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The Health Care Social Media List is Moving to mayo Clinic

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Ed Bennett’s famous Health Care Social Media List is now moving to Mayo Clinic where it is going to have a great place, I think.

Four years ago Ed decided to create a resource for social media advocates in hospitals. He thought it would be great if those facing skeptical administrators could begin the conversation with a list of peer institutions already using Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.

Thus was born the HSNL that Ed has hosted on his Found in Cache blog until now. List maintenance had been a manual labor of love, and yet he didn’t have to programming resources to streamline the process.

When Ed decided he had accomplished his original goal and announced his plans for one final update before achiving the list, we approached him about continuing HSNL. See his thoughts on the move.

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Technology and Healthcare: Breaking Down Doctor-Patient Barriers – Howard Luks, MD

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A few short years ago, some health experts refuted efforts designed to progress the use of technology in healthcare. They insisted that technology would distance patients from doctors, who would increase their focus on “dissecting” and “diseases” rather than “emotional connection” and the well-being of their patients. Yet, recent reports have focused on the converse: how technology is bridging the doctor-patient gap, rather than widening it.

 

 

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Who has the power? Impact, analytics and the ethics of social health

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Reflecting on a recent #hcsmca chat that she moderated on the subject of the utility of the analysis of healthcare hashtag conversations and contributors in order to aid in patients in disease awareness, Ashley Weinhandl (@ashleyweinhandl) writes:

 

Utilizing top influencers is definitely a valuable first step for patients looking to gather information and support when feeling alone with their disease or health concern. However, it is not the only resource that should be used. Like any information on the Internet, patients need to be aware of the source and the validity of the information provided.

 

It was stated that users have the option to make their tweets private, thus many saw no problem with mining their data – it’s already public. Don’t tweet publicly if you want to remain private.

 

Data collection through tweets should be handled in a way that will not reveal true identities. It was also suggested the line should be drawn to what the Federal Government allows for university research. Ideally, data collected should be transparent and open to the public. The power of the data is in its reliability, validity, generalizability and aggregation. All in all, who is analyzing this data and for what purpose really determines the ethics of the analytics.

 

Social impact, analytics and ethics made for a lively, informative and dynamic hour with #hcsmca. There were a variety of diverse opinions allowing us to expand our minds and consider ideas we hadn’t thought of before.

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