The Weekly Scoop #38 – Best Practices in Healthcare Social Media

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The Weekly Scoop #38 – Best Practices in Healthcare Social Media

On: 09-23-2011 With: 7 Comments

You are being talked about – online

@AngiesList

Find and choose the best local Doctors – powerful Video, worth watching!

Angie’s List is a word-of-mouth network, helping more than 1 million members find the best physicians, dentists and healthcare specialists in their area. Read detailed reviews from members near you to find out which doctors to trust, and which to avoid.

Cleveland Clinic creates incubator for internal app development

@FierceHealthIT

Cleveland Clinic is betting that its doctors . . . have some great ideas for apps . . . created a mobile “governance committee” of physicians, marketers, administrators, registered nurses and IT reps.

VA Aggressively Adopts Social Media

@healthinfosec

The Department of Veterans Affairs is highly encouraging its workforce to employ social media and mobile technologies to open communication channels with its veterans’ stakeholders.

“Most Innovative Use of Social Media”

@CUREtweets

CUREkids is both an amazing use of social media and provides real, tangible value to the thousands of kids and families around the world . . . nominated for top 25 Most Innovative Uses of Social Media by a Charity.

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: CUREkids, first impression, healthcare apps, healthcare social media, physician reputation, Veterans Affairs