Policies
Healthcare Social Media Policies List
Here is a list of Social Media polices developed by hospitals and other health care related groups. Please send links to publicly posted policies to ed@ebennett.org or add them in the comments below.
Affinity Health System and Ministry Health Care
Social Media Policy and Employee Guidance (DRAFT, but one of the best and most comprehensive)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Web site terms of use – Section 9 applies to social media
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Share Your Story – Use and Access
The Cleveland Clinic
Social Media Policy
NEW – Kaiser Permanente
Employee Social Media Policy
LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center
Blog Comments Policy
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Blog Policies and Guidelines for the Public
Mayo Clinic
Participation Guidelines for the Public – Basic rules of the road for blogs, etc.
Comments Policy – How the Mayo Clinic handles submitted comments
Guidelines for Employees & Code of Ethics
Iowa Hospital Association
Blog Comments Policy
University of Maryland Medical Center
Social Media Comments Policy
Other Resources
Social Media: Embracing the Opportunities, Averting the Risks
A research study presented by Russell Herder and Ethos Business Law – the main focus is Health Care
Social Media Governance
Database of 104 Social Media Policies across all major industries – recommended

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The Cleveland Clinic also has 2 public policies on social media:
Social Media Policy
Social Media Employee Policy
Jennifer, could you please post the employee policy so it can be accessed by the public? I think it’s on an intranet, the page is not available. Thanks
Kristen,
The links I posted are for the Cleveland Clinic (not my employer). I think they are accessible to the public, the links are working for me.