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"Being in the hospital after major surgery is no fun. On top of dealing with pain, patients have uncertainty. They also have to worry about getting all the information they need to support their recovery. That's not always easy in the hospital; things happen quickly and doctors and hospital staff are often really busy. Doctors at Mayo Clinic may have a solution to this issue. They're giving iPads to heart surgery patients to see if a new iPad app can make hospital stays easier and more satisfying."

Hospitals and health systems are utilizing Web 2.0 tools to improve staff communication, recruit for research, facilitate networking and build the hospital's brand. A number of hospitals are reporting that tools like YouTube (for Webcasts) can significantly increase traffic to the hospital's site. Mobile CIOs can stay in touch with IT staffs from the road by sending and receiving Twitter updates. Social media can break down hierarchal boundaries by making C-suite executives more easily accessible to others in the organization. Sites like LinkedIn and Plaxo can be a valuable tool for CIOs looking to fill positions or network with peers.

Welcome to doc2doc // Connecting doctors worldwide - doc2doc registration is free and connects you to colleagues around the world. * Get answers to your clinical questions from a community you can trust. * Start a discussion about anything from the latest research to careers advice. * Find colleagues you used to work with. * Create your own online meeting place for your friends, colleagues, hospital or society.

Welcome to doc2doc // Connecting doctors worldwide - doc2doc registration is free and connects you to colleagues around the world. * Get answers to your clinical questions from a community you can trust. * Start a discussion about anything from the latest research to careers advice. * Find colleagues you used to work with. * Create your own online meeting place for your friends, colleagues, hospital or society.

A medical village expands on the concept of a patient's medical home to include providers outside of the "home" practice (hospitals, specialists, etc.). The medical village will rely on several important concepts, including collaborative and coordinated care and shared responsibility: PCP-to-specialist, specialist-to-PCP and specialist-to-specialist.

"Requesting and providing consultations are daily occurrences in most teaching hospitals. With increased attention on transitions of care in light of the recent scrutiny of duty hours, consultations and other interphysician interactions, such as handoffs, are becoming increasingly important."

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"Welcome to the Resident Exchange, a unique place for medical residents to share cases, learn and connect. Each week, we'll provide you with thought-provoking cases and discussions from a growing network of residents across various hospitals and specialties. The topics have been handpicked to provide keen clinical encounters, enhance practice-based learning and stimulate discussion via board examination-style questions. We look forward to your participation. "

Toronto General Hospital Perioperative Interactive Education

"Teaching hospitals the world over face increasing difficulties in sourcing real patients who exhibit every conceivable ailment which medical students need to learn to diagnose and treat. An e-learning approach using interactive computer simulations known as virtual patients is one way to solve the problem, but in which settings is the use of these virtual patients most effective?"

"Income is a significant factor in determining why people are hospitalized in Toronto, where the richest and poorest patients are being admitted for very different reasons, a pioneering new study has found. "

"In your hospital, residency program, or medical school have you experienced difficulties dealing with diverse groups and how did you overcome them? How have communication difficulties impacted patient handovers and patient care? "

"Rather than be deterred, Chi-Ming Chow, MD, FRCPC, a staff cardiologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Ont., and an associate professor in the University of Toronto's Department of Medicine, encourages physicians to explore the utility of apps and to focus on the exciting possibilities opened up by their use. "

"We are seeing more patients with fewer doctors in the United States; our time spent at the hospital is limited by duty hours; there are increasing demands on documentation for medico legal purposes. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much of the horizon to fix these issues. So what are we to do? Here are some things that may be helpful and things that work for me:"

"A structured residency-based curriculum facilitates resident demonstration of SBP and practice-based learning and improvement. Residents gain knowledge and skills though this enterprise and hospitals gain access to trainees who help to solve ongoing problems and meet accreditation requirements."

"The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, a first-of-its-kind social media center focused on health care, builds on Mayo Clinic's leadership among health care providers in adopting social media tools, which began with podcasting in 2005. Mayo Clinic has the most popular medical provider channel on YouTube and more than 60,000 "followers" on Twitter, as well as an active Facebook page with well over 20,000 connections. With its News Blog, Podcast Blog and Sharing Mayo Clinic, a blog that enables patients and employees to tell their Mayo Clinic stories, Mayo has been a pioneer in hospital blogging. MayoClinic.com, Mayo's consumer health information site, also hosts a dozen blogs on topics ranging from Alzheimer's to The Mayo Clinic Diet."

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Both work in a hospital or doctor's office, both make sure patients are comfortable and cared for, and both are relied on for the smooth operation of a medical office. But medical assistants and nurses are two distinct professions, each with a slightly different focus.

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"It's never been easier to give new dads the resources they need to get involved right from the start. An updated version of the popular Daddy Pack, this handy guide has essential hints, tips, and strategies that every new dad needs to know. With key health and safety information, the New Dad's Pocket Guide™ increases health literacy and equips men with a handy guide they can reference at any time. And its affordable price makes it perfect for hospitals, birthing centers, pregnancy care centers, community-based organizations, corporate settings - any place you find new dads!"

Such a device may be available in the near future, and it could turn a cell phone into a mobile medical lab -- and change the way doctors treat patients in rural areas far from hospitals.