Is it finally time to consider a Mandarin HRA???

Based on this analysis: http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/magazines/fortune/seven_years_learn_chinese.fortune/index.htm
it may indeed be time to consider that Mandarin HRA. China looms....

Internet Trends - from Morgan Stanley

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There are some interesting insights to be gained from this presentation. Techcrunch does a great job of breaking those down, particularly where social is concerned.

My question is - how can such a big company put such important information into such a god-awful slide presentation?

Social Media Meets Healthcare

This is an interesting (but kind of academic) piece by Jane Sarashon Kahn on the evolution of social media and healthcare. Where its come and where it may be heading. Worth perusing though. http://www.chcf.org/topics/chronicdisease/index.cfm?itemID=133631 . The actual article is a PDF link at the end of her intro.

What makes design Google-like?

This is a great post from Google about what they look for and focus on for their design. It is somewhat of a high level list, but it is some great things to keep in mind as we build out our product offering.

The 10 things that Google has found to be true

The ultimate phrase: Never settle for the best.

This is a brillant vision for their company. No wonder Google is kicking butt and continues to do so on a daily basis.

Friday SEO thoughts

PHRs and Privacy

An interesting article from today's NYT regarding PHRs, patient information, privacy and potential abuses: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/business/17record.html?ex=1366171200&en=3f64b831c0c20791&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss

Probably something we'll be hearing more on as PHRs continue to move to the forefront.

Muve, Gruve and The Mayo Clinic

Interview with John Montague, CEO of Muve from Doug Cress on Vimeo.

Based on the the status description below it looks like Muve plans to leverage our existing sales channnels and product line. It would seem that we should be considering the future of Gruve and how it may integrate with our product offering in our current work on our online weight program.

Status
Muve is highly focused on the broad market adoption of its core Gruve offering. The primary marketing and sales channels will be corporations, groups, retail outlets and the web. The relationships, practices, content and events of Mayo Health Solutions, MayoClinic.com and Professor James Levine will be constantly leveraged. The company has also planned a series of events to create publicity including a television feature on ABC's "20/20" program in February 2008

Thoughts on population health management: Current trends and future possibilities

Some overviews on the status of population health management strategies.

Current Trends in Employee Health Management
http://www.worldhealthcareblog.org/2008/04/11/current-trends-in-employee-health-management/

Future EHM Development Possibilities
http://www.worldhealthcareblog.org/2008/04/11/future-ehm-development-possibilities/

Using Jott to keep track of your life

Jott is a pretty cool site that allows you to track and input tons of information and then keep track of it in one spot. Here is a post about how a person is using this service to keep a medical diary. Does it make sense to look at these quick apps as integration possibilities?

From the Economist...The semantic Web

http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11002939

Lots of talk about the semantic Web and what that means. (Is it really Web 3.0?!) It'll be interesting to watch it fall into place (assuming it does).

Waist size matters more then weight when it comes to health

It seems in this test that your waist size is actaully a better measurement of your health then your BMI. Not sure if this has any play with the various weight related products. But it was interesting.

The complete Web 2.0 directory

http://www.go2web20.net/

Not a ton in the Health category. What role could we play??

Could we use Sketchcast?

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