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I'm pleased to announce the KevinMD.com App, now available on Apple's App Store for your iPhone or iPod Touch.Of course, the site is already optimized for viewing on your Android, Windows or Palm-based mobile browser.And don't forget, you can also follow the discussion ...
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How patient privacy laws impedes electronic communication with doctors
I recently spoke at Grand Rounds in my local hospital, talking about how doctors and other medical professionals can better use social media to interact with patients.Already, the majority of patients access the web for health information, and that number is only going to increase - especially as their use of social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, grows. Despite that, however, adoption of these digital mediums of communication remains ...
Doctors who are not on Facebook, Twitter and blogs risk becoming irrelevant; my USA Today op-ed
My latest USA Today op-ed was published this morning: Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril.
I discuss how social media, like Twitter, Facebook, and blogs, have the potential to improve patient-physician communication:
Social media websites that encourage reader interaction are playing an increasingly ...
How social media can make physicians better doctors
Originally published on HCPLive.comby Mike HennessySome patient advocates, tech-savvy physicians, and other Health 2.0 proponents tout e-mail, online forums, and social media technologies because they can potentially help strengthen the patient–physician relationship by providing patients with greater access to their physicians and facilitating more open communication.
Yet, after seeing patients all day, do physicians really want to spend a significant ...
Follow KevinMD on Twitter and Facebook, or read my opinion pieces
The blog will be on hiatus until Monday, December 28th.In the meantime, I invite you to explore KevinMD.com on Twitter and Facebook, along with Google Friend Connect.
Don't forget that the blog is also optimized for use in your mobile browser.Still not enough?Here's my collection of published opinion pieces, for your ...
Avoid social networking pitfalls for physicians
More doctors are using social media than ever, and that's a good thing.One thing to be careful of, however, is how easy it is to share confidential patient information.That issue is explored in a recent article from Massachusetts Medical Law Report, where I, along with others like Healthblawg's David Harlow and Sermo's Daniel Palestrant, are quoted in the piece.Although it seems like common sense not to reveal patient information, I ...
Should patients talk with their doctors using social media?
As both patients and doctors find themselves increasingly on Twitter and Facebook, more are wondering whether they should be talking to one another using social networking outlets.This issue has come up before, most recently when the New England Journal of Medicine asked whether doctors should friend their patients on Facebook.Pediatrician Bryan Vartabedian looks further at the issue, and sees it fraught with potential risk.He points out that sharing ...
Medical students post inappropriate content online
Originally published in InsidermedicineThe posting of unprofessional and inappropriate content online by medical students is a relatively common occurrence that medical schools are going to have to learn to deal with, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.id="play_continuous_flvs" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="385" height="239" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0">
Health care social networking basics for doctors
Originally published in HCPLive.comby Enoch Choi, MDPatients have embraced social networking tools that allow them to share information, offer support, and compare healthcare experiences. Physicians should also use these tools to connect with their patients and local communities and provide general medical information. Healthcare social networking has made impressive inroads into the mainstream, as like-minded folks find each other online ...
KevinMD Twitter and Facebook Thanksgiving Drive 2009
I'm happy to announce the KevinMD Twitter and Facebook Thanksgiving Drive 2009. My forays into blogging, along with Twitter and Facebook, have provided me with countless new opportunities that I'm tremendously appreciative of.Now, I want to use the power of social media to give back this Thanksgiving season.What is this? It's simple. ...
Medical students using Facebook and Twitter can get expelled
by Chris Emery, Contributing Writer, MedPage TodayA large number of U.S. medical schools say students have posted unprofessional material on Web sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, but few schools have adequate policies in place for dealing with such behavior, a new study found.
Of 78 U.S. medical schools that responded to a survey, 60% reported incidents of ...
Why doctors and nurses should engage in social media
Instead, the question should be, why shouldn't you?Kim McAllister, over at Better Health, gives some good reasons why health professionals should start a blog. But it shouldn't just be limited to blogging, but the entire spectrum of social media tools, which give health professionals a powerful way to engage both patients and colleagues.I recently gave a talk to the folks over at the New England Journal of Medicine, ...
Should doctors friend their patients on Facebook?
As more physicians are on social networking sites. that's an issue that some are grappling with.The NEJM has a nice perspective piece on the issue. After realizing that a recent friend request came from a former patient, Sachin Jain thinks about the ramifications.Dr. Jain writes that, "In confirming this patient as my "friend" on Facebook, I was merging my professional and personal lives. From my Facebook page, Ms. ...
KevinMD on Facebook, become a fan and win a free medical journal subscription
You can now join the KevinMD.com Fan Page, which provides another forum for discussion and debate. Go over to Facebook.com/KevinMDblog and become a fan.But wait, there's more.As an added bonus, on September 1st, 2009, I will select one lucky random Facebook fan to receive a ...
Hospitals are using social media, like Twitter, Facebook, and blogs, for advertising to patients
Traditionally conservative hospitals are opening up on social media platforms.For those who follow this blog, or are on Twitter, you'll probably notice that more and more medical institutions are having a Web 2.0 presence. Facebook groups, Twitter, blogs, or YouTube webcasts, for instance. Indeed, there's even reports of academic centers using Facebook to recruit for difficult to fill clinical trials.A recent article in The NY Times outlines the phenomenon, ...
Stanford’s Abraham Verghese has open office hours on Facebook
Abraham Verghese is an internal medicine physician at Stanford, and a prominent physician-writer.
Stanford University is utilizing Facebook as a way to ask Dr. Verghese questions. He's one of the most eloquent and introspective doctors working today, so it's a treat to hear him talk about the various issues readers bring up.
Here are the first few videos in the series.
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Anorexia websites are spreading to Facebook
Anorexia websites are a growing phenomenon, and now they are spreading the social media.
Facebook is rapidly becoming the site of choice. Why? Because it's the "most personable," as opposed to MySpace which is "famous for creepy old men."It's causing some tension on the site, ...
Your Facebook status and calling in sick
Not a very smart move by this employee who called in sick. Don't go advertising on Facebook that you got trashed instead.
Patient privacy, MySpace and Facebook
Don't post patient pictures on your MySpace or Facebook page. Employees who do something that foolish deserve to be fired.
Until hospitals get a grasp of the Web 2.0 era, it's probably best not to blog about patients as well. Despite the efforts bloggers take in masking patient identity, I see hypersensitive administrators erring on the side of overreaction and start banning employees from blogging.
Medical records and Facebook
Provocative piece by hospitalist el jefe Bob Wachter. He laments how archaic most electronic records are, and I agree:
You'd think that medicine's conversion from paper to electronic records would solve many of these problems, but "“ to date "“ all it has done is create new-fangled electronic silos. In most EMRs, including the GE system we're using at UCSF, the notes are really just electronic ...
