Connected Health Pulse

Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

Aglieco, APRN, FNP-BC What compels established, well-respected healthcare professionals to post insensitive, ridiculing content on social media with no regard for the patient or family? Social media has successfully infiltrated nearly every industry, and healthcare is no exception. It gives the user the illusion of fame and notoriety.

Nursing

Nursing HIPAA Primary Care Healthcare IT

Labour to partner with Virgin Media to expand access to diabetes tech

DigitalHealth

APRIL 8, 2024

Labour has announced a new partnership with Virgin Media O2, to ensure every child with type 1 diabetes can benefit from the latest technology.

Diabetes Tech

How telemedicine intersects with AI, social media, and precision medicine

KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Telemedicine will eventually become a more prominent part of our clinical practice, with the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media and networks, and integration with precision medicine in electronic health records.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Mobile Health

Social media data could be key to tracking disease patterns

Mobi Health News

MARCH 18, 2022

Optum Group shares data on social media's link to tracking the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Media Platforms: NAM’s advice for credible health information

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 16, 2024

In an era where information is readily available at our fingertips, the quest for health-related knowledge often leads individuals to the vast realm of Social Media Platforms ( SMPs ). Trasparency in policies and processes Transparency stands out as a cornerstone of responsible social media practices.

Health Information

Health Information Public Health

Addictive Social Media & Work Overload: Social Media Depression?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 31, 2022

People often cope with work overload by using social media for entertainment and distraction to find an escape (Zhang et al., Adding to the negative cycle, turning to social media when stressed at work can lead to addictive social media use and social media depression. Addictive Social Media.

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth

Study: Social media awareness of genetic prostate cancer link lower than with breast cancer

Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Researchers zeroed in on the role of social media and spreading awareness around prostate cancer and the BRCA gene.

Does ChatGPT really outshine doctors? Or just on social media?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2023

A team of licensed healthcare professionals compared physicians' and the chatbot’s responses to patients’ questions asked publicly on the social media forum Reddit’s r/AskDocs in October 2022, but were summarily won over by the answers to the questions entered into ChatGPT in late December. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Telemedicine Telehealth

Why Investors and Media are Calling Biotech Showcase™ “The Place to Be to Start the Year”

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 24, 2024

Tina Elder, Global Managing Director, EBD Group US, said, “Biotech Showcase has once again shown itself to be the premiere destination for innovators and partners to access a powerful network of industry decision-makers, media and top investors.

BioTech

BioTech Life Science Digital Health

Announcing our Media Partnership with Frontiers Health 2023

Digital Health Global

AUGUST 8, 2023

Frontiers Health has been at the forefront of fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange within the digital health community and our media partnership amplifies the platform’s ability to disseminate cutting-edge insights, trends, and discussion s in the rapidly evolving field of digital health.

Digital Health

Digital Health Telemedicine Health Technology

The Goods and Bads of Social Media

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2021

There’s a lot to love about social media. There’s a lot to hate about social media. Turns out that this is true about so many aspects of life. You have to take the good with the bad. However, you don’t just throw something out because there’s some bad in it when there’s a lot of […].

Healthcare IT

Federal judge curtails Biden administration's ability to combat disinformation on social media

FierceHealthIT

JULY 7, 2023

A federal judge this week ruled that the Biden administration will be prohibited from communicating with social media platforms regarding a broad range of content. | A federal judge this week ruled that the Biden administration will be prohibited from communicating with social media platforms regarding a broad range of content.

Public Health

Social media can spread conspiracy theories. Can it also work to solve health misinformation? New alliance hopes to flip paradigm

Mobi Health News

JUNE 11, 2021

The alliance is starting out by supporting research into how social media can be leveraged to increase confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. .

Social Media Data Privacy and Rights – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2021

This week’s chat will be hosted by Janae Sharp (@CoherenceMed) from @SharpIndex on the topic “Social Media Data Privacy and Rights“ Social Media algorithms control what we see and what we read. We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/22 at Noon ET (9 AM PT).

Patient Experience

Patient Experience Healthcare IT Leadership

DC Health Link hack exposed health data on legislators: media reports

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 9, 2023

DC Health Link hack exposed health data on legislators: media reports pminemyer Thu, 03/09/2023 - 11:07

Health Data

Tammy Baldwin presses Ascension for details on private investments after media reports

FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tammy Baldwin presses Ascension for details on private investments after media reports rking Tue, 02/14/2023 - 12:14

Doctors, influencers call on their peers to use social media to 'pre-bunk' dangerous misinformation

FierceHealthIT

MAY 1, 2023

Doctors, influencers call on their peers to use social media to 'pre-bunk' dangerous misinformation aburky Mon, 05/01/2023 - 18:49

Social Media and Health IT Twitter Roundup

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Plus, there’s been some interesting announcements from social media companies that could impact healthcare that might be worth highlighting. It’s been a while since I’ve done a Twitter roundup, so I figured why not do one today. So, here we go.

