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Twitter: A Marketing Tool For Hospitals? - WEGO Health

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Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, LinkedIn, Webcasts, Instant Messaging, Email, Podcasts, Blogs, Forums, Wikis, Widgets, Flickr - phew, the list goes on and on. Many people would agree we're in a definite state of social media boom. However, what began for many of us as an efficient and ever-so convenient connecting tool, has quickly evolved into an even more distinct marketing tool for businesses. I came across a very interesting article in the New York Times titled Webcast Your Brain Surger

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Twitter: A Marketing Tool For Hospitals? http://bit.ly/XScd7

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Patients choose hospitals based on social media - FierceHealthcare

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Patients choose hospitals based on social media - FierceHealthcare

fiercehealthcare.com — “With one-third of consumers using social media for seeking or sharing medical information, 41 percent say tools like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and online forums influence their choice of a specific Read more...View full resource at fiercehealthcare.com

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New scorecard finds health care access, cost, quality & outcomes vary greatly among nation’s communities. http://t.co/KObuGTb9 #localhealth

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healthcarecommunication.com — “Overlook the fried chicken and crispy biscuits, take a look at this Twitter scholarship contest and see if your hospital can put its own spin on it.View full resource at healthcarecommunication.com

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How Effectively Do Hospital Marketers Think Social Media Platforms Achieve Objectives? - Data Points - iHealthBeat

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fiercehealthcare.com — “What's the most effective social media platform for hospitals? One-third of hospital marketers say it's online video, according to a recent Acsys Interactive survey. Hospitals ranked the following Read more...View full resource at fiercehealthcare.com

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