Lists to Love this Month: Are You on One?

100TopInfluencers-200Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. Here are some interesting lists I think deserve sharing.

Congratulations to the Digital Health 2016 Top 100 Influencers and Brands
Onalytica (@Onalytica) announces Digital Health 2016 Top 100 Influencers and Brands. Data was analyzed that weighed engaged users and engaged tweets referencing #digitalhealth. Congratulations to Berci Meskó, MD, PhD, (@Berci) the top Influencer and to StartUp Health (@startuphealth) the top brand.

Best and Worst Places to Practice 
Doctors consider many variables when deciding where to practice medicine and those variables are different depending on the age of the physician. Medscape (@Medscape) takes that into account when compiling this list. Congratulations to the state of North Carolina (@northcarolina) and the recommended city of Apex @ApexNCdotCom topping the list as the best place to practice.

American Fitness Index 2016 Report
The American Fitness Index (@ACSMFitIndex) gives the state of health and fitness in 50 metropolitan areas in the United States. Congratulations to the city of Washington, DC (@washingtondc) for their number one ranking for the third year in a row. 

Top 10 Symptoms of a Sick Service Desk
Does your hospital have IT service desk / help desk problems? Phoenix Health Systems (@PhoenixHealthIT) compiled these top ten complications and advises any medical center that is impaired by at least two of them then it is time to review and revamp practices and procedures. 

Telemedicine 5 Questions Asked and Answered
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) interviews Dr. David J. Shulkin (@DrShulkinto answer questions about telemedicine, how it differs from telehealth, and what are the advantages of using it.

The Top Six Early Detection and Action Must-Haves for Improving Outcomes
This Health Catalyst (@HealthCatalystlist talks about a three system approach to outcome improvement, three common barriers and six must-haves for improving early detection and action.

Top Ten Strategies to Succeed Within Value-Based Care
Wellcentive (@Wellcentive) advised organizations to use these ten strategies when converting to value-based care (VBC) payment and delivery systems to prevent fear that change can bring. The benefits of VBC outweigh the risks and this is a well devised game plan to help guide organizations to success.

Patient Safety Movement Announces Three New Patient Safety Challenges
Healthcare Training and Education’s Medical Training Magazine (@MedTraining_Mag) reports that The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (@0X2020) added three new patient safety challenges to its list of 12 challenges and Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS.)

Five Things to Know About Cancer Moonshot
The Wall Street Journal @WSJ highlights five important facts about Vice President Joe Biden’s @VP National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.