If you think knowledge is power, you aren’t living in the real world.
Knowledge changes so fast that if you try to hold onto it, you end up with nothing. To get power,it is much more effective to share knowledge and thus build the basis for a reputation.If people think you have key strategic knowledge, you will have power within theorganization.
Richard McDermott, President of McDermott Consulting (From "Lagestion du savoir", proceedings of the November 2003 colloquium organized byCEFRIO:http://www.cefrio.qc.ca/pdf/ActesGestionDuSavoir.pdf )
This quote describes a common-sense reality that unfortunately not everyone understands. But wecan implement this idea here and now, creating the basis for a collective reputation! Chapter 9 of thisbook will thus be open to everyone and co-authored. Here, the book becomes interactive, written byreaders and by the author. [...] Via Mariusz Leś, Wildcat2030, Frederic Emam-Zade Gerardino, Dennis T OConnor 
Another perspective on inprovements to Google searches on health topics.
"It's worth noting that Microsoft's Bing, in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, has featured support for enhanced health search results for more than two years now." 
Roni Zeiger, MD, Chief Health Strategiest for Google, updating us on Google's interest in and efforts towards making Google Search a faster, more productive way to get sound health information. 
Virgin Media announced today that it's rolling out a suite of Cisco collaboration tools after a successful pilot. How did they ensure a widespread adoption of these tools and a smooth transition to new ways of working? Via steve batchelder 
Robin Good: Punchfork is recipes' lovers paradise. Not only you can find the best and most interesting recipes being discussed / shared / talked about now from a shortlist of cool recipe sites, but you can also pick and "love" the ones you like and save them in your collection.
Free to use.
Try it out now: Via Robin Good 
Don't miss this class!
Direct Contracting Between Hospitals & Employers - 08 Mar 2012, 09:00 AM, The Pinnacle Club by Grand Hyatt Denver Downtown - Denver, CO
Spend a day with Maria Todd, America's leading managed care trainer as she shares amazing tools, tips and techniques, contract templates and covers material that NOBODY else in the country teaches!
Here's what you'll learn:
--Build Relationship, Loyalty, and Community Partnership through Value-based Health Purchasing and affiliate steerage
--Build loyalty and steerage in order to successfully maximize reimbursements and minimize denials.
--Eliminate red tape typically encountered with PPOs and TPAs by contracting directly with self-funded payors
--Review a model contract template line-by-line designed specifically for use in direct-to-employer contracts
--Take home tools to help with registration, case rate modeling, business development and custom product design strategy
--Help employers build cost avoidance and predictability with wellness programs and well-defined case rates
--Find new ways to maximize revenues from case management, cost containment, and ancillary services excess capacity
--Build programs custom designed for their HSA, HRA, workers compensation, executive health, retiree, and major medical programs
--Use a list included in course materials to find individuals and employers operating in your market who are likely to switch to your services as well as the information you need to create tailored, winning proposals (You can buy this elsewhere for $1695!)
--Come away with new techniques to handle contract negotiations without overlooking vital details
--Grab new market share with a health travel product to capture high-dollar cases from their worksites in other states
--Appreciate how healthcare reform may affect all of this going forward
--Integrate Pay-for-Performance (P4P) and HCHAPS bonuses into this non-Medicare revenue strategy
--Draw in market share from other regions through domestic medical tourism steerage from contracted employers Via Maria K Todd, MHA PhD 
Technology Advances; Humans SupersizeSarasota Herald-TribuneWithout the 20th century's improvements in nutrition, sanitation and medicine, only half of the current American population would be alive today, he said. Via Barbara Basalgete 
Is becoming a centenarian something you wish to achieve in life? Here’s a tale of two men that are well beyond 100 years in age. How did they do it? Do they have something in common? Via InsidersHealth Are you been having disagreements with your doctor about your health or do you feel that your doctor would rather just write a prescription instead of getting to the root of the problem? Here are some tips to help you decide if it’s time to look for a new doctor. Via InsidersHealth Are you finally beginning to feel healthy again after that chronic illness? After being sick for a while, it can sometimes be challenging to start to think healthy again. Healing mentally is just as important as physical healing. Learn how to adjust your way of thinking for a quicker recovery! Via InsidersHealth With Valentine’s Day not too far off in the distant future, next Tuesday to be exact, are you envisioning dark chocolate hearts tempting your taste buds? Not only is it delicious, but did you know that dark chocolate is a natural remedy and is therapeutic for your blood? Via InsidersHealth 
There seems to be a lot of publicity going toward alternative and holistic medicine/treatments these days. But the medical industry is very displeased with it. In Part 1 of this exploration, let’s examine why the big health organizations are so unhappy and their hidden agenda. Via InsidersHealth |
This piece about improvements in Bing health searches was published in January, 2010.
