50 must-follow #Health20 heroes on Twitter
Healthcare workers and advocates are bridging social media, technology tools and healthcare to work towards meaningful healthcare reform and the development of an Electronic Health Record and National Health Information Exchange. This list is by no means comprehensive so please add more. I would like to eventually categorize into groups, but you can get an idea by search under hashtags #healthcare, #hcsm, #hcmktg and #hcreform (please share other hashtags being used).
Here are 50 #Health20 heroes to follow on Twitter (alpha by Twittername:
@1samadams: Cat Herder Extraordinairre
@2healthguru: recovering X-managed care executive, converted health system reformer, student of SM apps
@AbbieCitron: Legal nurse consultant working with attorneys on medically related cases. Delicious food and wine, family, friends, and my dogs
@Anthony_Guerra: Professionally trained journalist who loves C-suite level healthcare IT issues.
@brown2020: Co-founder & CEO of 3banana, mobile semantic data capture startup. Former founder and CEO of Health Hero Network (now Robert Bosch Healthcare).
@Carrie_Vaughan: Technology editor with HealthLeaders Media print and online. Interests: technology, leadership, strategy
@Cascadia: Community eHealth Advocate creating the space where participatory health care, collective intelligence, and community converge.
@ChristineKraft: People, not patients. Fresh air, clean water; Health 2.0 and beyond…
@cindythroop: Social science researcher, data nerd, and policy wonk.
@crgonzalez: Activist, Citizen At Large, Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment Strategist, Proposal Writer, Social Media Maven, proud INTJ, and occasional scamp
@danamlewis: Creator and moderator of #hcsm | health communications | May 2010 @ UofAlabama | lover of life, social media, diet soda, travel, and staying busy!
@DaphneLeigh: Healthcare marketing and communications
@DirkStanley: CMIO and Hospitalist and Father, into Healthcare IT
@donshep: Technology Executive and follower of all things geek! Tweeting about #HIT, Sci-Fi, TV, you name it.
@DrJosephKim, MD, MPH: Physician, MIT engineer, technology advocate, blogger
@Doctor_V: Kids tummy doctor, father, writer and overall good guy
@drval: Physician, blogger, cartoonist, CEO – using both halves of my brain.
@DrVes: Board-certified Internist, Allergy/Immunology Fellow, Former Cleveland Clinic Assistant Professor of Medicine, NEJM Advisory Panel Member.
@drwalker_rph: Pharmacist/consultant, PHR advocate, educator, cochlear implant recipient, volunteer, cyclist, geek learning to twitter
@EdBennett: Manages Web sites for the Univ. of MD Medical System
@ePatientDave: Patient empowerment advocate, blogger
@GraftFinder: Simplifying the process of acquiring tissue grafts and biologics
@healthblawg: Health Care Lawyer, Consultant, Blogger
@irb123: ER doc, Writer, book How To Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit by Wiley-Blackwell to come out late fall.
@lsaldanamd: Emergency Physician in N. TX; Medical Director IT/EHR-Clinical Decision Support– “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Einstein
@JOSullivan: Health Care Reform Advocate. Tweeting about HC reform, biobanking & software dev
@janicemccallum: Digital publishing veteran and product strategist; current focus on healthcare info. Tennis player.
@jayparkinson: Co-founder of Hello Health
@jbselz: Entrepreneur and Innovator in Health Care and Social Media. Co-Founder & CEO of Ozmosis, Inc., The Trusted Physician’s Network.
@jensmccabe: CEO, Contagion Health. Consulting gig(s): Chief Patient Advocate @organizedwisdom. NextHealth cofounder (NL). Science/genetics geek. Stochastic.
@jimmyweeks: CIO @ one of the 100 Most Wired hospitals in the U.S. & the 36th of 5k to be at Stage 6
@john_chilmark: IT analyst focusing on consumer-facing HIT. Fanatic cyclist, skier, happiest outdoors
@_KathleenLeary: Activist, Advocate, League of Women Voters, I may not be the voice, but I will be your megaphone
@KentBottles: Physician at ICSI, reader of books, airplane traveler, speaker/writer/learner
@kevinmd: Primary care doctor Kevin Pho, M.D. provides physician commentary on medicine, health, drugs, Medicare, healthcare reform and patient and hospital issues.
@KristieTweets: Social media mama, healthcare content analyst, Sharepoint designer/trainer, EMR trainer, writer, geek, marathoner, blogger
@lizasisler: Wife, Mother, IT Consulting. Looking for a connected world with collaboration on diagnosis & prescribing where medical records are globally portable. Dreamer?
