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Social Media? Enough already … I’m a health care provider, not a media person.

by Marlene M. Maheu, Ph. D. on 01/07/09 at 12:37 pm

Social Media is changing almost everything we do – whether you realize it or not. As healthcare professionals, it behooves us to be part of this revolution and not just witnesses to it. We CAN shape how our respective professions respond to and incorporate these changes.

At the very least, watch the short Ted.com video below and think about how you can improve your own health care practice to harness the power of social media and grow your own bottom line.

Check out this video and tell me what you think in a comment below. How can it NOT be relevant to you, and me, and all of us together?

Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the TeleMental Health Institute, Inc., offering a Certificate training program in TeleMental Health for telepsychiatry, telepsychology, telesocial work, and online counseling.  Academic books authored by Dr. Maheu and colleagues include eHealth, Telehealth and Telemedicine and The Mental Health Professional & the New Technologies.

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