The ECRI Institute has released a new risk analysis, Social Media in Healthcare, to help healthcare providers manage the risks social media may pose, according to an ECRI Institute news release.
Despite risks involving patient privacy, the opportunities social media offers are tremendous. According to the release, organizations need to lay out detailed guidelines to avoid social media-related problems. Defining the audience and the social media approach, identifying an executor of the social media content and establishing crisis procedures are key steps hospitals should take.
Read the ECRI report on Social Media in Healthcare.
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Despite risks involving patient privacy, the opportunities social media offers are tremendous. According to the release, organizations need to lay out detailed guidelines to avoid social media-related problems. Defining the audience and the social media approach, identifying an executor of the social media content and establishing crisis procedures are key steps hospitals should take.
Read the ECRI report on Social Media in Healthcare.
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