Discussion Post: Healthcare and Social Media
According to Davenport (2014) social media and health care are collaborating in meeting the needs of health care providers and patients. Social media is taking a step towards focusing on an analytic model to evaluate the value of social media in healthcare. Research and investigate the areas of social media that might embrace and benefit from an analytic model combining acquired data and value-based analytics. You will then evaluate the resource addressing the following points:
1) Five major stakeholder roles of social media-patients, physicians (and other outpatient care), hospitals, payers (employers, health plans), and health information technology (IT)
2) Will social media improve a practice? How so? Provide a thorough rationale.
The response must include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.