Mayo Ragan 2011 Health Care Social Media Summit

October 18, 2011

My presentation for the conference – Links and resources below. Your comments and feedback are welcome. Mayo Ragan 2011 Presentation View more presentations from Ed Bennett Resources: University of Maryland Medical System Fundraising – Dozer the Dog Dozer Fundraising page Dozer on Facebook Hospital Blog Post YouTube Videos: Original Clip and Follow-up Ubicare Healthcare Facebook Engagement Chart Additional links: How [...]

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Meet Virna Elly, Patient Advocate

August 15, 2011

I’d like to introduce you to Virna Elly – a transplant patient, diabetic and passionate patient advocate. I met her last week and was impressed with her background, knowledge and communication skills.  Virna has applied for a scholarship to the Mayo Clinic Social Media Summit. If you have a moment, read her essay and give it a “I like This” or [...]

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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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How SXSW Matters to Healthcare, and Why You Should Go Next Year

March 17, 2011

For healthcare professionals, the idea of attending SXSW seems a bit risky. It looks like fun, not Serious Business ™.  After all, there are concerts, movies, and endless parties – kind of hard to justify to your boss.  But there are compelling reasons to attend – reasons that will benefit you professionally, and help your hospital compete [...]

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SXSW Panel on Patients/Caregivers in Social Media

February 22, 2011

SXSW is only a few weeks away, and I’m honored to be moderating this panel: Patients/Caregivers on Facebook: Establishing Boundaries Without Barriers Sunday March 13 at 9:30am at the Hilton Garden Inn Please join Dana Lewis, Daniel Goldman, Dr. Jennifer Dyer and Dr. Keely Kolmes as we discuss the challenges and opportunities social media presents to Healthcare professionals. [...]

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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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