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Social Media By Providers And Patients In Healthcare, Madison K. Howell, Jirakamon Silapabanleng
Social Media By Providers And Patients In Healthcare, Madison K. Howell, Jirakamon Silapabanleng
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Introduction: Social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have been used in various industries to create direct-to-consumer interactive opportunities. 74% of the US population were social media active users. Around 40% of adults gather their health information from Facebook, a free social networking site, which has been available on various devices and can help many organizations advertise their services as well as communicate with their patients. Social networks had a powerful influence in making health decisions because it could be used as a means to spread either positive or negative health information.
Purpose of study: The …