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Surgeons tout Twitter use at hospitals to enhance training
Although some hospitals are limiting social media use among their physicians in fear of possible legal repercussions, the University of Buffalo is encouraging its surgeons to tweet, according to an Read more...
3 ways hospitals use social media to market patient care
With one in five Americans using social media sites as a source of healthcare information, according to a 2011 National Research Corp. Ticker survey, reports Bakersfield Californian, it's no wonder 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...
How cutting-edge hospitals use social media
Although social media has evolved in healthcare and some 800 hospitals have constructed social networking sites, few have moved beyond the basics, according to MedCityNews. Most of the 2,300-plus Read more...
Doctors offer discount services through social media
In addition to Facebook and Twitter, healthcare companies are also using online discount coupon sites like Groupon to promote their services, attracting a large number of uninsured people with their Read more...
Surgeons use Twitter during double-hand transplant at Jewish Hospital
Surgeons tweeted updates during a recent double hand transplant at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center in Louisville. While the operation would be only the third double hand transplant in the U.S., it's Read more...
Web users see Twitter, Facebook as 911 backup
When his phone battery ran low, instead of dialing 911 and possibly languishing on hold, Atlanta Councilman Kwanza Hall tweeted, "Need a paramedic on corner of John Wesley Dobbs and Jackson st. Woman Read more...
Mayo Clinic aims to accelerate online presence with new social media center
As readers of FierceHealthcare and its related publications well know, despite a notion by some that combining social media and healthcare is a dangerous mix, more and more health professionals Read more...
Getting to know your patients online: Helpful or unethical?
Most of the controversy surrounding patients and the Internet relates to patients seeking medical information in cyberspace, but a reverse dilemma is also gaining attention. Should physicians learn Read more...
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