I was welcomed as a new member of Washington, DC's 100-year-old National Press Club (NPC) today. My credentials for membership? I'm a blogger.
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It is quite clear that physicians and medical trainees may not use information that could identify a patient without the patient's permission. However, where is the line drawn when it comes to posting a commentary online related to the practice of medicine?
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For physicians of a certain age, the weekly teaching session known as grand rounds is a ritual steeped in formality and tradition. Grand rounds on the Internet, however, is another thing altogether.
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I have read extensively about the promise of telemedicine. It's always described as the "next big thing," in the same sort of way that the Segway will transform the way we plan our cities, and in the future we'll all have personal jet packs...
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I propose that we have a "league of our own." Conferences that cover specifically what we medbloggers need to know. Things that we can use on a daily basis, that discuss issues specific to our genre, like privacy, HIPAA, and job security.
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Twitter will get you fired, fined or sued. Well, it will if you're a health care professional who doesn't follow the rules set down by the federal government and patient bills of rights. Here are some thoughts on how to Twitter safely in the clinical care setting.
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Would you visit a doctor who dresses like a pimp or wears a lab coat labeled "Kevorkian Medical Clinic?" University of Florida researchers found several such items of interest when they trolled the Facebook pages of the school's medical students.
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The number of applications in the iTunes App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch is growing rapidly, and a surprising number of them are related to health and medicine. Here's a sampling.
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