Hospitals That Utilize Web 2.0 Technologies
Ed Bennett, manages Web services at the University of Maryland Medical System, and maintains a Hospital Social Network List. I found his list to be quite impressive, outlining hospitals that tweet, blog, facebook, and Youtube! Alas, I was rather disappointed that the list did not include hospitals in New Hampshire or Vermont. Though hospitals have been conservative by nature, some are finally breaking the mold!
Ed’s list: June 15, 2009 – U.S. Hospitals that use Social Networking tools:
* 297 Hospitals total
* 142 YouTube Channels
* 109 Facebook pages
* 213 Twitter Accounts
* 26 Blogs
Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston blogs! Two Stories on Florida Hospital’s Interactive Care Experience are posted on Youtube, expounding patient empowerment as an industry trend in health care. Mayo Clinic appears on Facebook as a group with 7500+ fans. If we include Ed Bennet’s blog about The Top Ten Hospitals on Twitter, this could be indicative of possible trends that could be here to stay!
Until next time – stay safe online!
2 Comments
Bev,
Thank you for mentioning my list. I’ll keep an eye on Vermont and New Hampshire hospitals, I’m sure they will join soon.
BTW – you have a helpful blog here, with lot’s of good technical advice.
Ed
Thanks for stopping by Ed and your list is highly appreciated. I think that the hospitals that are jumping on the Web 2.0 technology bandwagon now are going to be eons ahead of their peers
Thank you for the compliment too!
/Bev