Archive for July, 2011
18Jul Leveraging Technology I: The Basics: Web 2.0 and RSS
Last week, I gave a 30 minute demonstration and lecture to students illustrating how to utilize RSS and RSS Readers, specifically Google Reader, in accessing research, information, and discussion specific to physical therapy students and clinicians. The next series of posts will explain: Basic concepts of RSS and Google Reader Selection of content:
14Jul Slide Design in Physical Therapy: A Case Study
A recent survey shows that most of us view at least 25 slide presentations per year. This is most certainly true for physical therapists, whether it is an in-service at the clinic or sessions at annual conferences. Of the dozens of presentations, how many are memorable? What makes a presentation memorable? Aside from a story
11Jul Post Series: Leveraging Technology for Research, Evidence, and Discussion
This week I will be giving a lecture in the Scientific Inquiry course at the Physical Therapy Program of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Recently Mike Pascoe posted about Papers a Mac based application that allows for streamlined organization of PDF’s. My talk will focus on how to utilize Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
08Jul The Value of a Patient Portal: Increasing Compliance While Reducing Cost
As patients become more and more interested in engaging and communicating with their healthcare providers online, the demand for portal applications will only increase. Patients are looking for innovative ways to access their health information and care providers – what better way than online patient portals? Portals are healthcare related onl
06Jul Avoiding the Breach: Is our patient data really protected?
Electronic health records (EHRs) are the future of the provider‐patient relationship. As the storage, retrieval and sharing of information via EHR accelerates, providers benefit from the most accurate and up‐to‐date information available. The delivery of care is optimized through these systems giving providers the information necessary to