@LeeAase: Chancellor, SMUG. Day job: Mayo Clinic social media manager. Opinions tweeted are solely my own, not my employer’s.
@lostonroute66: Biomedical informatics, patient safety, social media, user experience/interface design, Flex, Red Sox, music, and food
@MedC2: Looking for answers to questions I don’t know. Tech + People + Med = Hope EHR EMR OSS DoD Mil Learning-I follow back, PMP, CPHIMS, DHIMS
@MeredithGould: Create communication strategies & services to enhance healthcare. Write about faith, Jewish roots of Christian worship. Proud to practice applied Sociology!
@mkmackey: Watching trends in Medical, Healthcare, and technology, niche marketer
@nancyshute: Science and medical writer, blogger for US News & World Report, sometimes gardener.
@nickdawson: From VA and many fine airports. Healthcare administration, foodie, music buff and fan of all things porcine
@norskedoc: Chief Knowledge Officer at ICSI, Interested in almost everything, working on transforming health care.
@PhilBaumann: RN | Pharma | Health Care
@rilescat: Director of Information Technology, hospital and many clinics. Blogger. Dedicated to Health Technologies advancements
@SusannahFox: Pew Internet Project researcher, e-patients.net contributor
@theEHRGuy Healthcare Interoperability Consultant, Enterprise Architect for Healthcare IT, Standards Expert: HL7 DICOM, IHE, HITSP, CCHIT.
@tstitt: Writer | Strategist | Drupal Fan
59 comments
Brian Ahier July 22nd, 2009 at 8:47 am
There are so many great healthcare folks on Twitter it is impossible to fit them all on this limited list. Please add comments to include the ones I missed and my apologies to those who I left off.
Phil Baumann July 22nd, 2009 at 9:18 am
Brian -
TOP-SHELF list. Thanks for the inclusion.
Very good of you to invest your time into this.
I shall of course tweet this out. :)
@PhilBaumann
Aaron Hughling July 22nd, 2009 at 9:25 am
Great, thanks for sharing!
Gregg Masters July 22nd, 2009 at 9:34 am
Sweet Brian! Thanks for twit-initiative and of course inclusion in this nascent community! Kudos to you!
BTW, did I say: ‘it takes a village’ to reform (actually) redesign healthcare? Health reform is way too political; and certainly in suspect hands and under ‘bad management’ at the moment.
EHRs, EMRs, PHRs, HIBs, etc., are all niche plays in broader redesign imperative.
First and foremost is culture, then integration both economic and clinical. The condition precedent is however, culture; and physician culture to be specific. Without it, nothing changes, imj.
So let it begin with me (generically speaking)! Lets recapture the shaman energy in the health enterprise.
Laura Good July 22nd, 2009 at 9:47 am
Fantastic list Brian! Thanks for putting it together!
@medstart aka @goodlaura
Lee Aase July 22nd, 2009 at 9:48 am
Great list, Brian. I would add http://twitter.com/danielg280
In-house lawyer for an academic medical center. Love to travel (25 countries and counting) and love my Bruins (UCLA) and Bears (Chicago) Father of 2 teens
Great resource for legal issues in social media and health care.
Lee Aase July 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 am
Oh, and wouldn’t you know this one goes alphabetical by Twitter handle instead of last name!
;-)
Kathy Mackey July 22nd, 2009 at 9:58 am
Like the website very much Brian. The links are excellent. I really appreciate the mention.
@mkmackey
Ed Bennett July 22nd, 2009 at 9:59 am
Great list – you’ve rounded up the usual #hcsm suspects in a easy to scan page. Thanks for including me, but I’ll need to step up my game to keep up with some of these folks.
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Janice McCallum July 22nd, 2009 at 10:11 am
Thanks Brian. Your tweets are a terrific source of information. I appreciate being included in your 1st 50 list.
@janicemccallum
Andre Blackman July 22nd, 2009 at 10:15 am
I would also check out the following:
@shwen
@healthythinker
@fardj
Great list Brian!
Andre Blackman July 22nd, 2009 at 10:17 am
And for those of you who are relatively new on Twitter – you should also check out @markhawker’s list of top health people to follow on Twitter:
http://markhawker.tumblr.com/post/57103807/top30healthtweeple
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Daphne Swancutt July 22nd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Wow, Brian! Terrific roundup! Thanks for putting it together and sharing. I’m honored to be included among all these sharp healthcare folks.
