Doctors are preoccupied with physician review sites and the potential for bad press. Often the first impulse is to put the law on your side. Consider, for example, Dr. Kimberly Henry, cosmetic surgeon who last year initiated legal action against at least 12 reviewers from sites such as Yelp.com and DoctorScorecard.com. While she may feel some sense of satisfaction ... Continue Reading about Physician Review Sites and the Streisand Effect
Facebook and the Rhode Island Doctor
As we work to get our fellow physicians to emerge from the shadows, the last thing we need is a social health horror story. This week a Rhode Island physician was formally reprimanded for breaching patient confidentiality on Facebook. You can get catch up with the core story of Facebook and the Rhode Island Doctor on MSNBC or read KevinMD’s nice analysis. Look ... Continue Reading about Facebook and the Rhode Island Doctor
The Social Animal by David Brooks
This week I read The Social Animal by David Brooks. The Social Animal looks to tell us how we become who we are – how we develop wisdom and character. The source of who we become lurks below the surface and is inherently linked to our early relationships. Despite Brook’s compulsive research, this is not a science book – it’s ultimately about emotion and ... Continue Reading about The Social Animal by David Brooks
The 911 Blog Disclaimer
I'm sure you've seen them: The blog disclaimer that remind readers to call 911 in the event of emergency. But is someone choking on a hot dog really going to dial up KevinMD or SeattleMamaDoc for help? Does anyone really believe that 33 charts is the place to deal with your acute airway obstruction when you have a just a couple of minutes to live? Here's my ... Continue Reading about The 911 Blog Disclaimer
Physicians on Twitter – 48% Link to Their Blog
It seems for many doctors Twitter activity is an outpost connected to some other online place. 48% of physicians on Twitter link to their blog according to Katherine Chretien's recent study published in JAMA. Doctors apparently understand that different types of information flow better in different channels. If you had asked me I would have estimated that this ... Continue Reading about Physicians on Twitter – 48% Link to Their Blog
Writing When There’s Something to Say
After last week’s post about Seth Godin and Tom Peters on Blogging, it was suggested in the comments that ‘we should be writing when there’s something to say.’ It got me thinking, how do I know when I have something worth sharing? I don’t. The value of what I write here is dependent on the eye of the reader. Or the value may be for me. Writing can be ... Continue Reading about Writing When There’s Something to Say