Study: Twitter Data Could Supplement Hospital Quality Surveys

A study by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital finds patients’ tweets could be used to supplement hospital quality improvement surveys. Although the researchers found no direct relationship between the tweets and quality improvement surveys, they say the Twitter data capture patient sentiments in an unsolicited way and provide a broader view than surveys. FierceHealthcare, BMJ Quality & Safety.

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