I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
While I think the use of social media in healthcare is both innovative and necessary, I feel like more attention needs to be given to the amount of misinformation involved in the process. Often, patients receive information from unqualified sources and can further harm themselves or another person with the wrong advice. While the article hints at this, I think it is a larger issue that has not yet been completely addressed by spectators on the subject.
I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
Combining healthcare with social media can have a positive impact on society. If someone has a common aliment, he or she can post a comment and quickly receive responses. At the same time it is important to be security conscious. A person may not want to put all his or her information out there, especially if there is little security in place.
There are legitimate concerns regarding current privacy guidelines being flexible enough to cover every scenario social sites might present. Despite that concern, social media present affords opportunities to patients unthinkable until a few years ago. Patienslikeme is a great example of realizing an opportunity. Lou Gehrig's disease affects less than .1% of the US population making finding a support group difficult for most people. Through the power of the internet, patients can engage with each other from the busiest cities to the smallest ville. It will also give patiants greater power in the marketplace. Part of the reason medical costs are so high is that consumers have very little information about the prices of different procedures. Doctors often send patients to the nearest clinic to get x-rays or MRIs without checking the costs. By setting up a system to allow consumers to know who have the lowest prices causing more competition in the market. A MRI firm could get the word out to patients in waiting rooms when their machines are empty. This would allow more convenient bookings for the consumer and the firm would lose less money from empty machines.
There are legitimate concerns regarding current privacy guidelines being flexible enough to cover every scenario social sites might present. Despite that concern, social media present affords opportunities to patients unthinkable until a few years ago. Patienslikeme is a great example of realizing an opportunity. Lou Gehrig's disease affects less than .1% of the US population making finding a support group difficult for most people. Through the power of the internet, patients can engage with each other from the busiest cities to the smallest ville. It will also give patiants greater power in the marketplace. Part of the reason medical costs are so high is that consumers have very little information about the prices of different procedures. Doctors often send patients to the nearest clinic to get x-rays or MRIs without checking the costs. By setting up a system to allow consumers to know who have the lowest prices causing more competition in the market. A MRI firm could get the word out to patients in waiting rooms when their machines are empty. This would allow more convenient bookings for the consumer and the firm would lose less money from empty machines.
While this concept has the potential to be very useful, I am not quite sold on the idea yet. Privacy immediately becomes an issue, and I think that there needs to be separation from social media and other aspects of our lives like something as serious as healthcare. I feel that these is enough information on the internet already that patients can find very useful to learn more about healthcare or the certain condition. Various websites offer advice and explanations, so to me, it is not necessary to include social media in the topic of healthcare.
I agree, social media could definitely have a positive impact on healthcare but could also have some privacy problems. Social media is great if you have an easy question to answer and could also be very convenient if you need your patient history. Doctors offices will be able to know what patients like and dislike so that they can improve their customer satisfaction. Overall I think that healthcare in social media is a helpful idea that is likely to spread fast.
I think the use of social networks in health institutions can be viewed as negative sometimes. Damaging the image of the health institution is the main risk associated with inappropriate use of social networks by personnel mostly in the case of publication of information prejudicial to confidential care.
I think the use of social network in health institutions can be viewed as negative sometimes. Damaging the image of the health institution is the main risk associated with inappropriate use of social networks by personnel mostly in the case of the publication of information prejudicial to confidential care.
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These two terms are really blended to each other and can be joined by any Social Media Agencies to make revolution in health industry..
I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
While I think the use of social media in healthcare is both innovative and necessary, I feel like more attention needs to be given to the amount of misinformation involved in the process. Often, patients receive information from unqualified sources and can further harm themselves or another person with the wrong advice. While the article hints at this, I think it is a larger issue that has not yet been completely addressed by spectators on the subject.
I work for a company in the healthcare industry and they constantly preach how healthcare is so important that it cannot stay the same. When I see the industry grow to new playing fields it is exciting because it opens up new job opportunities and creates new fields of learning aimed at bettering the health of the public. Almost everyday some new technology is created and the industry adopts it and learns to use it to its advantage, however I was surprised to see that it took this long for the industry to become social network savvy. Social networking of course caters to a particular demographic and for many people in that demographic (young and healthy adults) they are not thinking about health care. I think this is great for everyone because not only does it expose young people to the health care world but it also provides a new platform for competition between companies.
Combining healthcare with social media can have a positive impact on society. If someone has a common aliment, he or she can post a comment and quickly receive responses. At the same time it is important to be security conscious. A person may not want to put all his or her information out there, especially if there is little security in place.
There are legitimate concerns regarding current privacy guidelines being flexible enough to cover every scenario social sites might present. Despite that concern, social media present affords opportunities to patients unthinkable until a few years ago. Patienslikeme is a great example of realizing an opportunity. Lou Gehrig's disease affects less than .1% of the US population making finding a support group difficult for most people. Through the power of the internet, patients can engage with each other from the busiest cities to the smallest ville. It will also give patiants greater power in the marketplace. Part of the reason medical costs are so high is that consumers have very little information about the prices of different procedures. Doctors often send patients to the nearest clinic to get x-rays or MRIs without checking the costs. By setting up a system to allow consumers to know who have the lowest prices causing more competition in the market. A MRI firm could get the word out to patients in waiting rooms when their machines are empty. This would allow more convenient bookings for the consumer and the firm would lose less money from empty machines.
There are legitimate concerns regarding current privacy guidelines being flexible enough to cover every scenario social sites might present. Despite that concern, social media present affords opportunities to patients unthinkable until a few years ago. Patienslikeme is a great example of realizing an opportunity. Lou Gehrig's disease affects less than .1% of the US population making finding a support group difficult for most people. Through the power of the internet, patients can engage with each other from the busiest cities to the smallest ville. It will also give patiants greater power in the marketplace. Part of the reason medical costs are so high is that consumers have very little information about the prices of different procedures. Doctors often send patients to the nearest clinic to get x-rays or MRIs without checking the costs. By setting up a system to allow consumers to know who have the lowest prices causing more competition in the market. A MRI firm could get the word out to patients in waiting rooms when their machines are empty. This would allow more convenient bookings for the consumer and the firm would lose less money from empty machines.
While this concept has the potential to be very useful, I am not quite sold on the idea yet. Privacy immediately becomes an issue, and I think that there needs to be separation from social media and other aspects of our lives like something as serious as healthcare. I feel that these is enough information on the internet already that patients can find very useful to learn more about healthcare or the certain condition. Various websites offer advice and explanations, so to me, it is not necessary to include social media in the topic of healthcare.
I agree, social media could definitely have a positive impact on healthcare but could also have some privacy problems. Social media is great if you have an easy question to answer and could also be very convenient if you need your patient history. Doctors offices will be able to know what patients like and dislike so that they can improve their customer satisfaction. Overall I think that healthcare in social media is a helpful idea that is likely to spread fast.
I think the use of social networks in health institutions can be viewed as negative sometimes. Damaging the image of the health institution is the main risk associated with inappropriate use of social networks by personnel mostly in the case of publication of information prejudicial to confidential care.
I think the use of social network in health institutions can be viewed as negative sometimes. Damaging the image of the health institution is the main risk associated with inappropriate use of social networks by personnel mostly in the case of the publication of information prejudicial to confidential care.
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