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Emailing Docs is Good for You (and Them) - Who Knew? Kaiser, Apparently...

Patients who take advantage of secure patient-physician email options offered by their doctor are more likely to experience healthy outcomes, according to a recent study published in the journal Health Affairs. In a study of their own electronic health records system, Kaiser Permanente researchers found that patients suffering from diabetes and hypertension who emailed their doctors had higher quality of care scores than those who do not use such technology. 

A similar study, published simultaneously in Health Affairs, found that primary-care physicians must improve their communication skills in order to deliver "patient-centered care."



Read more: Patients who email their doctors are healthier, Kaiser study finds - FierceHealthIT http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/patients-who-email-their-doctors-are-healthier-kaiser-study-finds/2010-07-12?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal##ixzz0tUwekYJb 
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Must Read: How Information Spreads in Online Social Networks (Social Contagion)

The online users are connected to each other via links of trust and utilize the features of the OSN to interact and communicate in an easy socio-technical way. Hence these virtual networks of social relationships have a high potential for influential decision-making and the word of mouth spread of information, but also for spreading fads, rumors, and erroneous information. The power of these new forms of social networks is also recognized by service providers, marketers and vendors of consumer goods. They would all like to (mis)use these existing communication channels to spread product placements, advertising and promotions directly to the connected users. However, just like the old economy businesses, not all attempted marketing initiatives are successful. Most of them fail or do not reach the desired audience.
via papers.ssrn.com

SSRN-Spontaneous Diffusion of Information in Online Social Networks by Chris Russ.

Read it here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1620808