Communication technology and social media: Opportunities and implications for healthcare systems

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Weaver, Betsy ^a   Lindsay, Bill ^b,d   Gitelman, Betsy ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Diffusive innovation; Disruptive innovation; Ehr; Electronic communication; Email; Facebook ; Healthcare; Healthcare cost savings; Nursing informatics; Patient education; Patient centered care; Patient provider communication; Positive health outcomes; Social media; Social networks; Text messaging; Twitter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; NURSING INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING INFORMATICS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873593653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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