Guest blogger Dr. Evan Norfolk discusses the pros and cons of the use of texting for nephrology professionals. Dr. Norfolk is the Associate Director in the Department of Nephrology at Geisigner … [Read more...]
Smart Phones: Who’s in the Lead and What Does It Matter?
Smart phones made news recently when RIM, the Canadian company that makes the Blackberry, hired a new CEO and RIM’s stock price promptly dropped. In The Harvard Business Review this month, James … [Read more...]
Smartphone or “Dumbphone”: A Matter of Perspective?
An occasional topic of conversation around the dinner table at my house concerns the value of the smartphone. Per Wikipedia, a smartphone can be described as “a high-end mobile phone that combines the … [Read more...]
On Call: Finding Meaning in the Cloud
In this post, guest blogger Dr. Jason Shey shares his experience as an on-call physician using an EHR in the cloud. Dr. Shey is a nephrologist/internist at Diablo Nephrology Medical Group in Concord, … [Read more...]
11 to Watch in 2011
February represents the 6th month of our venture into the realm of social media. As I mentioned in the original post on this blog, our intent has been to foster an objective view of the intersection … [Read more...]