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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Is Your Hospital Blog Blocked by Websense?

August 29, 2010

It’s possible. Websense is a Web filtering tool used by many large organizations. It lets management control employee access to web content based on category definitions provided in a Websense database.  There are over 150 categories, and each Websense client can choose what to block and what to allow. Make sure your site is in the right category, [...]

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August 2010 List update

August 29, 2010

The big Hospital Social Networking List has been updated, and we are now at: 825 Hospitals on: 391 YouTube Channels 631 Facebook Pages 634 Twitter Accounts 87 Blogs A total of 1,743 hospital social media sites. I’ve also updated the Twitter stats and Blog list.  YouTube and Facebook stats are still available from July 2010. [...]

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Inova Health gets Fit For Fifty

August 23, 2010

A few weeks ago Chris Boyer sent me a private message on Twitter, inviting me to check out his latest project for Inova Health System. I’m glad I did! Fit For 50 is a program that looks simple, but actually has significant content and resources.  It also integrates social media into everything it offers. Read [...]

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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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Hospital Industry Survey – Web, Social Media, Marketing

August 19, 2010

Heads up – The Hospital Industry Survey of Digital, Integrated and Emerging Marketing is now ready for your input.  This survey has been in development by Acsys Interactive for several months,  and was completely crowdsourced by U.S. hospital marketers, web managers and communications experts. It’s a survey that asks questions we care about – because [...]

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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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My SXSW Health Picks

August 12, 2010

You’ve got to hand it to SXSW. Their panel picker system generates serious publicity for the conference, and helps them select the best sessions. It’s a win for everyone. Anyone can vote – even if you don’t plan to attend. This year they’ve added a health track and there are 82 proposals. Here are my [...]

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Meet the Experts – Dan Fuoco

August 10, 2010

We’ve got a special profile this time around. Dan Fuoco has done a top-notch job at Detroit Medical Center, leading their social media presence with a personal touch while innovating with surgical events, catchy videos and a clear strategy for his hospital.  Read closely, Dan has a lot to share. Please introduce yourself Dan Fuoco, [...]

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Social Media and the U.S. News Hospitals

July 28, 2010

UPDATE – Added University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to the list. Is your hospital still waiting to try social media? Here’s something to consider: All 14 hospitals listed on the 2010-2011 U.S. News Honor Roll are using social media. 78% of the larger Best Hospitals List are also engaged on Facebook, Twitter and other social [...]

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