TWO YEARS AGO. 
The Next Web is talking about changes in Google health searches as "skipping Web MD." 
Roughly 100 million people in the US search for health information on a monthly basis, according to 2011 comScore data. Google has seen these queries up close and recently concluded that it doesn’t do a great job of servicing them. 
Ryan Skinner nails it right on the head:
"...Curation is the wrong answer when the question is:
“How can I fill our sales funnel with cheap content, quicker than quick?”
And it’s the right answer when the question is:
“How can I give people a deeper understanding of what I know and love?”
...
Here a few gems from his six key recommendations:
As narrow as possible: If you’re one guy with one hour a week, you can’t curate a good newsletter about cloud technology. The less resources you have at your disposal, the narrower should be your topic, your focus and your audience.
More than a link: This is the era of frictionless sharing, goddammit. Friction is a demonstration of care. Anyone can send a link. If you’re going to curate and share, add something. Some insight. Commentary. But no more than necessary.
Slap asses: If you’re going to curate someone’s content, you owe it to yourself and to them to be open about it. Preferably, it’s someone you follow and share comments with. And be sure to give them credit.
Give away the reins: To whatever extent possible, allow the people you’re curating for, to influence contents in the future. The likes of Reddit have made this idea their raison d’etre. There’s a reason for that.
Read the other recommendations and the full article: http://www.velocitypartners.co.uk/2012/01/18/get-to-terms-with-content-curation-pros-and-cons-and-6-principles/
Via Robin Good 
From the article: "What retailers need to understand is that there is no direct path to online consumer sales.
Consumers desire to broadcast and share their lives, and their web behaviors therefore strike out on a non-linear path to purchase.
The whole concept of social commerce is now realizing that every platform and network is a potential lead for an online sale.
Social discovery platforms are developing cult followings because they allow users to establish their authority in a certain subject area and to showcase their ability to create inspirational collections of products, items and even destinations.
Simple self-expression through the curation of products should be considered every retailer’s dream.
As a retailer, all you have to do is supply images and ideas in a way that’s accessible to the online user/consumer and sparks their desire to do all this work for you.
In one swift addition to a consumer “pin, post or add,” retailers can build brand awareness, increase online engagement and create direct links to product pages that lead to purchase conversions.
...
The future of e-commerce, search, social marketing are now tied to consumers attempting to curate experiences that represent their personalities."
Find also in this excellent article by Macala Wright thirteen product curation sites reviewed.
Very good. 8/10
Full article: http://fashionablymarketing.me/2012/02/social-discovery-product-curation/ Via Robin Good 
Green shoots for businesses tackling sickness absence (Can't argue with that RT “@Ambius: Hard facts prove a link between well-being and plants in the workplace, http://t.co/VLBl7D0”...)... Via Barbara Basalgete 
Always on the lookout for a possible way to prevent and even cure Alzheimer’s, researchers may have finally found a worthwhile connection between Alzheimer’s Disease and proper nutrition! Via InsidersHealth Meditation is another form of alternative medicine which many people swear by. It’s known for its worthwhile health benefits from stress relief to heart disease. Is meditation something worth considering for improved health? Via InsidersHealth 
Let’s imagine that you’ve just caught a cold. You tell yourself that it’s not so bad and the symptoms disappear in a day or two. Could it be mind over matter? Does this hold true when it comes to your health? It is possible to control the severity of an ailment or illness with your attitude? Via InsidersHealth www.insidershealth.com/ihtv.html Daily deal websites, like LivingSocial and Groupon, are now offering coupons to fill in the gaps where your health coverage is concerned. While it may be worthwhile to save money on those checkups, some people are opting out of health insurance altogether. Is that such a wise idea? Via InsidersHealth 
Do you trust your health organization or do you believe there is a hidden agenda? In Part 2, let’s explore with us why it’s believed that these major organizations are trying to eliminate other health care providers and the shady actions they are taking to do so. Via InsidersHealth |
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