Epatients: The hackers of the healthcare world : A quick reference for becoming an empowered patient.
A great article that defines what an epatient is, gives guidelines for the mindset(s) that will be most helpful to epatients, and a ton of links to resources.
Doctor: Social media can help create bond with patients
A case-study of how a family practice physician has implemented an easy, inexpensive Social Media presence to his practice that keeps his patients connected and informed.
Who are Klout’s Top 10 healthcare social media ‘influencers’?
A Comprehensive list of the big dogs in Healthcare Social Media. For some reason I was left out . . . must be an typo. Anyway, these are the Docs to follow.
Social media patients deserve a following, too
This article makes you take a big step back from what you typically think of as Healthcare Social Media and see it through the patients eyes. Patients blogs, what a simple way to help doctors, in the midst of their technology, administration and politic-saturated weeks, stay connected to the human side of medicine.