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Mayo Clinic: Don't make social media a sales pitch

With more Americans going online to obtain healthcare information, hospitals and health systems are jumping into the social media waters to market better patient care and attract patients. But as the Read more...

Use social media to 'brand' your healthcare career

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from FierceHealthcare's newly published eBook, Taking Your Clinical Career to the Next Level: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. You can download it for Read more...

Patients pick hospitals for their social media presence

As hospitals continue to test the social media waters, results from a new survey might prompt care facilities to jump right in. That's because 57 percent of consumers said that a hospital's social Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Could social media threaten medical students' job prospects?

A new study suggests that a full 60 percent of medical schools felt students' posts on social networks like Facebook and Twitter were inappropriate. Meanwhile, recruiters are using these networks to Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Coping with objections to hospital social media use

Increasingly, hospital marketers are concluding that getting engaged in the social media world is important--but often, they face a boatload of resistance from their colleagues. The situation isn't Read more...

Web 2.0 increasingly included in medical, nursing curriculum

Maybe you're not big on using social networks, but it seems that next-generation nurses and doctors likely will be. A new study by the Journal of the Medical Library Association concludes that a Read more...

Press Releases

American Nurses Association Uses Charity Dynamics' Boundless Voices® to Expand Reach and Build Stronger Network of Advocates

New Online Advocacy Solution for Nonprofits Yields Strong Results, Enables ANA Supporters to Drive Greater Awareness through FacebookAUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Nurses Read more >>

USC Center for Body Computing (CBC) and USC Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM) Find Potential in Social Med

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a groundbreaking survey studying the impact of online applications and social community support on health habits, the University of Southern Read more >>

Robertson Global Health Solutions Announces Partnership With Social Network MXit

MXit signs MOU to offer RHealth Advisor consumer mobile application and services via cloud computing to users of MXit social networking servicesSAGINAW, Mich., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >>

New Foundation Helps Families Forge a Path Through the Maze of Childhood Cancer

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Purple Society, a newly formed 501c3 charitable organization, launched today to help connect families of childhood cancer patients worldwide with resources, hope and Read more >>

Michael Andreula's Kickboxing and Cross Training Website Adds New Content, Enhances Interactive Features

HOBOKEN, N.J., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Andreula Method® is pleased to announce the launch of their newly designed CKOTrainer.com website: http://www.ckotrainer.com, introducing new Read more >>