The medical industry has developed a certain comfort level with the first generation of social media sites: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn. A second wave – including Pinterest, Google+ and StumbleUpon – offers hospitals, medical device and pharmaceutical companies a new set of tools for building a social media strategy. Join the forum discussion on [...]
by Brandon Betancourt Does your medical practice allow anybody to post links and comments on your Facebook page? Join the forum discussion on this post
-Dr Sid Esprit Wellness Having scoliosis and dealing with its complications can be devastating enough for the person enduring the pain, but when a child deals with scoliosis, it is arguably even more traumatic for the parents. The excruciating pain the child must endure, not to mention the physical deformity and hindrance to their growth, [...]
By Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO Abstract Study Design: Randomized trial and concurrent observational cohort study. Objective: To compare four-year outcomes of surgery to nonoperative care for spinal stenosis. Join the forum discussion on this post
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Is it time to update your social media policy?
By Karen M. Cheung With the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) this week releasing new guidelines for physicians on this particular topic, FierceHealthcare is dedicating this week’s commentary to a round-up of the best practices to help hospitals draw on other policies to see what fits at their institutions. Join the forum discussion on this post
How to maintain physician professionalism in social media
by MARK RYAN, MD Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it. – Bertolt Brecht Join the forum discussion on this post
The ethics of social media use for the medical profession
by Emily Lu At the end of the day, I do not see social media as an end to itself. Join the forum discussion on this post
