Articles That Caught My Attention – mobile, mHealth, vaccines, gaming, social media

I’m getting a little backed up in terms of articles and ideas that caught my eye so I’m going to share a few of them here.

• Ubersense – looks like an interesting mobile app to help you with sports coaching.
• MakerBot – 3D printing for your home…how exciting!
• RedLaser – scan a bar code and find the lowest price…I have to try this.
• GenieMD – a simple interface for tracking your healthcare data in one free app
• ZocDoc – 1.8M MD appointments booked online using this app in August…seems to be getting some energy
• 19 states still allow paddling in schools (Time article – Spanking in the Schools) – seems pretty archaic to me
• Top motivators for getting vaccines (Directions Research for Walgreens):
  • 74% – pandemic / outbreak
  • 67% – doctor recommendation
  • 42% – CDC recommendation
  • 27% – preventative health measure
• Evernote – smart notebook…may be something I actually buy!
• Specialty Pharmacies and URAC Accreditation
• Using video games in cancer therapy
• CDC social media kit
• Patient Engagement Is the Blockbuster Drug of the Century – Part II
• PWC research – Healthcare Unwired
• Targeting for care management
• Steve Jacobs website – http://unitedstatesofhealth.com/
• Doctors and social media
• When The Rx is an App
• Moving beyond legacy systems in healthcare
• Stamp size blood tests for liver damage