The Weekly Scoop #20 - Best Practices in Healthcare Social Media

The Weekly Scoop #20 – Best Practices in Healthcare Social Media

Posted on: 05-13-2011 With: 9 Comments

Simple, Personalized Approach to Social Media is Best

@ModMedNow

“People are already talking about you online. So you can either join in on that conversation or not,” says Jeffrey Benabio, M.D., aka @dermdoc, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente. To maximize the impact of healthcare social media, he offers some solid advice on narrowing the field, separating professional from personal, and protecting privacy.

Doctor’s Facebook Profiles Now Rank at Top

@SocialDoctor

Want a website for your physician practice, but remain unconvinced about the need for a presence on Facebook and Twitter? Google’s real-time search updates may change your mind.

Medicare Treatment Costs in Metro Detroit

@detnews

Today’s patients are searching the Internet for options in their healthcare services. This article discusses a unique website that filters hospitals and physicians for the best choices based on quality indicators and cost. Such sites are sure to bolster the trend of online health searches.

Healthcare Social Media in Practice

“Healthcare Social Media in Practice” is our pick of the week display of great social media execution in the healthcare industry

Beautiful Minds Medical

@DrBinus

As a new medical practice, Beautiful Minds Medical is a best practice example of how to take control and create your online presence from the start. With a beautiful dynamic Web 2.0 website with full integration with social media, Beautiful Minds Medical is viewed as a welcoming practice open for dialog. Their Facebook, Twitter and blog are connected, avoiding fragmentation and confusion among their clients.
Big Disclaimer: We’re very proud of providing Beautiful Minds Medical with their online presence services.

About The Scoop

At Symplur we’re committed to providing you as professional healthcare provider with everything you need to understand, position yourself, and to take advantage of the fundamental shift that is taking place in marketing a medical practice.

To that end, each week this page will highlight best practices in healthcare social media that we have come across on the web or from healthcare conferences in order to further your knowledge of the opportunities before you.

We will showcase both healthcare social media consultants and experts who speak out on the subject, as well as those sites that demonstrate what we feel are the best in healthcare social media with examples of how to put the concept of a healthcare online presence to work for their healthcare businesses.

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Categories: Healthcare Social Media Best Practices Tags: dermatology social media, healthcare facebook, healthcare social media, online health information