By Erin Monda, TMCnet Contributor
This week in healthcare news, quite a few announcements were made. The Lancet said that social media may be necessary to bridge blood supply deficits, Steve Jobs (News – Alert) claimed the iPhone 4 has better resolution than our own eyes do, Walgreen’s customers can now enjoy prescription text alerts, ActiveCare communicated its goal of using virtualized assisted living to keep the elderly independent longer and MetLife revealed its Disability Health and Wellness Connection, which may help companies manage their health benefit costs.
The Lancet, on behalf of the WHO, made an editorial post in which it stressed the need for new blood to help decrease the supply and demand deficit. The post said that if young people could be solicited to donate, via Facebook (News – Alert), that the social media outlet may pose a possible solution. “”If every blood donor used their Facebook wall to recruit friends, and if blood were distributed throughout the year to where the need is greatest, the mismatch between demand and supply could be eliminated.”
The iPhone 4 supposedly has many benefits, but did you know the gadget’s newest version will have better resolution than your own peepers? Apple (News – Alert) head honcho Steve Jobs is reportedly claiming the upcoming gadget’s high-resolution “Retina” display trumps the human eye.
Walgreen’s customers get to enjoy a fun new technology – prescription text alerts. It does exactly what it sounds like – it sends texts to customers when their prescriptions are filled, via phone applications application. ActiveCare, a company that specializes in helping the elderly through virtualized assisted living, summarized its mission in a statement. Its goal is to help older persons stay independent and in their own homes for an additional one to five years past where they are currently. ActiveCare feels like its technology is the solution. MetLife Disability was recently listed as the largest group disability carrier on Workforce Management’s 2010 Hot List of group disability insurance carriers. MetLife has recently come up with a new program, called Disability Health and Wellness Connection. According to the company, the program has been designed to help companies engage employees in managing their health and potentially reduce the number and duration of disability-related absences. The program is offered at no additional cost to new and current group customers with 3,000 or more employees.
Erin Monda is a TMCnet Contributing Editor. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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