Category Archives: - Social Media

This operation was the third double-hand transplant in the US, to date. Several surgeons rotated in and out of the waiting room during this surgery. While they were in the waiting room, they would tweet various updates on the surgery. Of course, privacy issues were maintained and no mention of the patient’s identity was given.

In this technologically inclined age, more people are utilizing social media such as Twitter and Facebook instead of being put on hold when calling 911. It seems like that’s a crazy idea and how could you get a fast response from paramedics and other emergency personnel, but it is actually working.

Are you a healthcare professional? Do you have a facebook account or do you utilize other social networking sites? If you use social networking for your medical practice, then you need to make certain that your page maintains an atmosphere of professionalism. If you have a personal facebook page or some other social networking site that you regularly utilize, should you still maintain an atmosphere of professionalism or is there a fine line between that standard and whatever goes on your own page?

In this modern age, is there a way to have privacy while still participating in social media networks like Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn?  Should physicians have social networking pages for themselves and for their practices?  Is this a good way to keep in touch with your patients and to market to a new patient [...]