How A Social Media Policy Can Protect Your Practice - Page 3 of 3

Now is the time to review your practice’s existing policies and documents. A social media policy can be incorporated into your existing employee handbook, or you may elect to have a freestanding policy.

If you haven’t already been bitten by the social media bug, this is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Your competitors are probably already riding the wave. However, be cautious of your social media involvement and establish a social media policy so to avoid inadvertently and unintentionally violating the law.

Steven M. Harris, Esq., is a nationally recognized healthcare attorney and a member of the law firm McDonald Hopkins, LLC. Steve may be reached at [email protected].

Rheumatologists spot speed bumps, opportunities

Social media presents an opportunity to enhance the visibility of your practice, connect clinical staff with patients, and to create a network outside the walls of your clinic.

For many practices, the benefits of social media—connecting with patients and exchanging ideas with colleagues—outweigh the risks, says R. Swamy Venuturupalli, MD, FACP. If rheumatologists set strategies for engagement and help shape the conversations, social media can be leveraged for research, community outreach, patient support and more…

The Mayo Clinic’s Center for Social Media has become a social media resource for healthcare providers nationwide

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