Social Media and Doctors

Image taken from this interesting article.

This article discusses the increasing interaction between doctors and social media. One patient notes that he chose his dentist after following him on Twitter and discovering they shared a lot in common. He states, "I'm more apt to choose and stay loyal to a doctor or dentist I consider an actual human being rather than someone whose interaction with me is purely clinical".
One thing I like about social media is that it has the capability of placing people on the same level playing field. Sure you may have more or less friends or followers, but in the end you're restricted to one profile or 140 characters just like everyone else. From a medical perspective, this balance can alllow for patients and doctors to feel equal and therefore interact differently. If used correctly, social media can allow for more casual or "human" interaction.

Quotations

"If we believe privacy is a social good, something necessary for democracy, liberty and human dignity, then we can't rely on market forces to maintain it."
-Bruce Schneier

"Privacy is not the same thing as anonymity... People have a right to privacy; it's natural; it's normal. It's the right way to do things"
-Eric Schmidt

"Sharing is the 'Social Norm'"
-Mark Zuckerberg


The first two quotes were taken from an interesting article about Eric Schmidt's recent speech at the Techonomy Conference.

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