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Database, Visualization of How Hospitals are Using Social Media Technologies
Posted December 5th, 2011 by fjohnmar Tags:
PrintIn 2009, Ed Bennett of the University of Maryland Medical Center began collecting data on how hospitals are utilizing social media technologies. The list, found on his blog, Found in Cache, has become a globally referenced resource for individuals seeking to understand how hospitals are leveraging digital and social technologies.
In December 2011, with the assistance of Silja Choquet of Why Dot Pharma, Bennett published a visuailization of the data in the list utilizing Google Maps. (See below for a sample image).
Hospital Social Media List Visualization
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Data Source:
Ed Bennett - Found in Cache
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Date Content Published By Source:
2009 - Present
Additional Resources:
- Majority of Hospitals, Health Systems Involved with Social Media, Living the Path Data Summary, January 26, 2010, http://community.pathoftheblueeye.com/wiki/majority-hospitals-health-sys...
- Researchers At Radboud University in the Netherlands Track Social Media Use by Hospitals in Europe, Living the Path Data Summary, November 25, 2009, http://community.pathoftheblueeye.com/wiki/researchers-radboud-universit...
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