by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media, Twitter
Healthcare organizations: take a hard look at the CDC’s Twitter growth during “Times of Covid. ” Although some social media growth from the governmental branch—which is a nexus in fighting this pandemic—should be expected, going from 1 1/4 million to 3 1/2 million in...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media, Twitter
I have no problem with physicians posting pictures of themselves getting a CoVid19 vaccination. Good for them. These photos signify hope, and I believe they act as a great visual cue for the vaccine-hesitant. But when I see their healthcare organizations...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter
My personal mission—and how I hope to spend the next decade or so—is to understand the confluence of health, healthcare, and artificial intelligence in the context of ethics. So why do I spend a lot of time thinking and writing about social media, such as Twitter,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media, Twitter
I can’t fathom is why most healthcare organizations don’t spend more time selecting and creating a meaningful “pinned tweet”. (For those of you who don’t know, a pinned tweet is a self-selected tweet which lives right below your profile, and visually will often...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Revenue, Social Media
I deeply believe if a healthcare organization doesn’t have clarity of mission then their social media efforts can often just be a waste of time: a one-person offshoot of the marketing department, or an irritating digital space where negative patient comments...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Social Media, Uncategorized
Does awareness of a health issue, either personally or at the population level, improve health? I am not convinced it does. For example, consider the problem of smoking – which was clearly identified as a health concern in the early 1960s. Or how about the...
