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Social media and health care reform

Sherrilynne Starkie

In the era of health care reform, hospitals need to figure out how to do more and more, with less. Social media can play an important role in patient care, patient support, health research, education, training, advocacy, and more. Can social media help ease the way to health care reform? Related articles.

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Third Tuesday Ottawa: social media in health care

Sherrilynne Starkie

The sold out Third Tuesday event this week in Ottawa saw the city’s social media crowd fill the room at Maxwells on Elgin Street to learn about social media and health care. Health care catching up in engaging consumers on social media (bizjournals.com). VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Related articles.

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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. Regardless of generation, most health care professionals express concerns about not allowing social media usage to diminish the time they have to be available for in-person patient conversations. So…I’m curious.

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A Literature Review of Social Media Use by Health Care Providers

Socialmedia.biz

A recently published literature review aims to shed light on social media use worldwide and to discuss how it has been used as an essential tool in the health care industry from the perspective of healthcare professionals.

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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. About Advocate Health Care. Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest.

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Why #PatientsAreNotFaking Began And What It Says About Health Care

Forbes Social Media

A video on social media got quite a reaction, which exposed a bigger problem.

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Health Care Needs Digital Marketing

Small Business Mavericks

“We know that the consumer experience today starts online. Consumers check out symptoms, providers, and treatments, often before even seeing a provider, and in fact, a significant amount of consumers self-diagnose. ” – John Weston.