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Social Media and Hospitals
Public Group active 2 months, 2 weeks agoThis group will be a place to share experiences or thoughts about the way to combine social media and hospitals.
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Social Media and Hospitals: 7 months ago“According to a French study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics last year, 73 percent of 202 doctors surveyed said they had a Facebook profile with 99 percent admitting that they revealed their real name. However, eighty-five percent stated that they would decline a patients friend request.”
“The British Medical Association (BMA) has…[Read more]
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Brian Glanz joined the group
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Social Media and Hospitals 7 months ago -
Jacques posted an update in the group
Social Media and Hospitals: 7 months, 1 week agoThere are many reasons to adopt social media tools for your hospital or healthcare clinic–patient engagement, patient support, positioning your centers of excellence, showcasing your medical staff’s expertise, highlighting new treatments among interested communities. But social media can offers better services, also hospitals need to be prepare as…[Read more]
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Jacques created the group
Social Media and Hospitals 7 months, 1 week ago
I found just a handful of comments here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/14/doctors-facebook-patients_n_898557.html essentially agreeing that doctors and patients should not be connected in social media.
Hi.. Brian. im involve in social media and work on how to integrate them in hospitals industry.. about the doctors i suggest you try to find the last study done with canadian physicians.. here some results:
43% ― participated in a medical discussion forum
26% ― joined an MD social networking site
15% ― had a Facebook “friend” request from a…[Read more]