Comments on: Should hospitals use Twitter to follow patients? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow.html medical blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow.html/comment-page-1#comment-111977 Kelly Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:53:41 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow-patients.html#comment-111977 Depending on the situation, many things can make it a good thing for a patient to be in contact with their doctor. If the information is not going to become a statistic and it will be profitable for care and well being then why not? My first choice would be to keep in contact via email due to the privacy concern, however if it was the only means then I would twitter. Depending on the situation, many things can make it a good thing for a patient to be in contact with their doctor. If the information is not going to become a statistic and it will be profitable for care and well being then why not? My first choice would be to keep in contact via email due to the privacy concern, however if it was the only means then I would twitter.

]]> By: Nick Dawson http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow.html/comment-page-1#comment-89574 Nick Dawson Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow-patients.html#comment-89574 Great question and thoughtful post! <br/>Its a topic that I've been thinking about quite a bit as well.<br/><br/>To me the value in social networks is creating a two-way relationship with your 'constituents'.<br/><br/>In the case of a physician/patient relationship, I can see tremendous value in the care giver posting health tips, info on screening events, etc. I think privacy issues might be a problem with them directly addressing health concerns of patients via something like twitter; but the biggest hurdle to a physician following a patient is their time. <br/><br/>In a similar light, Hospitals could get a lot of benefit out of cultivating that relationship with patients, employees and physicians but it would have to be on a very general level ... If a patient comments on their care its one thing, but it would be very challenging for a hospital to reply in a public forum. Great question and thoughtful post!
Its a topic that I’ve been thinking about quite a bit as well.

To me the value in social networks is creating a two-way relationship with your ‘constituents’.

In the case of a physician/patient relationship, I can see tremendous value in the care giver posting health tips, info on screening events, etc. I think privacy issues might be a problem with them directly addressing health concerns of patients via something like twitter; but the biggest hurdle to a physician following a patient is their time.

In a similar light, Hospitals could get a lot of benefit out of cultivating that relationship with patients, employees and physicians but it would have to be on a very general level … If a patient comments on their care its one thing, but it would be very challenging for a hospital to reply in a public forum.

]]> By: Allyson http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow.html/comment-page-1#comment-88546 Allyson Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow-patients.html#comment-88546 My blog, Facebook and Twitter are all open to the public.<br/><br/>If my doc wants to read what I say, more power to him. I know that it's public, so I'm careful what I say in my public posts.<br/><br/>There are posts on Live Journal that are locked to friends and obviously, if my doc isn't a "friend," he doesn't get to read it. My blog, Facebook and Twitter are all open to the public.

If my doc wants to read what I say, more power to him. I know that it’s public, so I’m careful what I say in my public posts.

There are posts on Live Journal that are locked to friends and obviously, if my doc isn’t a “friend,” he doesn’t get to read it.

]]> By: Van http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow.html/comment-page-1#comment-88544 Van Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow-patients.html#comment-88544 Are the hospitals/medical professionals forcing the patients to update Twitter or is this simply the Doctor following a persons already established Twitter feed?<br/><br/>If the doctors are simply following an already established feed, it's not creepy at all. People are already putting the information out there to be followed by the world, what is so different about a Doctor following a feed as opposed to some person you may have never met before?<br/><br/>V<br/><a HREF="http://vansantos.com" REL="nofollow">http://vansantos.com</a> Are the hospitals/medical professionals forcing the patients to update Twitter or is this simply the Doctor following a persons already established Twitter feed?

If the doctors are simply following an already established feed, it’s not creepy at all. People are already putting the information out there to be followed by the world, what is so different about a Doctor following a feed as opposed to some person you may have never met before?

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]]> By: Lee http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow.html/comment-page-1#comment-88542 Lee Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow-patients.html#comment-88542 I think that these technologies should be leveraged, but I can't think of a good way to work with what exists now without it also being creepy.<br/><br/>Thinking out loud, I'd want to be able to manage my overall "profile" as I see fit, but allow portions to be viewed by specific people. A "health" portion being available only to my doctor/etc, while my public profile is just that, and my private portion available to whom I choose. Maybe a full parallel system? That's a lot of duplication, but at the same time I don't really want my health concerns and patient care to cross over with my social life except when I choose.<br/><br/>Definitely something we should all think about. The day is coming, and it will be interesting when it does. I think that these technologies should be leveraged, but I can’t think of a good way to work with what exists now without it also being creepy.

Thinking out loud, I’d want to be able to manage my overall “profile” as I see fit, but allow portions to be viewed by specific people. A “health” portion being available only to my doctor/etc, while my public profile is just that, and my private portion available to whom I choose. Maybe a full parallel system? That’s a lot of duplication, but at the same time I don’t really want my health concerns and patient care to cross over with my social life except when I choose.

Definitely something we should all think about. The day is coming, and it will be interesting when it does.

]]> By: A.G.V. http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow.html/comment-page-1#comment-88541 A.G.V. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/should-hospitals-use-twitter-to-follow-patients.html#comment-88541 Hi!<br/><br/>I'm a Medicine student from Spain.<br/>I think that We (MD and future MD) are living a new social and media revolution similar to the one of the printing press.<br/><br/>Nowadays students and MD are creating medicine 2.0 while hospitals and in our (Spanish) case, administration are not taking care about this new opportunity.<br/><br/>We should not use Twitter or Facebook, hospitals and governments should supply new ways for direct doctor-patient relationship through the Intenet. It's also important to open new virtual spaces to support interprofessional comunication as medting.<br/><br/>Sorry about my English. Hi!

I’m a Medicine student from Spain.
I think that We (MD and future MD) are living a new social and media revolution similar to the one of the printing press.

Nowadays students and MD are creating medicine 2.0 while hospitals and in our (Spanish) case, administration are not taking care about this new opportunity.

We should not use Twitter or Facebook, hospitals and governments should supply new ways for direct doctor-patient relationship through the Intenet. It’s also important to open new virtual spaces to support interprofessional comunication as medting.

Sorry about my English.

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