Health IT

Health IT Interoperability EMR EHR

Helping LGBTQIA+ Clients Navigate Social Media in the Workplace

Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 24, 2023

Social media has become a pervasive part of our personal and professional lives, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are no exception. However, for many LGBTQIA+ individuals, using social media can be fraught with challenges as they navigate the complex terrain of self-representation and identity management.

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth Telemedicine

Walgreens exploring sale of specialty pharmacy company Shields Health: media report

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 24, 2024

Walgreens is exploring a potential sale of its specialty pharmacy business Shields Health Solutions, just two-and-half years after it bought a majority stake in the business.

A Breakthrough, Sobering Report on Teens and Young Adults, Digital Health and Social Media Use: Implications for Mental Health

Health Populi

JULY 31, 2018

There are also hundreds of stories written in both mass media outlets and professional journals on the topic of TYAs and mental health: especially relative to depression and suicidality. Rideout is the go-to expert on media and health, with a special interest in children and media.

Mental health

Mental health Digital Health Mobile Health Health Information

Is Healthcare Social Media Dead? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 42

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2020

For the 42nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question, “Is Healthcare Social Media Dead?” ” There’s certainly a lot of things that have been going on with social media and a lot of people complaining about what social media has become.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Health IT Leadership

Kaufman Hall purchases Gist Healthcare to bolster advisory services, media reach

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 9, 2023

Kaufman Hall purchases Gist Healthcare to bolster advisory services, media reach. Mon, 01/09/2023 - 16:42.

Cerebral shared private health data on 3.1M users for years with advertisers, social media platforms

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 16, 2023

users for years with advertisers, social media platforms agliadkovskaya Thu, 03/16/2023 - 10:57 Cerebral shared private health data on 3.1M

Health Data

Amwell exploring $200M buyout of online therapy provider Talkspace: media report

FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Amwell exploring $200M buyout of online therapy provider Talkspace: media report. Mon, 11/28/2022 - 22:27.

What’s Next? The Future of Healthcare IT Social Media – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Future of Healthcare IT Social Media. ”. We must talk about what’s best for all of us – on social media, within the walls of a health system, or when we are at home. T5: Here’s a fun one – what social media platform is best for an inclusive, collaborative, and inspiring dialog that can connect people around a common purpose?

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Meaningful Use Patient Experience Health IT

Medical equipment supplier Medline exploring potential $30B sale: media report

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 15, 2021

Medical equipment supplier Medline exploring potential $30B sale: media report. Thu, 04/15/2021 - 16:33.

Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 31, 2021

Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:13.

Why Social Media in Healthcare is Important

Optimum Healthcare IT

AUGUST 14, 2019

If healthcare organizations are not engaging with the community they serve on social media platform; then they will inevitably fall behind. The post Why Social Media in Healthcare is Important appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

Healthcare IT

NHS partners with Diabetes Digital Media, Ascensia to expand access to Low Carb Program

Mobi Health News

JANUARY 9, 2019

Diabetes Digital Media (DDM), the NHS, and Ascensia Diabetes Care have all partnered to bring DDM’s Low Carb program into the NHS. Through the new agreement, the digitally delivered, evidence-based behaviour change platform will become a supported part of the NHS Apps Library.

Pharmaceutical Multinationals Continue To Spurn The Opportunity To Connect Via Social Media At A Local Level

Digital Health Global

APRIL 13, 2023

The Report shows that the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies continue to spurn the opportunity to connect via social media at a local level. Novo Nordisk Serge Beckers, chairman of Worldcom Healthcare, said: “While the use of social media continues to increase, pharmaceutical firms continue to miss out on local engagement.

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals Digital Health Life Science

Social Media and Mental Health – Teenage Wasteland or Land of Opportunity?

Digital Health

AUGUST 11, 2018

I got a Baby’s brain and an old man’s heart Took eighteen years to get this far Don’t always know what I’m talkin’ about Feels like I’m livin’ in the middle of doubt ‘Cause I’m Eighteen I get confused every day Eighteen I just don’t know what to say Eighteen I gotta get away Lyrics […]. (..)

Mental health

Mental health Digital Health

How a population data set and predictive risk analytics underpinned Wirral’s social media health campaign

DigitalHealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The technology underpinned social media messaging by behavioural marketers at ICE around the principle of ‘social norming’, promoting vaccination as normal behaviour.

Helping LGBTQIA+ Clients Navigate Social Media in the Workplace

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Social media has become a pervasive part of our personal and professional lives, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are no exception. However, for many LGBTQIA+ individuals, using social media can be fraught with challenges as they navigate the complex terrain of self-representation and identity management.

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth Telemedicine

COVID-19 shined light on new opportunities for public health on social media

Mobi Health News

AUGUST 12, 2021

At an UpNext panel at HIMSS 21 Digital, health leaders at Facebook, YouTube and CBS News discussed the lessons learned from a year and a half of COVID-19.

Public Health

Public Health Digital Health

Walmart exploring buying majority stake in primary care company ChenMed: media report

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Retail giant Walmart is reportedly exploring buying a majority stake in primary care clinic operator ChenMed to expand its healthcare business. Retail giant Walmart is reportedly exploring buying a majority stake in primary care clinic operator ChenMed to expand its healthcare business.

