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HIPAA and Social Media: 5 Tips to Stay Compliant

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However, social media is subject to the Privacy Rule. The standards on disclosures of protected health information are particularly relevant. Source: CDC That means organizations covered by HIPAA cannot publish or share any protected health information on social media without the relevant individual’s specific, written authorization.

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Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication

Waxing UnLyrical

Here are three social media obstacles health care providers face and the underlying opportunities each present. Obstacle: Understandably, many health care professionals may avoid using social media for fear of violating regulations like HIPPA.

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Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication [Redux]

Waxing UnLyrical

and will be particularly interesting to you if you work at the intersection of health care and social media. Here are three social media obstacles health care providers face and the underlying opportunities each present. This originally ran on Nov. Your child has come down with a rasping cough.

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Change or Die | Fast Company

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They started with the crisis in health care, an industry that consumes an astonishing $1.8 Continued Levey: "Even as far back as when I was in medical school" -- he enrolled at Harvard in 1955 -- "many articles demonstrated that 80% of the health-care budget was consumed by five behavioral issues." SourceBook.

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Podcast – FAAA – Financial Advice and Artificial Intelligence

Laurel Papworth

I think you and I were just talking about the whole of the industry as a whole. I had to look at the whole industry and then make some decisions. 00:11:58.930] – Frank FAAA And whatever happens with our Privacy Act next year, when are they reviewing it and comes out? And actually some of it makes sense, which is great.

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Crowdsourcing Our Health – Using Social Media to Educate and Unite.

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Development Social Media Crowdsourcing Our Health – Using Social Media to Educate and Unite the Public Mon, Mar 23, 2009 Social Media “Social media on the Internet are empowering, engaging, and educating consumers and providers in health care. This movement, known as Health 2.0, This is an invasion of privacy!

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Healthcare Social Media Policy: Examples + Free Template

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While it’s easy to find social media policy examples for retail, finance, and marketing industries, there is far less information available for healthcare organizations. While you’re here, jump into our free webinar on Social Media in Health Care: Stories from the Front Lines. Talk to patients and prospects.