In the course of doing research on the future of social media in health care, and hearing from a group of doctors who believe there isn’t one in their practice, I also talked to a few future physicians. Three to be exact, from different parts of the United States, a third year student, a student on the verge of enrolling in a US medical school, and the one ...
Ted Eytan, MD
Discussing social media with physicians on Sermo
I was recently asked by Adam Sharp, MD the Chief Medical Officer of Sermo, the physician-only online community at Sermo.com, to write a guest post of my choosing and facilitate a discussion about it for a few days. My choice? Social media, (based on the recent article colleagues and I co-published in The Permanente Journal). This post is about my experience and what I learned.I know that only ...
How a patient support tool works to help patients and doctors
When you go to see the doctor, how do they know (a) if you are due for any preventive health screenings like mammography or (b) if you have a chronic condition, if it is being monitored and managed?And actually, not just if it is being monitored or managed, but are you able to achieve your life goals with good health? And what about ...
Fight multiple sclerosis using YouTube and other social media tools
“Facebook is for the living, not the dying” – Regina Holliday
It finally happened. The day my Facebook feed included information about a friend’s illness. This is the photograph my friend Matt posted to his feed. Normally I don’t play that close attention to everything in there, but this caught my eye immediately.When we talked on the phone, I understood that this ...
Social media AMA physician professionalism policy
AMA Policy – Professionalism in the Use of Social Media.This was posted recently and it is a good piece of work that will promote physician (and patient) discussion about the professional role and use of social media.I applaud the American Medical Association (of which I am not currently a member, but I am a member of Medical Society of District of Columbia) for recognizing that physicians are engaging ...
