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Social Media and Physicians


Social Media and Health Care Professionals: Benefits, Risks, and ...

Health care professionals can use a variety of social media tools to improve or enhance networking, education, and other activities.

Professionalism in the Use of Social Media | AMA-Code

Physicians must recognize that actions online and content posted may negatively affect their reputations among patients and colleagues, may have consequences ...

Analysis of Physician Use of Social Media - PMC

This cross-sectional study assesses social media presence, activity, followers, and research activity among physicians from different ...

Social media influences physicians, too - eMarketer

57% of US-based physicians frequently or occasionally change their perception of a medication or treatment based on content they've seen on social media.

Social Media for Doctors: Taking Professional and Patient ... - AAFP

In this article, we explore some best practices and challenges that have emerged as more physicians and patients are using these platforms for health ...

US Physicians on Social Media - eMarketer

Many US physicians will change how they feel about medications or treatments, as well as their prescribing choices, based on information they've seen on social ...

Social Media and Physicians - NEJM CareerCenter Resources

“Social media networks are not HIPAA compliant and are just not appropriate for any physician-patient communication, so it's a real liability ...

Social Media and the Transformation of the Physician-Patient ...

This paper presents the shifting dynamics of how such communities are affecting physician-patient relationships.

Use of Social Media in the Practice of Medicine

1 Various platforms facilitate social networking and interactions: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are well known to the general public, while physician-only ...

Massachusetts Medical Society: Social Media for Physicians

Social Media for Physicians - Resources ... Social media platforms can be used by physicians to share valuable information, engage with current or prospective ...

The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for Doctors - SocialBee

This post will guide you through the top social media platforms for doctors, content ideas to include in your social media strategy, and some of the challenges ...

Doctors engage the public by bringing a human side to social media

Doctors use social media for reasons ranging from the strictly professional to the highly personal: They connect with colleagues, ...

Doctors on Social Media: The Healthcare Omnimedia Platform ...

Meet SoMeDocs. This website was created to lift up & promote individual rockstars in healthcare. We use directories to showcase verified doctors & facilitate ...

Top 8 Social Networks for Doctors and Other Medical Professionals

Social media sites like those in the list below help you keep up with the latest medical news, serve as trusted resources for new research and peer-reviewed ...

Social media guidance for physicians taps timeless principles

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has quite a bit to say about how physicians should navigate Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and more.

8 Physicians (and Practices) Who Are Winning at Social Media

We asked Dr. Deanna Attai, a breast surgeon who ranks No. 5 on Onalytica's list “Cancer Care: Top 100 Influencers and Brands,” to share her perspective.

#MedEd: How Doctors Use Social Media to Advance Medicine

Ever wonder what your doctor is doing on social media? A new study published in JAMA led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm ...

Seven best practices for doctors on social media - AAFP

1. Be personable but professional. Physicians represent their profession in the way they treat others and in the quality of the information they provide.

Sermo: Social Network Platform for Physicians

Access the medical community that empowers today's physicians. Talk with your peers, earn for your insights, solve challenging patient cases.

Social media and physicians: Exploring the benefits and challenges

This article aims to identify the potential benefits and challenges of adopting social media by physicians and demonstrates this by presenting findings from a ...


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