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Robert D Rowley1

  • 1Flow Health, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA, robert.d.rowley@gmail.com.

Current Psychiatry Reports
|October 14, 2014
PubMed
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This review explores social networking in healthcare, covering continuing medical education, business promotion, peer collaboration, and patient engagement. It highlights the shift towards social, cloud-based health IT systems.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Informatics
  • Medical Education Technology
  • Digital Health Communication

Background:

  • Traditional healthcare delivery is evolving from institution-centric models to more networked, ambulatory patterns.
  • The increasing adoption of social networking platforms presents both opportunities and challenges for healthcare professionals and organizations.
  • Existing health IT systems are transitioning from enterprise-centric to more socially networked, cloud-based solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current landscape of social communication among healthcare professionals.
  • To examine the role of consumer social networking in healthcare.
  • To identify emerging technologies that can bridge existing gaps in social health IT.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of social networking applications in healthcare.

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  • Analysis of current trends in continuing medical education (CME) and information dissemination.
  • Exploration of social networking for business promotion and peer collaboration.
  • Assessment of patient engagement strategies on social platforms and data integration.

    • Main Results:

    • Social networking is utilized for CME, information dissemination, business promotion, and peer collaboration.
    • There's a growing trend of engaging patients on social platforms and integrating consumer-generated health data.
    • Health IT is shifting towards socially networked, cloud-based options to support evolving healthcare delivery models.

    Conclusions:

    • Social networking technologies are transforming healthcare communication and collaboration.
    • The integration of social platforms and consumer data is crucial for future healthcare delivery.
    • Adoption of socially networked, cloud-based health IT is essential for adapting to modern healthcare trends.