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November 2nd, 2010 By Jeremy Lundberg Comments Off
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9 Healthcare Websites Using Drupal Content Management System

Our firm continues to successfully leverage Drupal CMS to develop engaging, full-featured Websites for our healthcare clients, including: medical associations, pharmaceutical companies, and consumer health organizations.  Drupal CMS is the industry-leading, open-source content management system, which offers a wealth of content management, Web 2.0, and social media features.  And, because Drupal is free, our clients save money without sacrificing quality, scalability, and security.

Below are nine recent Websites we have produced using Drupal.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

The following CME Websites have been developed using our EthosCE Learning Management System, which combines Drupal and Moodle to streamline the administration and delivery of continuing medical education.

OptumHealth Education (United Healthcare) – OptumHealthEducation.com provides live and enduring continuing medical education programming to thousands of physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals affiliated with United Healthcare and other health systems.

Performance Improvement CME: Adults with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – This CME-accredited Performance Improvement (PI) program is designed to help primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) improve their skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adults with ADHD.  Using our Drupal-based EthosCE Learning Management System, learners are directed to conduct a review of their practice via chart audit, implement performance improvement measures, and then re-assess their practice behaviors.  Throughout the program, the learner is provided comparison data with peers and consensus guidelines.

Pulmonary Hypertension Association Online University – Developed for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), this Website delivers CME activities to physicians and healthcare professionals concerned with the management of pulmonary hypertension.  Programs include virtual patient case studies, Webcasts, and peer-reviewed journal articles.

New Jersey Association of Family Physicians – NJAFP is a leading medical specialty association focused upon CME education and legislative advocacy for family physicians in New Jersey and across the United States.  CME-accredited programs include: performance improvement programs, Webcasts, and virtual case studies.  In addition, the Website incorporates a advocacy blog and other social media tools.

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June 8th, 2010 By Jeremy Lundberg Comments Off
health2.0

Social Media and the Mobile Internet in Health Messaging

Many thanks to Susannah Fox and her colleagues at Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project for continuing to generate some wonderful research on e-health.  The below presentation highlights the key findings of two new reports:

  • “Chronic Disease and the Internet”
  • “Understanding the Participatory News Consumer”

Both studies provide an in-depth look on the evolving role of social media, the Internet and the empowered patient.

Social media and health for Office of National AIDS Policy

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November 6th, 2009 By Jeremy Lundberg Comments Off

The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club Unify to Provide Support to All People Affected By Cancer

Yesterday, two prominent cancer support organizations, The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club, announced they were merging under the new name, “The Cancer Support Community.”  I was honored to have been invited to present on “Social Media: Transforming marketing and outreach in the not-for-profit world” at their annual National Cancer Leadership Conference in Washington, DC.  The program was attended by more then 300 hundred healthcare professionals working in the field of psychosocial oncology.

Here is a snippet from the official press release:

“The Cancer Support Community offerings include a comprehensive menu of personalized and essential services, including support groups, counseling, education and healthy lifestyle programs. Additionally, the organization is working to expand its vital services to meet the urgent needs of cancer patients and their loved ones. To ensure no one has to face cancer alone, these support services will soon be available to people in all 50 U.S. states and internationally through the Cancer Support Community’s network of community-based centers, and at hospitals, community oncology practices and other non-profits, as well as online. The Cancer Support Community is also exploring the use of novel technologies, including mobile, to help extend the reach of these meaningful resources.

The Cancer Support Community is now the largest employer of psychosocial oncology mental health professionals in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the organization includes a network of nearly 50 local Gilda’s Clubs and Wellness Community centers worldwide, more than 100 satellite locations and online support services that extend around the world. For more information about the Cancer Support Community, visit www.cancersupportcommunity.org“.

We have had the pleasure of being The Wellness Community’s technology partner for the past ten years and are so pleased to see these two wonderful organizations join forces to help everyone affected by cancer through their free support and education programs!

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October 21st, 2009 By Jeremy Lundberg Comments Off

Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT)

ENACCT

As the technology partner to the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT),  we are pleased to announce the launch of the re-designed Website, ENACCT.org.  ENACCT is a leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving access to cancer clinical trials through education and collaboration with communities, health care providers, and researchers.  (more…)

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October 20th, 2009 By Jeremy Lundberg Comments Off

Announcing the New “Center for Hearing and Communication” Website

Center for Hearing and Communication

We are pleased to announce the launch of the newly re-designed “Center for Hearing and Communication” Website.  DLC Solutions partnered with the Center for Hearing and Communication (formerly known as The League for the Hard of Hearing) to produce the new Website, which reflects CHC’s new organizational brand and provides a wealth of information and resources for people affected by hearing loss.

Working closely with CHC, our team provided a complete end-to-end production solution that included: strategic planning, graphic design, information architecture, Flash development, software engineering, and technical project management services.  The site was developed using the industry-leading (and our favorite) content management system, Drupal.  By using Drupal, CHC is able to manage all aspects of the site through a Web browser, reduced development costs, streamline internal content publication, and set the stage for the ongoing expansion of the site into peer-to-peer networking and social media.

We are so pleased to be able to partner with CHC on this re-design initiative and hope that the effort will help to connect people affected by hearing loss with experts, peers, and the appropriate support services.

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