Comments on: Why Doctors Should Use LinkedIn

By: Umar

Umar — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:55:22 +0000

Consider goodreads.com as a better virtual bookshelf than the amazon reading list.

By: Mario Sundar

Mario Sundar — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:45:53 +0000

Bryan,

Very useful tips for docs. The first tip is useful for professionals in general (physician or not), but I agree w/ Adam on the recommendations front.

I think doctors should have their LinkedIn profile printed on their letterhead or in their email signatures as well Speaking of recommendations and Chris Brogan, I just re-blogged his recent advice on balanced recommendations – http://mariosundar.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/linkedin-tips-mspoke/

I’ll be sharing your post via my Twitter account. Keep em coming.

/@mariosundar, LinkedIn’s social media guy

By: @thegooddrlaura

@thegooddrlaura — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:03:54 +0000

Ugh. Do I have to? (big sigh)
OK, I guess I'll do it.
Eventually.

By: PhilBaumann

PhilBaumann — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:53:33 +0000

LinkedIn definitely offers a solid platform for professional networking and I agree that it's a good place for doctors and other healthcare professionals to stamp their web presence.

Just on a practical note: I echo the call to avoid automatically importing all tweets into LinkedIn. Why? Because the LinkedIn updates get diluted with tweets that have nothing to do with the professional context of LinkedIn. Always ask yourself: "How would this look from the other users' perspective?"

There is an option in LinkedIn to import only selected tweets by using the hashtag #LI - that way you can take advantage of updated LI from Twitter without deluging your LI colleagues with a mess of irrelevant tweets.

@PhilBaumann

By: DrV

DrV — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:10:50 +0000

Adam Nash's comments are a couple of scrolls down in my other LinkedIn-themed post. Thanks for commenting Christine.

http://www.33charts.com/2010/06/why-physicians-dont-use-linkedin.html#comments

By: Christine Kraft

Christine Kraft — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:27:16 +0000

Great post. Do you have a link to Adam Nash's comments about patients using LinkedIn to do provider search/review?

By: Christine Kraft

Christine Kraft — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:23:09 +0000

Great post. Do you have a link to the comments Adam Nash made? I'd be interested in hearing more about how he thinks patients may use LinkedIn for search/reviewing of physicians.

By: SteveTylock

SteveTylock — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000

My experience is not in the medical field, but on LinkedIn - and I endorse your solid advice.

Too many professionals try to play catch-up after some significant event that generally leaves them wanting to use their network - except they haven't built it yet!

Connect to people you know and trust.

Build your profile.

Make and ask for introductions.

For some specifics, I would suggest that my site has articles that may help. Yes, there's the potential for a book sale - but only if you need it. The site and articles are all free for the viewing.

And if you have specific questions, I'm always looking for article ideas and welcome your feedback.

Best success with LinkedIn,
steve
--
Steven Tylock
The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevetylock

By: Matrixband

Matrixband — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:30:23 +0000

LinkedIn is fine, I have a minimal bio there and may do more with it--, but I really think having a vibrant blog is more informative to patients and prospective patients and more likely to be found by them. Twitter is good. Facebook can be a great source as well for those that already friend you.

http://www.cyberdentist.blogspot.com

By: Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:48:37 +0000

One of my pet peeves with "search" when looking for a doctor is the majority of sites that claim to have information usually don't and are useless. I think your idea makes a ton of sense. Doc's can list their information and control it. Thanks.