SOCIAL MEDIA IN MEDICAL INDUSTRY

 

The term social media refers to websites or mobile applications in which people can share their thoughts or information in the form of content, images, or videos. People use these online sources to share their personal as well as professional experiences, and opinions about their health. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn are the best examples of social media where you can find health professionals who are ready to connect with patients, and of course, these media play a vital role in connecting the doctor and patient together.:)but there are some social media platforms which are dedicated only doctors or health professionals like http://www.sermo.com/, and more. These social media platforms not only give medical solutions but also patients can interact with doctors online, have open and honest conversations, and discuss their health problems as well as treatments daily without visiting them. The information on these platforms is provided after deep and detailed research. A lot of surveys are conducted to get this information and as reliable as we can get from doctors personally. Some websites even provide an online doctor’s virtual lounge. You can do live chat or even hire doctors from any place in the world. Some websites provide the facility of online fax so that patient can send or receive their reports easily and at a low cost. Patients and doctors can create their profiles on these websites so that they can get their personal online area which is known as member area or user area, where they can share their thoughts, problems, and treatments. Doctors can manage their patients’ records separately and only they can access their particular area because that area is secured with a unique ID and password. Along with this, patients also get contact with other patients where they can discuss their cases and treatments and suggest other doctors from whom they can get second opinions.
These websites or social media platforms not only give personal benefits to doctors and patients but also provide some better business solutions like Medical Crowd Sourcing, Health Trackers, Administration Dashboard, Calendars, etc.
Some websites provide online shops where you can order your medicines and other accessories like http://www.curediva.com/, http://www.netmeds.com/.
Some most popular websites are below except the above listed
http://www.wegohealthsolutions.com/
http://allnurses.com/
http://www.doctorshangout.com/
https://secure.quantiamd.com/
https://www.doximity.com/
In conclusion, social media is really playing a useful role in

Medical Industry also as in other industries. But like other industries, we should be careful about the information we are getting from these social media platforms.