The Weekly Scoop in Healthcare Social Media #28

Social Media in Health Care: Barriers and Future Trends

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This blog post discusses some of the foundation to the current explosion of social media in healthcare. It adresses the health 2.0 movement, engaging e-patients, and how to manage the “conversation”.

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7 Things Every Senior Living, Home Care and LTC…

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A sure proof of how far this technology adoption has come – Social Media in the Long Term Care industry! We have many LTC clients on our own, and must admit the use of social media in long term care is at its inception and that we would expect that its acceptance in the industry will be somewhat slow.

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6 Things I Never Talk About on Twitter

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Some sound advice for those clinicians who are venturing into the practice of tweeting.

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

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A nice example of a Twitter presence. A custom page, pertinent contact information and relevant tweets such as:

What did you eat for breakfast this morning? Check out these healthy breakfast tips & benefits: http://tinyurl.com/pmqf5f”

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