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Should We Expect Health Care Professionals To Post And Tweet?

SocMed Sean

Often absent from the online conversation, however, is the voice of the health care professional. Doctors that I have discussed social media with have a broad range of opinions about whether they should engage with their patients online. Gen-X doctors seem to bridge that digital-divide, trying to figure out the right balance.

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An Interview with Advocate Health Care: Case Study #StoriesOfTheGirls

Diva Marketing Blog

Advocate Health Care launched a unique program to bring attention to breast cancer prevention, treatment and support. Understanding that women gain strength and the comfort from the stories they share and are shared they used digital and social networks to tell the #StoriesoftheGirls . About Advocate Health Care.

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The Next Big Thing in Social Networks

Socialized

How much information are you willing to make public in order to improve your social networking experience? What capabilities might the next social networks have to “improve&# our intimacy with our online friends? Pollygraf, as its name implies, is the truthful social network.

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An Interview with Advocate Health Care: Case Study #StoriesOfTheGirls

Diva Marketing Blog

Advocate Health Care launched a unique program to bring attention to breast cancer prevention, treatment and support. Understanding that women gain strength and the comfort from the stories they share and are shared they used digital and social networks to tell the #StoriesoftheGirls . About Advocate Health Care.

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Branding You: using social media to find a job

Sherrilynne Starkie

I used my own experiences as a case study (including confessing my Coronation Street addiction) and shared a poll of Ottawa PR Facebookers I had recently done to find out which social networks are important for job search in this market. Using Social Media to find a job. Related posts: Social media in health care.

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Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication

Waxing UnLyrical

Attending the session “A Dr, Patient & Insurer Walk into a Social Network“ at SxSW last year really opened my eyes to the social media obstacles healthcare professionals face. But more than anything, I was inspired by the overwhelming opportunities social media presents for transforming healthcare.

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Importance of Social Media Training in Healthcare Industry

Social Media Marketing

And healthcare by nature is a busy industry that finds it difficult to keep on top with the latest news and skills about these networks. By enhancing social media skills, health care provider can understand patients’ concern by monitoring and tracking, social media forums, blogs and other digital sources.