Daphne
irb123 July 22nd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Other hashtags for healthcare reform: #hcr and #healthcare09
Like the fresh website.
Reed Smith July 22nd, 2009 at 11:03 am
Great list… I would also include:
@billfer
@RobRosenberg
@IntervalChris
@medxcentral
@Gienna
@chrisboyer
@arthurwlane
@JennTex
@johnwlittle
@mmiller20910
Marya July 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 am
Great list! Hope to make it to the next one. Cheers!
@murzee
The EHR Guy July 22nd, 2009 at 11:41 am
Great list. Some I wasn’t following since I was unaware. I’ll start following today! :)
Donshep July 22nd, 2009 at 11:42 am
Thanks for the super follow Wednesday. I am honored to be on the list.
3 names I would add are:
@consultdoc – Dr. Mark Browne – Experienced physician executive,consultant, bridging healthcare quality and finance
@ctsinclair – Dr. Christian Sinclair – Blogger and practicing physician
@PaulineChen – Dr. Pauline Chen – NYT columnist & practicing physician
Shameless Plug July 22nd, 2009 at 11:48 am
Ahemmm, GREAT LIST by the way… (said 1 of the persons who should definitely be included in this list)
http://www.twitter.com/CambridgeCEOCOO 13 yr HIT veteran who is extremely passionate about connecting clinics, hospitals, payors, & patients to improve the quality of care & therefore our quality of living!
TODD EURY July 22nd, 2009 at 11:54 am
Excellent List!
Here’s 3 more:
@JFahrniRT http://jerryfahrni.com
@poikonen http://pharmacyinformatics.wordpress.com
@toddeury http://pharmacytechnology.blogspot.com
American Medical News July 22nd, 2009 at 11:59 am
Thanks for your efforts.
@amednews
Nick Dawson July 22nd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Great list – thanks for the inclusion but I will echo Ed’s sentiment and say that we in prestigious company
onlinenursing July 22nd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Hey – where are the nurses? The backbone of healthcare…. I would add @AmJNurs, @nerdnurse, @SavetyNurse, @INQRIProgram, @joniwatson,@RNPathways and @trempy…. just to name a few…
Otherwise, not a bad list. I love many of them. Thanks for the blog post!
onlinenursing July 22nd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
that should be @SafetyNurse (type too fast)….
Gwen Darling July 22nd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Hi Brian!
Would love to be added to your list – our goal at http://www.HealthcareITCentral.com is to bring together Healthcare IT job seekers and the employers who are searching for them!
@HealthcareITJob
#HCITJob
Colette Cote July 22nd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Thanks for compiling this great list!
Health care enthusiasts may also want to follow:
@DossiaPCHR for #HIT
and @PBnews and yours truly @ColetteCote for insights and updates from Pitney Bowes – a nationally recognized innovator when it comes to health and wellness for employees.
Trisha Torrey July 22nd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
So — now you teach me to use the “right” hashtags?
Short of hastags — I nominate myself!
@TrishaTorrey
Bio: Patient advocate, health columnist, radio host, speaker, author, blogger, Patient Empowerment Guide About.com (http://patients.about.com)
medXcentral (Jim) July 22nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Great list Brian. Nice work. Anyone know a good therapist? *jk* LOL
Cindy Throop July 22nd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Don’t forget the #health2con peeps and tweeps. You can’t talk about Health 2.0 without including people like @boltyboy (Matthew Holt) and @bluetopaz (Indu Subaiya):
http://www.health2con.com
http://www.h20tv.com/
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Meredith Gould July 22nd, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Wow, am I the last person in the HC Twitterverse to find this list?!? Honored to be on it with so many great colleagues. This list, of course, grows longer by the day as more people realize the value of building virtual communities committed to transforming healthcare — maybe even in our lifetime!
Abbie Citron July 22nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Thank you Brian,
I enjoy your informative and insightful tweets everyday.
This is an awesome list and I appreciate you putting it together. What an honor to be in the company of this Health Care Flock!
I would like to add @consultdoc – Dr. Mark Browne
Mike Russell - @planetrussell July 22nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Brian, some fantastic Health 2.0 folks on this list, including many friends. @MindofAndre has named some other shining stars who deserve inclusion, too.
Strongly encourage you to add Nick Jacobs, former CEO of Windber Medical Center. (http://NickJacobs.org) He’s been a leading Patient-centered care advocate and innovator for many years.