Primary Care

Social Media and Career Development – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This week’s chat will be hosted by Mandi Bishop (@MandiBPro) on the topic “Social Media and Career Development.” We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 2/26 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). ” I’m so psyched to be hosting HITsm again!

Patient Experience

Patient Experience Healthcare IT

Audio: CMS Administrator Seema Verma Speaks To the Healthcare Media at HIMSS19

Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

During her trip to HIMSS19, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service administrator Seema Verma spoke with registered members of the media to preview her keynote speech and answer questions about her department’s newly released proposed interoperability rule.

Interoperability

Interoperability Medicare

Consumers reluctant to share finance, social media data for health-related use

Mobi Health News

JANUARY 25, 2022

A JAMA study found consumers are more willing to share step count data than other types of information.

Call for Social Media Papers

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 21, 2020

The Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (JTIBS) is calling for papers for a special issue about social media and telebehavioral health to be published in early 2021. The post Call for Social Media Papers appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

UK Chief Medical Officer to draw up first official guidance limiting social media use for young people

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The UK will release official guidance setting social media time limits for young people following increasing concerns around the impact of these platforms on mental health.

Mental health

Amwell's stock jumps on speculation of potential UnitedHealth deal: media report

FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Amwell's stock jumps on speculation of potential UnitedHealth deal: media report. Thu, 10/08/2020 - 16:13.

A framework for multi-faceted content analysis of social media chatter regarding non-medical use of prescription medications

BMC Digital Health

AUGUST 6, 2023

Social media has emerged as. Substance use, including the non-medical use of prescription medications, is a global health problem resulting in hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths and other health problems.

Social Media, Patients, and Privacy – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 2020

This week’s chat will be hosted by Candace (@RareCandace) on the topic of “Social Media, Patients, and Privacy” Now more than ever, patients are connecting online to share their stories, compare treatments, and connect with […].

Patient Experience

Patient Experience Healthcare IT Health IT

Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals

Labour to partner with Virgin Media to expand access to diabetes tech

Trending Sources

How telemedicine intersects with AI, social media, and precision medicine

Social media data could be key to tracking disease patterns

Social Media Platforms: NAM’s advice for credible health information

Addictive Social Media & Work Overload: Social Media Depression?

Study: Social media awareness of genetic prostate cancer link lower than with breast cancer

Does ChatGPT really outshine doctors? Or just on social media?

Why Investors and Media are Calling Biotech Showcase™ “The Place to Be to Start the Year”

Announcing our Media Partnership with Frontiers Health 2023

The Goods and Bads of Social Media

Federal judge curtails Biden administration's ability to combat disinformation on social media

Social media can spread conspiracy theories. Can it also work to solve health misinformation? New alliance hopes to flip paradigm

Social Media Data Privacy and Rights – #HITsm Chat Topic

DC Health Link hack exposed health data on legislators: media reports

Tammy Baldwin presses Ascension for details on private investments after media reports

Doctors, influencers call on their peers to use social media to 'pre-bunk' dangerous misinformation

Social Media and Health IT Twitter Roundup

Helping LGBTQIA+ Clients Navigate Social Media in the Workplace

Walgreens exploring sale of specialty pharmacy company Shields Health: media report

A Breakthrough, Sobering Report on Teens and Young Adults, Digital Health and Social Media Use: Implications for Mental Health

Is Healthcare Social Media Dead? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 42

Kaufman Hall purchases Gist Healthcare to bolster advisory services, media reach

Cerebral shared private health data on 3.1M users for years with advertisers, social media platforms

Amwell exploring $200M buyout of online therapy provider Talkspace: media report

What’s Next? The Future of Healthcare IT Social Media – #HITsm Chat Topic

Medical equipment supplier Medline exploring potential $30B sale: media report

Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests

Why Social Media in Healthcare is Important

NHS partners with Diabetes Digital Media, Ascensia to expand access to Low Carb Program

Pharmaceutical Multinationals Continue To Spurn The Opportunity To Connect Via Social Media At A Local Level

Social Media and Mental Health – Teenage Wasteland or Land of Opportunity?

How a population data set and predictive risk analytics underpinned Wirral’s social media health campaign

Helping LGBTQIA+ Clients Navigate Social Media in the Workplace

COVID-19 shined light on new opportunities for public health on social media

Walmart exploring buying majority stake in primary care company ChenMed: media report

Social Media and Career Development – #HITsm Chat Topic

Audio: CMS Administrator Seema Verma Speaks To the Healthcare Media at HIMSS19

Consumers reluctant to share finance, social media data for health-related use

Call for Social Media Papers

UK Chief Medical Officer to draw up first official guidance limiting social media use for young people

Amwell's stock jumps on speculation of potential UnitedHealth deal: media report

A framework for multi-faceted content analysis of social media chatter regarding non-medical use of prescription medications

Social Media, Patients, and Privacy – #HITsm Chat Topic

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