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Social media in medicine

Discussing social media with physicians on Sermo

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I was recently asked by Adam Sharp, MD the Chief Medical Officer of Sermo, the physician-only online community at Sermo.com, to write a guest post of my choosing and facilitate a discussion about it for a few days. My choice?…

I was recently asked by Adam Sharp, MD the Chief Medical Officer of Sermo, the physician-only online community at Sermo.com, to write a guest post of my choosing and facilitate a discussion about it for a few days. My choice? Social media, (based on the recent article colleagues and I co-published in The Permanente Journal). This post is about my experience and what I learned.

I know that …

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Discussing social media with physicians on Sermo

Social media in medicine

Online physician professionalism, a medical student opinion

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Recently we saw a flurry of discussions about online physician professionalism, the merits of being anonymous, and teachable moments. As a newbie I'm trying to figure this out. But I need to be more mindful of the filter bubble -…

Recently we saw a flurry of discussions about online physician professionalism, the merits of being anonymous, and teachable moments. As a newbie I’m trying to figure this out. But I need to be more mindful of the filter bubble – a self-imposed bias by preferentially linking to people and things we agree with, thus unwittingly trivializing reasonable alternatives.

I’ve just had 3 “Uh-oh” moments:

  1. Right after the #hcsm

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Online physician professionalism, a medical student opinion

Social media in medicine

7 tips to avoid HIPAA violations in social media

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There have been a couple of widely-publicized cases recently of physicians divulging patient information in social media. I’m sure the doctors involved did not intend to violate patient privacy. While there are several excellent guidelines and policies on this topic,…

There have been a couple of widely-publicized cases recently of physicians divulging patient information in social media. I’m sure the doctors involved did not intend to violate patient privacy.

While there are several excellent guidelines and policies on this topic, there isn’t a whole lot of practical advice, so here are my tips to help you avoid privacy violations (I hope this is the beginning of a conversation …

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7 tips to avoid HIPAA violations in social media

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Meaningful offline dialogue creates online inspiration

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I’m all for the values of social media, as evidenced by my frequent use of Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and LinkedIn. Recently, I realized again the value of a telephone conversation. I was on the phone with someone who I consider…

I’m all for the values of social media, as evidenced by my frequent use of Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and LinkedIn.

Recently, I realized again the value of a telephone conversation. I was on the phone with someone who I consider a mentor, someone who has fiercely guided me through my journey into social media without knowing the power of what was being done. It was the best 20 minutes of …

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Meaningful offline dialogue creates online inspiration

Social media in medicine

How tagged Facebook pictures can affect a doctor’s online reputation

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I’ve read a number of recent articles on social media and medical professionalism. The post in the New York Times about physicians and Facebook prompted me to think about my own presence online. Dr. Ryan Greysen, a Robert Wood Johnson…

I’ve read a number of recent articles on social media and medical professionalism. The post in the New York Times about physicians and Facebook prompted me to think about my own presence online.

Dr. Ryan Greysen, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation clinical scholar at Yale School of Medicine, says he is concerned about the professionalism of “the new generation of physicians and …

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How tagged Facebook pictures can affect a doctor’s online reputation

Social media in medicine

The CME community is late to adopt social media

To my friends and colleagues in the CME community, I ask of you today a simple favor: involve yourself in social media. Immerse yourself in social media. Do what it takes to make social media a part of your, and…

To my friends and colleagues in the CME community, I ask of you today a simple favor: involve yourself in social media.

Immerse yourself in social media. Do what it takes to make social media a part of your, and your place of employment’s, daily routine.

Do it.

If you don’t know how …

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The CME community is late to adopt social media

Social media in medicine

How doctors can use Facebook responsibly

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I was quoted recently in the New York Times' Well blog, in a Danielle Ofri piece on Facebook and doctors. There's no question that Facebook has been a minefield of sorts for the medical professions, with infractions ranging from unprofessional…

I was quoted recently in the New York Times’ Well blog, in a Danielle Ofri piece on Facebook and doctors.

