Comments on: Better Communication while in Hospitals: A Tough Nut to Crack http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/ Media, Economics, Finance, Business, Technology, etc. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:03:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Olson http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/comment-page-1/#comment-12738 Eric Olson Thu, 24 May 2007 01:48:10 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/#comment-12738 Congrats Craig! As for Twitter - I have been thinking of that as a good method to communicate in hospitals but it may be too techie for most. I was thinking the solution would have to be dead simple. So simple that even my grandparents, who don't know what Google is, could use it and interact with it. What do you think? Congrats Craig! As for Twitter – I have been thinking of that as a good method to communicate in hospitals but it may be too techie for most. I was thinking the solution would have to be dead simple. So simple that even my grandparents, who don’t know what Google is, could use it and interact with it. What do you think?

]]> By: Craig Swerdloff http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/comment-page-1/#comment-12685 Craig Swerdloff Wed, 23 May 2007 14:26:44 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/#comment-12685 Had a baby boy on Friday, so experienced this first hand. I was looking for wireless access the entire time while at the hospital. Was thinking about Twitter as a good tool for this. Thoughts? Had a baby boy on Friday, so experienced this first hand. I was looking for wireless access the entire time while at the hospital. Was thinking about Twitter as a good tool for this. Thoughts?

]]> By: Whitney Hoffman http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/comment-page-1/#comment-12673 Whitney Hoffman Wed, 23 May 2007 11:46:41 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/#comment-12673 Hey Eric- Looking at this again (sent you an email as well)I think getting a trial program at a big hospital might get it off the ground- look at it as a research opportunity- lots of ideas abound- including funding-we need to talk. Whitney Hey Eric-

Looking at this again (sent you an email as well)I think getting a trial program at a big hospital might get it off the ground- look at it as a research opportunity- lots of ideas abound- including funding-we need to talk.

Whitney

]]> By: Jake P http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/comment-page-1/#comment-12580 Jake P Tue, 22 May 2007 14:56:09 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/#comment-12580 When my buddy was in the hospital for months, his family used caringbridge. http://caringbridge.org/ It was awesome. They posted photos and updates almost daily. There was a way to connect with the family and you could "donate to Caringbridge" and surprisingly lots of people did! When my buddy was in the hospital for months, his family used caringbridge.

http://caringbridge.org/

It was awesome. They posted photos and updates almost daily. There was a way to connect with the family and you could “donate to Caringbridge” and surprisingly lots of people did!

]]> By: Eric Olson http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/comment-page-1/#comment-12517 Eric Olson Tue, 22 May 2007 03:02:22 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/#comment-12517 Interesting. I missed those guys for some reason. Also interesting is that they were bought up by Revolution Health which is gunning for WebMD's throne. As I said it makes sense for a business like that to tie in with a big content guy like Revolution or WebMD. There you have it. Apparently I am late to the dance this time. :-) Interesting. I missed those guys for some reason. Also interesting is that they were bought up by Revolution Health which is gunning for WebMD’s throne. As I said it makes sense for a business like that to tie in with a big content guy like Revolution or WebMD. There you have it. Apparently I am late to the dance this time. :-)

]]> By: Rick Klau http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/comment-page-1/#comment-12512 Rick Klau Tue, 22 May 2007 01:46:11 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/05/21/better-communication-while-in-hospitals-a-tough-nut-to-crack/#comment-12512 Sounds similar to CarePages (http://www.carepages.com/): "CarePages are free, personal, private Web pages that help family and friends communicate when someone is facing illness." Not exactly what you describe, but still in the ballpark. And, as you note, newborns are an obvious entree into the market. The first CarePage I got invited to was when a friend had twins (preemies)... they updated their status every couple days, people could leave comments, they posted pictures, etc. Sounds similar to CarePages (http://www.carepages.com/): “CarePages are free, personal, private Web pages that help family and friends communicate when someone is facing illness.”

Not exactly what you describe, but still in the ballpark. And, as you note, newborns are an obvious entree into the market. The first CarePage I got invited to was when a friend had twins (preemies)… they updated their status every couple days, people could leave comments, they posted pictures, etc.

]]>