Health Care Uses of Twitter and Other Microsharing Technologies
Cool Twitter Conference Boston
Phil Baumann RN & CEO of CareVocate LLC
@philbaumann
Popular hashtags and Tweeps in health care
#HCSM Health care social media
#HCMKTG Health care marketing
@CDCemergency
@CDCflu
Twitter an excellent platform for health and health facilities
- ER wait times
- Disaster response
- Drug safety alerts
- Post-discharge patient support
- Recruiting staff
- Promoting healthy lifestyles
Not so scary to tweet and comply with HIPAA
Tips for Twitter, health care and beyond
Listen- Monitor
- Search
- Make sound judgments about who you follow
- Twazzup: offers real-time results, look at links and try to find most popular
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