There’s no question that Facebook has been a minefield of sorts for the medical professions, with infractions ranging from unprofessional conduct by medical students to patient privacy violations by attending physicians.

One solution would be for doctors to simply avoid …

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How doctors can use Facebook responsibly

Social media in medicine

Doctor reprimanded after patient privacy breached on Facebook, my take

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Patient privacy and social media use in health care often go together when reported in mainstream media. When physician blogs were a relatively new phenomenon several years ago, the majority of the media coverage focused on edge cases, where doctors…

Patient privacy and social media use in health care often go together when reported in mainstream media.

When physician blogs were a relatively new phenomenon several years ago, the majority of the media coverage focused on edge cases, where doctors inadvertently revealed patient information.

Only a minority of the headlines focused on the positive aspects, such as how …

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Doctor reprimanded after patient privacy breached on Facebook, my take

Physician voices

Can doctors learn surgical skills on YouTube and Facebook?

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I am a self-taught bass guitarist in a church band, and, to be honest, it sometimes shows. I know I need to improve my skills, but time commitments make formal lessons difficult. So two days ago I opened up YouTube…

I am a self-taught bass guitarist in a church band, and, to be honest, it sometimes shows. I know I need to improve my skills, but time commitments make formal lessons difficult.  So two days ago I opened up YouTube and entered “bass guitar lessons” into the search box.

19,000 hits registered.  I selected a few that looked good on …

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Can doctors learn surgical skills on YouTube and Facebook?

Social media in medicine

Using social networks to help patients quit smoking

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David C. Kibbe and Joseph C. Kvedar’s article, "Building a Research Agenda for Participatory Medicine" highlighted two of their "ready-to-go" research questions: What is the role of coaching in sparking and supporting increased participation over time? What can we learn…

David C. Kibbe and Joseph C. Kvedar’s article, “Building a Research Agenda for Participatory Medicine” highlighted two of their “ready-to-go” research questions:

  • What is the role of coaching in sparking and supporting increased participation over time?
  • What can we learn from research on how social norms shape behavior—with the idea of developing hypotheses on whether social networks could serve as a coaching tool?

Recently, the Legacy Foundation’s Schroeder Institute focused …

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Using social networks to help patients quit smoking

Social media in medicine

Talking social media and health reform with medical students

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I recently concluded a trip down to Nashville, TN where I gave my talk on the health care-social media intersection at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. My audience normally consists of physicians and hospital staff, so talking to students was…

I recently concluded a trip down to Nashville, TN where I gave my talk on the health care-social media intersection at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

My audience normally consists of physicians and hospital staff, so talking to students was a refreshing change.

I had the opportunity to have dinner the night before, and breakfast and lunch the day …

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Talking social media and health reform with medical students

Social media in medicine

Guiding patients online is a new physician responsibility for the digital age

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The following op-ed was published on February 22nd, 2011 in AOL News. If you woke up one day with an earache, you could call your doctor's office for help. Or you could do what the majority of patients do today…

The following op-ed was published on February 22nd, 2011 in AOL News.

If you woke up one day with an earache, you could call your doctor’s office for help. Or you could do what the majority of patients do today and Google what to do first.

Type “earache” into your Web browser and the results can vary wildly. Search engines can return results saying that an earache can be from the common cold, …

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Guiding patients online is a new physician responsibility for the digital age

Social media in medicine

Hospitals need an engaged social media presence on Facebook and Twitter

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How important is it for hospitals to engage in social media platforms, such as Facebook or Twitter? It's essential. Nowhere is that more evident than in the controversy concerning infant Joseph Maraachli. Without getting too involved in the politics or…

How important is it for hospitals to engage in social media platforms, such as Facebook or Twitter?

It’s essential.

Nowhere is that more evident than in the controversy concerning infant Joseph Maraachli. Without getting too involved in the politics or ethics …

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Hospitals need an engaged social media presence on Facebook and Twitter

Physician voices

Physician reputation management in the age of social media

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What is the physician's most precious possession? Some might answer that it is his patients. Others might respond it is the training and education that the physician has obtained to practice his (or her's) craft. But the real answer is…

What is the physician’s most precious possession?  Some might answer that it is his patients.

