On the second anniversary of The Doctor’s Tablet, it’s encouraging to note that, much like a 2-year-old child, we can now climb onto and down from furniture unassisted and we’re beginning to run. We hope tantrums won’t follow as we enter our third year in existence. Levity aside, 2013 was a banner year for this Read more
Social Media
Personal mobile technology is now everywhere in the medical environment. Walk through the hallways of any hospital in this country and you will likely see attendings, residents and medical students in all these settings engaging with their smartphones or tablets. Smartphones in particular have become an important instrument for today’s medical professional. Doctors can immediately Read more
Susannah Fox and Kevin Pho, M.D., two of the nation’s leading figures in social media and medicine, visited Einstein on October 18. The audience—including me—will never be the same. Providing hard data about the extent of social media use regarding healthcare, Ms. Fox made a strong case for medical professionals to meet their patients where Read more
Editors’ Note: Social media in medicine is a hot topic. Questions from doctors abound. What’s the best way to get started? How can I be “social” and not violate patient privacy? What’s the real value? How do I find time? On Friday, October 18, Kevin Pho, M.D., founder of kevinmd.com, and Susannah Fox, associate director of digital strategy Read more
Editors’ Note: According to the Pew Internet Project, 72% of U.S. Internet users have searched online for health information during the past year. Globally, there are 1.1 billion people on Facebook and 218 million active monthly Twitter users. Given the explosion in digital communication (with an estimated 500 million tweets a day), it’s no surprise that more Read more
Editor’s Note: On June 14, 2013 Farris K. Timimi, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media spoke at Albert Einstein College of Medicine during a faculty development session associated with a social media grant Einstein received in 2012. Einstein is one of four medical schools in the United States selected for the Education and Read more
