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Apple profiles Mayo Clinic’s apps
Posted on May 9th, 2013 by makalajohnson
Mayo Clinic is known for its ongoing innovations in health care. And now there’s another breakthrough: Using custom apps for physicians and patients on iPhone, iPad, and iPad mini, Mayo Clinic is transforming the capabilities of individualized patient care. Apple profiled Mayo Clinic’s apps for iPhone and iPad to help bring innovation to patient care. [...]
What if you’re blocked from taking the survey on Web site blocking?
Posted on December 12th, 2012 by Lee Aase
In October, the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media launched a survey to assess the extent to which health care workers are blocked from access to social networking sites. The survey also aims to uncover the key reasons given for blocking, so we can address the objections and make the case for openness. It’s part [...]
Health Care Social Media Survey Launched
Posted on October 17th, 2012 by Admin
The Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media today launched a Health Care Social Media Survey to assess the extent to which health care and health-related organizations are using social media tools and have developed policies or guidelines for employees use. The survey also asks questions related to employee access to social media platforms during work [...]
Patient Data: The Crown Jewels
Posted on July 19th, 2011 by Admin
Editor’s Note: Christopher Burgess is a member of the External Advisory Board for the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media. One question that is often raised about use of social media in health care is whether it is consistent with patient privacy. In this article, Christopher reviews reported patient data breaches in the first five [...]
Do social sites represent unique security threats?
Posted on May 26th, 2011 by Admin
Approximately half of all U.S. businesses block employee workstation access to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. In health care the percentage that block may be even higher. This obviously hinders the effectiveness of social media strategies when employees – who are the organization’s greatest asset and should be its strongest supporters [...]