Others might respond it is the training and education that the physician has obtained to practice his (or her’s) craft.

But the real answer is that it’s the physician’s reputation.

Doctors live and die by their reputations.  Reputations take years to …

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Physician reputation management in the age of social media

Social media in medicine

Using Facebook, Twitter and other social media to change health care

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Ten years on, Ian Morrison’s "Hamster Health Care: Time to Stop Running Faster and Redesign Health Care" is still eminently applicable. In his words: Across the globe doctors are miserable because they feel like hamsters on a treadmill. They must…

Ten years on, Ian Morrison’s “Hamster Health Care: Time to Stop Running Faster and Redesign Health Care” is still eminently applicable.

In his words:

Across the globe doctors are miserable because they feel like hamsters on a treadmill. They must run faster just to stand still. In … the managed care systems in the United States doctors feel that they have to see more patients to maintain their incomes. But systems

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Using Facebook, Twitter and other social media to change health care

Social media in medicine

Social media strategy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

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Mike Morrison tweets for Massachusetts General Hospital as @MassGeneralNews and for Massachusetts General Hospital for Children as @MGHfC. I met Mike when I tweeted about the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine including @MassGeneralNews in my tweet and Mike immediately followed…

Mike Morrison tweets for Massachusetts General Hospital as @MassGeneralNews and for Massachusetts General Hospital for Children as @MGHfC.

I met Mike when I tweeted about the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine including @MassGeneralNews in my tweet and Mike immediately followed me.

I contacted him to find out what his strategy is for Twitter use and what the benefits have been.

Lisa: Let’s …

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Social media strategy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

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Patients are closing the health gap online

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by Jerry Levin For all of us -- young, old, and those in the middle -- life is simply an interlude between doctors' visits. This perspective, while obvious, perennially stays beneath our consciousness since we are consumed by the daily…

by Jerry Levin

For all of us — young, old, and those in the middle — life is simply an interlude between doctors’ visits. This perspective, while obvious, perennially stays beneath our consciousness since we are consumed by the daily pursuit of personal identity as if our mind-body-and-spirit were to function without incident and without end. More powerfully of late is the recognition that the explosive neglect of mental …

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Patients are closing the health gap online

Social media in medicine

Social media should be embraced by health care

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The intersection of social media and privacy has made an older generation, and even some of my own generation, incredibly uncomfortable. There is talk of present and future consequences. Lost jobs, lost income, civil judgments, loss of respect/embarrassment, even criminal…

The intersection of social media and privacy has made an older generation, and even some of my own generation, incredibly uncomfortable. There is talk of present and future consequences. Lost jobs, lost income, civil judgments, loss of respect/embarrassment, even criminal penalties for all that you put online. There is an idea that the blurring of intimate boundaries will come back and bite a whole generation.

Being online has responsibilities and consequences, …

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Social media should be embraced by health care

Social media in medicine

Social media fears doctors face

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It took me most of 2010 to weight up the pros and cons of starting a blog. I already have a busy, well-established rheumatology practice and our clinic has grown steadily through word-of-mouth. There’s also always enough jobs on the…

It took me most of 2010 to weight up the pros and cons of starting a blog.

I already have a busy, well-established rheumatology practice and our clinic has grown steadily through word-of-mouth. There’s also always enough jobs on the to-do list without adding another regular task. Is it worth the risk? What is the risk?

In my first blog, I’ve tried to explain why I ended up agreeing to do this. …

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Social media fears doctors face

Social media in medicine

Social media helps doctors manage their online reputation

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Once a provider realizes the increasing importance of building and managing their online reputation, they need some practical tools and steps. Bear in mind, I am writing this, not for the small percentage of physicians already active with social media,…

Once a provider realizes the increasing importance of building and managing their online reputation, they need some practical tools and steps. Bear in mind, I am writing this, not for the small percentage of physicians already active with social media, but rather for those of you giving it consideration and looking for some …

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Social media helps doctors manage their online reputation

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