How u.s. Hospitals use social media.

Overview

Title:

How u.s. Hospitals use social media.

Authors:

Thaker SI, Nowacki AS, Mehta NB, Edwards AR

Journal:

Ann. Intern. Med.

Publication date:

2011

Volume:

154

Issue:

10

First page:

707

Last page:

8

ISSN:

1539-3704

Link to pubmed:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21576547

Publication type:

Journal

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Background:

Individuals and organizations increasingly use social media to disseminate information. Previous reports have described the risks and benefits of this practice for patients and providers (1, 2), and user-generated data suggest that use of social media is increasing in popularity among health care organizations (3). However, we know little about how commonly or for what purposes hospitals use social media.

Objective:

To identify how many U.S. hospitals use social media, what types of hospitals they are, and what …

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How u.s. Hospitals use social media. Thaker SI, Nowacki AS, Mehta NB, Edwards AR. Ann. Intern. Med. 2011; 154(10):707-8.