Comments on: Over 1,000 Hospital Social Media Sites http://ebennett.org/over-1000/ Social Media resources for health care professionals from Ed Bennett Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Hospitals Must Define A Social Media Strategy Before Launching Into Social Media http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-3293 Hospitals Must Define A Social Media Strategy Before Launching Into Social Media Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:39:04 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-3293 [...] have consistently grown in numbers of late. (Ed Bennett, who tracks hospitals using social media, saw his numbers jump by 79 in just six weeks time in January of this years.) Fear of HIPAA, lawsuits, and a lack of message control kept some [...] [...] have consistently grown in numbers of late. (Ed Bennett, who tracks hospitals using social media, saw his numbers jump by 79 in just six weeks time in January of this years.) Fear of HIPAA, lawsuits, and a lack of message control kept some [...]

]]> By: Do we all have to jump on the rap-about-hand-washing bandwagon? « GenY to the Xpower http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-3163 Do we all have to jump on the rap-about-hand-washing bandwagon? « GenY to the Xpower Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:37:44 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-3163 [...] it, rap, twitter Some might argue that healthcare is a decade behind in technology adoption, yet hospitals are flocking to social media more than ever before. As hospital Facebook pages and Twitter accounts continue to grow, do we need [...] [...] it, rap, twitter Some might argue that healthcare is a decade behind in technology adoption, yet hospitals are flocking to social media more than ever before. As hospital Facebook pages and Twitter accounts continue to grow, do we need [...]

]]> By: Martha Slager http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 Martha Slager Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:38:47 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-3106 Hi, Ed. Admire your leading work in this area. Just started the internal approval and buy in process. Have you uncovered any data regarding the number of hospitals that allow internal or employee access to the hospitals' social media sites (whether sites are blocked, open or limited)? Thanks. Hi, Ed.
Admire your leading work in this area. Just started the internal approval and buy in process. Have you uncovered any data regarding the number of hospitals that allow internal or employee access to the hospitals’ social media sites (whether sites are blocked, open or limited)?
Thanks.

]]> By: Becky Wardzala http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-3084 Becky Wardzala Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:39:42 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-3084 Hey Ed, please add our hospital's social media sites to your fantastic list! Hendricks Regional Health Danville, Indiana www.hendricks.org facebook.com/hendricks.org youtube.com/treatpeoplebetter Hey Ed, please add our hospital’s social media sites to your fantastic list!

Hendricks Regional Health
Danville, Indiana
http://www.hendricks.org
facebook.com/hendricks.org
youtube.com/treatpeoplebetter

]]> By: 1,000+ hospitals using social media http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-2993 1,000+ hospitals using social media Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:57:45 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-2993 [...] to Ed Bennett, director of Web strategy at the University of Maryland Medical System, more than 1,000 hospitals now have established presences on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter or have a.... Twitter is the most popular, followed by Facebook, YouTube and blogging. Amazingly, 79 new [...] [...] to Ed Bennett, director of Web strategy at the University of Maryland Medical System, more than 1,000 hospitals now have established presences on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter or have a…. Twitter is the most popular, followed by Facebook, YouTube and blogging. Amazingly, 79 new [...]

]]> By: Ed Bennett http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 Ed Bennett Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:24:21 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-2981 Just follow these instructions: http://ebennett.org/hsnl/update-process/ Just follow these instructions:
http://ebennett.org/hsnl/update-process/

]]> By: Barry Wallace http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 Barry Wallace Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:07:40 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-2975 This is a great list and great resource! Covenant Health (@covenanthealth) of Knoxville, TN is on Twitter, as are two of the medical centers in its system: Parkwest Medical Center (@parkwest) and Thompson Cancer Survival Center (@thompsoncancer) This is a great list and great resource!

Covenant Health (@covenanthealth) of Knoxville, TN is on Twitter, as are two of the medical centers in its system: Parkwest Medical Center (@parkwest) and Thompson Cancer Survival Center (@thompsoncancer)

]]> By: Michael Vujovich http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-2974 Michael Vujovich Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:01:34 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-2974 Ed... amazing list! Definitely an excellent tool for those of us who are professionals in healthcare marketing and social media marketing. With that in mind, what is the best way to contact you with the rest of the OSF HealthCare social media sites? We are very proactive about our hospitals and other operating units being on social media and we want to make sure they get represented here. Ed… amazing list! Definitely an excellent tool for those of us who are professionals in healthcare marketing and social media marketing. With that in mind, what is the best way to contact you with the rest of the OSF HealthCare social media sites? We are very proactive about our hospitals and other operating units being on social media and we want to make sure they get represented here.

]]> By: Noah Nordbrock http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-2972 Noah Nordbrock Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:39:54 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-2972 Great list Ed! Thanks for sharing. Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, IL and Valley West Hospital, in Sandwich, IL, have both Twitter (recent) and Facebook accounts since November of 2008. Great list Ed! Thanks for sharing. Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, IL and Valley West Hospital, in Sandwich, IL, have both Twitter (recent) and Facebook accounts since November of 2008.

]]> By: Ed Bennett http://ebennett.org/over-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-2961 Ed Bennett Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:28:06 +0000 http://ebennett.org/?p=1689#comment-2961 Thank you! Those links have been fixed, and you have earned a new follower :) Thank you! Those links have been fixed, and you have earned a new follower :)

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