I had the privilege of working with @NickJacobs to develp his original blog, generally acknowledged as the first of its kind by a healthcare CEO. He’s one of a kind.
Matthew Holt July 22nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I might sue, or I might just compliment @cindythroop for the add
The Health 2.0 crowd includes not only @boltyboy (Matthew Holt) and @bluetopaz (Indu Subaiya), but also @hmccowen (Hillary McCowen) @drytownlizzie (lizzie Dunklee) and in our Paris office @health20paris (Denise Silber)
Not forgetting @health2con :)
Dan Deakin July 22nd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Brian – thanks for the props! Great work you are doing on Twitter – love seeing your stuff!
Dan
medc2
Tricia Wilkerson July 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Great list with many strong voices on this important issue.
Would add @harrygreenspun
lizasisler July 22nd, 2009 at 7:26 pm
No Meredith Gould – I am the last in the Twitterverse to get here! I wondered why I picked up so many relevant followers today… now I know. Thanks so much for including me :-) honored & humbled. Love reading your stuff too!
Liza
Sam Adams July 22nd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Great work as always Brian, keep on keeping on!
Jenni Smith July 23rd, 2009 at 7:13 am
Brian — well done on the list. We’ll start following those that we weren’t already following.
Two great ones to add:
@CollaborateMD
Medical billing software provider; mostly tweets about industry changes, physician and biller resources, product updates, and retweets top healthcare issues
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@PatrickMann
Top notch software engineer; up-to-date on all things HIT (great tweets about red flags rule, EHR adoption, industry shifts, etc).
Thanks!
Kathrine July 23rd, 2009 at 7:27 am
@organizedwisdom !!
perry hookman md July 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 am
Have you visited my site?
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DrPerryHookman
Daily Blog article: http://drperryhookman.blogspot.com/
Web site: http://www.hookman.com
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Joseph Kim, MD, MPH July 23rd, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Thanks for having me on your list! http://twitter.com/DrJosephKim
James M Howard MD July 23rd, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I don’t see any educators on the list. Does anyone know leaders in medically related education that belong here?
Kristie Scott M.Ed. July 23rd, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I am truly honored by my inclusion in a list full of so many accomplished professionals. Echoing others sentiments, I just hope I can live up to the accolade.
Guess I can’t tweet that I’ve just had a latte or some such trivia now eh?
http://twitter.com/KristieTweets
johnayers July 24th, 2009 at 7:08 am
nice job,
i have now found a few new good folks to connect with.
thanks for taking the time.
john
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Danielle Byron July 24th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Great Idea! I found a number of additional voices to follow. Keep up the great work Brian and everyone else! @daniellebyron
Rhonda Morgenstern July 24th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hi Brian,
Thanks so much for this list, I found many great new folks t follow.
One day soon I hope to be added to this list, I tweet specific examples of successful EMR implementations,practices and guidelines, mostly hospital based but all great HIT successes are included
@rhondamorgenste
Lucien Engelen July 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Great list, but you have to add @berci to be complete i think.
Also please follow @reshape for second Euregional Dutch Health 2.0 conference october 12-13, 2009 in THE Netherlands. With keynotes of @leeaase, @johnsharp, @berci and many others to announce. (International site will be up soon).
Keep up the good work
@zorg20
lucien Engelen July 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am
please could you modify my last post so @reshape will be @reshape09
It’s organised by the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, the Netherlands
thanks in advance
Lucien
Greg Matthews July 28th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Wow! Treasure trove! I would add:
@caparks from change:healthcare
@htpotter from Kaiser
@bobcoffield at the intersection of health, social media and the law
And echo the recommendation for @shwen … super-sharp guy
Greg Matthews July 29th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Oh yeah, and don’t forget @arikhanson! There are so many great folks out there that it’s tough to narrow to 50!
Greg Matthews July 29th, 2009 at 11:29 am
And you can’t have a top 50 without @mindofandre. I saw his comments, and just assumed that he was on the list.
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Stan Lansing August 3rd, 2009 at 5:26 am
This is a great list. @cygnusemr has his ear to the ground on all things health records. cygnusemr, Dan Laninga, also blogs several times a week http://www.cygnusinc.net/blog.html
valeriehoven August 27th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
if it’s health20 heros, then #hit and #hchit hashtags can be added. or even #emr #ehr #cpoe perhaps.
great list! looks like the usual #hcsm and #hchit tweeps :)
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