Category Archives: Medical Informatics

S Chellappan took a bit of a different tact when he looked at internet usage via network stats,  then compared that to where his users fell on a depressive scale.  He found that there were different patterns for those ranked … Continue reading →

Lynne Kelly, et al,  recently tackled the question whether online sharing is being more about openness or narcissism. Key takeaways for me: Persons with an unrealistically large number of friends may be using the platform for reasons of narcissism. (It … Continue reading →

I happened upon Sebastian Deterding’s Slideshare “Meaningful Play Getting Gamification Right” (Thx Giuliano) and was struck how it resonated with Dan Pink’s talk “Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us“. Dan puts forth modern behavioral studies which show that … Continue reading →

I’m passionate about the use of online communities, with people helping each other in the area of healthcare.  Below is a  list of some of the research I have done, and put up on the web, concerning healthcare community management: … Continue reading →