by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media Ethics, Twitter, Twitter Ethics
Take a moment to read this part of the Hippocratic Oath: Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm, especially from abusing the bodies of man or woman, bond or free. And whatsoever I...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
I occasionally blog about Twitter, sometimes about its potential benefits as a tool for healthcare interventions, (see my recent post Twitter As A Proxy Metric For Institutional Digital Trust), sometimes as an emotional tool (see my post Tweeting To Destroy), and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Innovation, Social Media, Twitter
Today, I want to discuss this one tiny jewel of a tweet by Optum, one of the largest healthcare organizations in the world. It’s a tweet which has stuck with me for years, mostly because I think it is indicative of what large corporations can do with social...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Philosophy, Twitter, Twitter Ethics
For the past decade, every Sunday morning, I do a weekly review. It’s based on an organizational system called “Getting Things Done” (GTD) created by David Allen. During this weekly review, which is focused mostly on the nuts and bolts level of prioritizing individual...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter, Writing
If you want your writing to convey enjoyment, write about people you respect. Writing to destroy and to scandalize can be as destructive to the writer as it is to the subject.William Zinsser—On Writing Well I like this quote, and I like it even more if I edit it to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Trust Networks, Twitter
As I discussed in my blog post Trust and Digital Trust, I have defined digital trust between institutions as follows: Digital Trust of Institution B by Institution A is the act of using Institution A’s digital assets and platform to amplify Institution’s B message to...
