SHSMD 2009: Tweeting in a Vaccuum

One challenge of Tweeting from a conference using a device such as a phone or mobile device: It’s difficult to keep up with what others are posting. Healthcare marketers at this week’s SHSMD conference in Orlando have been very active, though. So here’s a a sampling of the Tweets so far (some have been edited for clarity).

For starters, SHSMD itself is Tweeting from the event. Find them at www.twitter.com/shsmd2009. Here’s some of what they’ve been posting:

Win $100 by posting the most popular pic to the #SHSMD Facebook Event Page! Or we’ll post for you if you send to SHSMDcommunity (at) aha.org. Deadline to submit is Monday 10/5.

Carol Dobies, CEO, Dobies Healthcare Group writes: 

Listening to [Paul] Begala on health reform from SHSMD–past failures in healthcare good lessons learned. Moderate bill will pass.

Intro to Begala at #shsmd well done! Hilarious intro to an equally hilarious speaker.

ND&P’s Danny Fell posts:

Listening to Paul Begala speaking at SHSMD–very entertaining and great insight on politics and health reform.

Writes Ross Bruno: By the Numbers’ research says 39% of hospitals do not have newcomer programs for community and Hospitals are setting communications budgets at an average of 0.61% of operations revenue. 

PRC’s National Consumer Study is a fascinating look at 25 years of changing consumer perceptions of healthcare.

Tracy Weise writes from this morning’s general session:

Barry Schwartz says too much choice leads to decision paralysis.

Barry Schwartz: why do we advertise prescript drugs when we can not buy them without physician intervention?

And one more, just for fun, from the Weekly Probe: Liquor sales spike in Orlando, officials cite link to healthcare marketing conference. (via Chris Boyer).

You can read my posts from the conference at www.twitter.com/gienna. This is just a small sampling of all the great Tweets from Orlando, but if you are posting from SHSMD and I missed you add your Twitter ID to the comments section so others can find you.