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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Social Media Tips for Employees

August 11, 2011

I like this employee training video from Dartmouth-Hitchcock – it’s just the right mix of humor and message.

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Presentation at SINI

July 21, 2011

I presented at the  Annual Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics this morning to a great crowd of Nursing Informatics professionals. Presentation, resource links, and discussion can be found at – ebennett.org/sini

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June 2011 – Big List Update

June 11, 2011

Just posted the June 2011 update to the Hospital Social Network List This is a big update with over two hundred new Facebook accounts (and thank you to Ubicare for sharing their Engagement Chart data with me) We are now at: 1,188 Hospitals total 548 YouTube Channels 1018 Facebook pages 788 Twitter Accounts 458 LinkedIn Accounts [...]

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How Much is that Facebook Update?

March 29, 2011

(Full discosure – I am a paid advisor to UbiCare, the company mentioned in this post) Go to any social media conference and you’ll hear discussion about the cost of running a Facebook page, Twitter account and other related services. No one claims these are free to maintain, it’s always acknowledged that it takes resources (staff [...]

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Hospitals on Foursquare – A National Survey

February 6, 2011

This table (opens new window) contains data on over 780 Hospital Foursquare accounts. Researched in January 2011, it includes unique users, total check-ins and indicates if the hospital as claimed their venue. This data has also been added to the big hospital social media list. Findings: 1. Less than 10% of the surveyed hospitals have claimed their listing 2. Considering [...]

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Hospital Social Media in Canada, Australia and Europe

December 11, 2010

I’ve added a sidebar to the blog – links to Hospital Social Media lists for Canada, Australia and Europe. Canada – This list is maintained by Ann Fuller who is the Director of Communications for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.  She’s just getting started and has found 31 Canadian hospitals on Facebook, 30 on Twitter, [...]

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November 2010 List Update

November 28, 2010

Updates this month for two lists: 1.The big list of hospital social media sites 2. The full Twitter list with follower counts, tweets, etc. Current stats: 890 Hospitals total: 437 YouTube Channels 701 Facebook pages 662 Twitter Accounts 431 LinkedIn Accounts 106 Blogs Total of 2,337 Hospital Social Networking Sites New updates include social media sites [...]

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October 2010 List Update

October 19, 2010

The Hospital Social Network List has been updated for October 2010. I’m now tracking Hospital LinkedIn accounts in addition to Twitter, Youtube, Facebook and Blogs. Current Stats: 871 Hospitals total 421 YouTube Channels 679 Facebook pages 648 Twitter Accounts 417 LinkedIn Accounts 94 Blogs In addition to the Listings by State, I have also updated [...]

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Video from Shuttle booster falling back to Earth

August 19, 2010

This has nothing to do with hospitals or social media. It’s just an amazing video. (action starts at 1:40)

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Before You Start a Hospital Blog

August 19, 2010

This is a cross-post from 33charts, the excellent physician blog by Bryan Vartabedian, MD (aka Doctor_V on Twitter) The focus is on hospital blogs, but there’s good advice for any organization. – Ed Bennett Before You Start a Hospital Blog By Bryan Vartabedian, MD I have a friend who works in marketing at a local [...]

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