Authors: Alexandra Bornkessel Robert Furberg R Craig Lefebvre
Publish Date: 2014/06/20
Volume: 16, Issue: 7, Pages: 504-
Abstract
Social media brings a new dimension to health care for patients providers and their support networks Increasing evidence demonstrates that patients who are more actively involved in their healthcare experience have better health outcomes and incur lower costs In the field of cardiology social media are proposed as innovative tools for the education and update of clinicians physicians nurses and medical students This article reviews the use of social media by healthcare providers and patients and proposes a model of “networked care” that integrates the use of digital social networks and platforms by both patients and providers and offers recommendations for providers to optimize their use and understanding of social media for quality improvementR Craig Lefebvre is employed by the University of South Florida College of Public Health where he is a Research Professor engaged in teaching and research with the Florida Prevention Research Center He is a Fellow in the Society for New Communications Research
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