 hosts a monthly episode to update its audience on how its relationships and communities have brought change and inspiration.
To tune into the webinar, register at the Health 2.0 Show’s registration page. The next show will take place Tuesday, [...]
Health 2.0 Code-a-thon.
Amateur and professional developers, ready your Objective-C and Binary. Health 2.0 and sponsors including Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council and Intel are hosting the Hokie Health Code-a-thon this Friday and Saturday to make the health industry more efficient and less costly through the innovative creations of development teams.
The top project will win $2,500, and [...]
Explore the Health Benefits of Golf
Happy Golfer’s Day! While some consider golf the “lazy man’s sport,” teeing up can actually be very good exercise. Shoot par with these surprising health benefits of hitting the green.
One of the primary health benefits of golf is its cardiovascular impact. By foregoing a golf cart, golfers may walk up to 5 miles over [...]
It’s a great day for Vitamin C!
Total recommended daily allowance: 75 mg
Awesomeness level: high
Rumors tend to float about this essential nutrient.
Drink lots of orange juice if you want to consume it.
It will heal your annoying cold.
Taking supplements will do the trick!
But will they?
Whether vitamin supplements provide the needed nutrients for the body to [...]
Social Media & Medical Practices: A Case Study- Statler-Krumholtz Orthodontics
Statler-Krumholtz is an orthodontic practice located in Boca Raton, Florida. The practice does an outstanding job on incorporating social media into their healthcare marketing campaign. As of April 3, 2012 the practice has 2,218 likes, a large amount of content on their site, and an abundance of recommendations from current and former patients. Statler-Krumholtz Orthodontics [...]
4 Advantages To Adopting A Digital Office Management Platform
Now is the time when medical practice management is turning digital, and a lot of practices are having to make the decision to adopt or wait for something better. Make your practice digital- Offering your patients online patient registration gives them the notion that your practice is tech-savvy. Although your office management system has nothing [...]
Happy National PB&J Day!
No need to stick to a traditional PB&J to celebrate everyone’s favorite childhood sandwich today. Try these three easy combinations and enhancements to experience PB&J in a new, fun way!
PB&J Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients:
1 pint(s) regular or low-fat vanilla ice cream 1/2 cup(s) peanut butter (creamy or crunchy — you choose) 9 full-size graham crackers 1/4 cup(s) your favorite jam or [...]
How to attract patients & keep them (healthy) with social media.
RegisterPatient Guest Post by Katie Matlack
An interesting article over at Software Advice, a free online resource, discusses ways doctors can use social media for a variety of purposes. You’ve probably heard about the September 2011 survey from QuantiaMD and the Care Continuum Alliance, which reported that over half of all doctors use social media [...]
