Technology & Healthcare

The quality of online health information

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I had an interesting Twitter conversation last week about the quality of online health information. Late last year we recruited an online panel to review health information for 3 months and while a program monitored their Internet usage. We then followed up with some surveys to try an gauge the "quality" of online health information and the "experience" of their searches. Here are the results... Read More...
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One in five physicians interested in iPad

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This week, Epocrates Inc., the developer of mobile applications used by more than 900,000 healthcare professionals worldwide, revealed a new study of more than 350 clinicians conducted in the wake of Apple's iPad announcement. Among those surveyed, 9% said they plan to buy an iPad when it is immediately available, and another 13% intend to purchase one in the first year. A lot of people are asking if the iPad is truly the future of DTC marketing and health. Here are some things to remember. Read More...
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The iPad future of medicine

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The introduction of the iPad last week has a lot of people divided on the future of tablet computing but make no mistake about it the tablet, whether its Apple's or another brand, is the future of computing and healthcare.

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