A New Year for Healthcare…The Bright Spots
It’s hard for healthcare professionals to stay positive about the industry while constantly bombarded with bad news, politicization and painful technological shifts. But there are reasons to look forward to the future of healthcare and gear up for 2011…many reasons, actually. Here are just a few: Experts are predicting that many falling market shares will rebound. SmallCap Network, Bloomberg and other market watchers are expecting certain hospitals... Read More
Is Healthcare Social Media a Bad Idea?
This week, some nurses at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California were fired for posting pictures of a dying stab victim that came into their ER on their Facebook pages. Now, many are questioning whether healthcare’s dip into social media sets a good example. Our take? Just because health systems are using social media to connect with patients and better market themselves, it doesn’t give workers the right to blur the lines between their... Read More
