social media in healthcare - overview and current realities
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Presented at the 21st annual Summer Institute of Informatics. Resource links and discussion at: http://ebennett.org/siniTRANSCRIPT
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Social Media in HealthcareOverview and Current Realities
Ed Bennett
University of Maryland Medical System
21st Annual Summer Institute of Nursing InformaticsUniversity of Maryland School of Nursing, July 21, 2011
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Table of Contents
My Background
Social Media What it is and what it isn’t Why it Matters
Special Issues for Healthcare
Hospitals and Social Media Rapid adoption Current stats Examples Trends
Opportunities for Healthcare Professionals
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My Background
Pre-1980 Juggler & Street Performer
1980 - 1994 Microfilm Technician, Software Trainer
1994 - 1999Web Entrepreneur
CurrentlyDirector, Web StrategyUniversity of Maryland Medical System
Core Web Management Skills
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La Primavera by Botticelli
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What is Social Media?
Conversation, not a lecture
Extension of everyday interaction
Group driven, not top-down
Messy, disorganized, hard to control
Tool, not a strategy or end-point
Where patients and employees spend time
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What is Social Media?
Talking Arguing Sharing Connecting Creating
Family
Friends
Work Colleagues
Neighbors
Community
Members
People doing what people do:
with
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Why It Matters
Facebook is #1 Google drops to #2
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This is like Johns Hopkins dropping to #2
Why It Matters
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Pew Internet Research Findings
79% of American adults use the Internet
47% of all adults use Social Media (59% of Internet users)
Social Media use has doubled since 2008
More than half of Social Media users are over 30 years old
56% percent are female
Source: Social Networking Sites and Our Lives - Pew Research Center http://bit.ly/knkxJU
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1 in 4 internet users have:
Watched an online video about health.
Tracked weight, diet, exercise routine or other health indicator online.
Consulted online reviews of drugs/medical treatments (but very few post such reviews).
Source: The Social Life of Health Information, 2011 | e-Patients.net http://bit.ly/imX2Va
Pew Internet Research Findings
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What is Social Media?
Plus SMS (Texting) and other low-barrier tools.
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Fundamental Changes
Healthcare Social Media is:
Communities of Interests (COI)
Discoverable / Searchable
Asynchronous
Location free
Self-regulating
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Fundamental Changes
Healthcare Social Media allows for:
Low/no cost entry for participation
Exploration and discovery at users’ pace
Near real-time interactions
Redefining work and friendship networks
Rapid development and change (3:1)
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“How Facebook Saved My Son’s life”
Source: Slate.com July 13, 2011 http://www.slate.com/id/2297933/
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Health Values Social Media Values
Risk averse Risk taking
Information from authoritative sources
Network Reputation
Privacy and security regulated Anyone can publish anything
Data tightly controlled Information freely distributed
Tight intellectual property Use licenses with few restrictions
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Special Issues for Healthcare Professionals
HIPAA / PHI
Professional vs. Private presence
Appropriate use
Social Media access on hospital networks
Professional Guidelines / HR policies
Finding answers in the “grey zone” “The Placenta
Incident”
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Hospital Social Media Types
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Rapid Growth: YouTube and Twitter
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How Hospitals Use Social Media
Customer Service
Community Outreach
Education
Public Relations
Crisis Communications
Recruitment
Brand Monitoring
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Emory Healthcare Blog: http://bit.ly/m07r09
Customer Service: Emory
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Emory Healthcare Blog: http://bit.ly/m07r09
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Education: Inova Health: Fit For 50
Fitfor50.org
Blog, Facebook and Twitter6,380 participants on www.FitFor50.org6,300 new emails entered into CRM database300 participants from Fitfor50 participated in 8k fundraising event
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Public Relations: Children’s Hospital
“When our nurses are stressed or discouraged they go to our Facebook page and read the 100’s of positive comments from former patients.”
- Matt Cyr, Dir. of Patient and Family Communications
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Fundraising: UMMC
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Fundraising: Dozer the Dog
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Two videos
Three blog posts
Multiple Twitter updates
Dozer Fundraising page
Dozer Facebook page
Quick Response: Dozer the Dog
Dozens of blog / web posts
Over 400,000 YouTube views
Over $17,000 raised from 400 donors
UMMS Social Media Efforts
Results:
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How Hospitals Will Use Social Media
Closed Facebook group for post-transplant patients
Created April 2011, now has 25+ active members
Admin: Post-Transplant Hepatology N.P.
Outgrowth of traditional support groups
Requested by patients
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How Hospitals Will Use Social Media
Mayo Clinic Community
First Hospital with public, branded Social Media service.
Open to anyone
Discussion forums, videos, news, reference materials
connect.mayoclinic.org
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Getting Started – Weekly Twitter Chats
#Rnchat: Nurses - Tuesday 9pm
#HCSM: General healthcare social media chat - Sunday 9pm
#HITsm: Health IT and Social media - Monday 9pm
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Q&A
Social Media has already become, or must become,
integrated into how we do business.
Discuss.
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Edward BennettDirectorWeb / Communications TechnologiesUniversity of Maryland Medical System
Phone: 410-328-0771Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Web: umm.edu - ebennett.orgTwitter: @edbennett
Presentation and resource links:
http://ebennett.org/SINI