Healthcare Communications & Social Media

Watch the live #hcsm stream from May 12, 2013 at 8pm Central on Twitter. If you missed the chat, you can  come back and scroll through it again, any time. (Availability of archive depends on how Twitter API is working during the chat. I recommend searching for #hcsm directly on Twitter in real-time to watch/participate in the chat.)

Click here to download/view the PDF archive/transcript of the May 12, 2013 #hcsm (health care communications & social media) chat on Twitter.

Topics:

1. Does disparity in online/offline behavior (what you say, vs what online behavior says about you) impact credibility in HCSM?
2. There’s an app for everything, but does everything need an app? What happens when health data is spread across so many apps?
3. Are online communities the same as patient support groups? What can IRL support groups learn from online communities, & vice versa?

Don’t forget – if you’d like to submit a topic for a future #hcsm chat, you’re welcome to! Read the details on the different ways to submit a topic for a #hcsm chat. Also, if you missed the chat, or want to add additional thoughts & feedback to the above discussion topics, leave a comment & keep the discussion going!

Watch the live #hcsm stream from April 28, 2013 at 8pm Central on Twitter. If you missed the chat, you can  come back and scroll through it again, any time. (Availability of archive depends on how Twitter API is working during the chat. I recommend searching for #hcsm directly on Twitter in real-time to watch/participate in the chat.)

Click here to download/view the PDF archive/transcript of the April 28, 2013 #hcsm (health care communications & social media) chat on Twitter.

Topics:

1. Patients – do you check the digital footprint of your providers? Why/not? Does it matter what they’re doing online?
2.  Is it ethical for HC providers to look at patients’ online accounts/digital footprints? Why/not? When would you look or not?
3. Is SM a democracy? Do all pts get heard by using SM to share online, or do a few prevail? Who’s listening when pts share?

Don’t forget – if you’d like to submit a topic for a future #hcsm chat, you’re welcome to! Read the details on the different ways to submit a topic for a #hcsm chat. Also, if you missed the chat, or want to add additional thoughts & feedback to the above discussion topics, leave a comment & keep the discussion going!

Watch the live #hcsm stream from April 14, 2013 at 8pm Central on Twitter. If you missed the chat, you can  come back and scroll through it again, any time. (Availability of archive depends on how Twitter API is working during the chat. I recommend searching for #hcsm directly on Twitter in real-time to watch/participate in the chat.)

Click here to download/view the PDF archive/transcript of the April 14, 2013 #hcsm (health care communications & social media) chat on Twitter.

Topics:

1. HIPAA protects patient privacy. What if pts post pics/video of providers? What rights do pts have to share care experience?
2. Whether you’re pt or doc: what would you tell a provider who’s just getting started online? What should you NOT tell them?
3. What is the biggest cost of HCSM?

Don’t forget – if you’d like to submit a topic for a future #hcsm chat, you’re welcome to! Read the details on the different ways to submit a topic for a #hcsm chat. Also, if you missed the chat, or want to add additional thoughts & feedback to the above discussion topics, leave a comment & keep the discussion going!

Watch the live #hcsm stream from March 31, 2013 at 8pm Central on Twitter. If you missed the chat, you can  come back and scroll through it again, any time. (Availability of archive depends on how Twitter API is working during the chat. I recommend searching for #hcsm directly on Twitter in real-time to watch/participate in the chat.)

Click here to download/view the PDF archive/transcript of the March 31, 2013 #hcsm (health care communications & social media) chat on Twitter.

Topics:

1. Patients can be anonymous online. Should health care providers be anonymous online? Why/not?
2. What can HCPs and HC orgs do to help patients become more engaged in their care? How can patients help other patients become engaged?
3. Is there research occurring around #hcsm (on patient or the provider side)? If you could study 1 thing, what would it be?

Don’t forget – if you’d like to submit a topic for a future #hcsm chat, you’re welcome to! Read the details on the different ways to submit a topic for a #hcsm chat. Also, if you missed the chat, or want to add additional thoughts & feedback to the above discussion topics, leave a comment & keep the discussion going!