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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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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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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. You put on your Dr. Mom hat, jump online and feverishly Google their symptoms, you check social media to see if any of your friend’s children are sick. This originally ran on Nov.

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Importance of Social Media Training in Healthcare Industry

Social Media Marketing

Group of 18 to 24 year old are 2 xs more likely to use social media for health-related discussions than the group of 45 to 54 years. 31% of healthcare institutions have their social media guidelines in writing. 60% of doctors say social media improves the quality of care delivered to patients.

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List of Brand-Side Corporate Social Strategists: Twitter Edition

Webbiquity SMM

. • Lanie James – Social Media Specialist, Chesapeake Energy. Financial Services. • Ken Hittel – Vice President, Corporate Internet Dept.

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

Social Media Strategery

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,

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The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters | Integrated.

Convince & Convert

Nationwide Insurance has a terrific iPhone app that allows you to document a vehicle crash in real-time, including photos, collection of the other drivers’ insurance information, and other key details. They aren’t trying to sell you more insurance – at least not at that point – they are being helpful.