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Healthcare and Social Media: Ready to Join the Conversation?

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Howard J. Luks, MD Updated Sep 17, 2021 Read time: < 1 min

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 Doctors, Healthcare Professionals …             and Digital Media

I know you’re out there! I know many of you are ready to engage…. 

We’re going to build out this section with the tools necessary to give you tactical, meaningful, practical and actionable guidance that you can put to work immediately…  

First we’re building the Why….   with occassional posts related to How?   

I’ll get there… I’m only one person :-) !!!

#thcsm : Tactical Guidance for Healthcare pros !

 Great video from Mike Cadgoan  — who blogs at Life In The Fast Lane…  

Follow the video with a view of this post from Ves Dimov, MD… 

Do you have questions regarding an Orthopedic injury or longevity? 

Do you want to talk to an expert who can listen to you for 45-60 minutes and explain the options in detail? 

Dr. Howard Luks offers remote guidance sessions to review your X-ray or MRI images and explain your options. 

Dr. Luks has also received hundreds of requests for educational sessions on the topics discussed in his book, Longevity Simplified.

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Categories: For Physicians Tags: #hcsm, #thcsm, healthcare and social media

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  1. Matt Grither

    Nov 29, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    Nice work Dr. Luks. I actively communicate with my PCP via secure messaging online. We discuss previous visits, lab tests, education, etc. It is interesting the time (and money) saved by exchanging information real-time instead of using the typical method of scheduling an appointment and talking for 8 minutes in clinic. I’m excited, and hopeful, that providers will begin using social media to improve the quality of information in the “cloud” that we exist in.

    • Avatar photoHoward J. Luks, MD

      Dec 3, 2011 at 5:49 am

      Thanks Matt… most providers don’t realize the benefits to their practice alone. It is therefore a stretch for them to realize the convenience and benefit to the patients… which obviously occur at so many levels.
      Thanks for stopping by!

      Howard Luks
      Westchester County, NY

  2. Bob Allen

    Nov 23, 2011 at 4:48 am

    Howard: Heard about this initiative via Dan Dunlop’s blog…looking forward to seeing it evolve!

    Bob Allen
    Crouse Hospital
    Syracuse

    • Avatar photoHoward J. Luks, MD

      Nov 23, 2011 at 6:32 am

      Thanks Bob… This is quite an undertaking and the wheels of progress are slowly gaining traction and momentum! Appreciate your comment.

  3. Michael Coppens

    Nov 10, 2011 at 7:04 am

    I am really excited about seeing where this goes. Healthcare and Medicine are some of the most under served communities in social media. Open discussion and education will help tear down the social media barriers between medical professionals and their patients to the benefit of all.

    • Avatar photoHoward J. Luks, MD

      Nov 10, 2011 at 6:33 pm

      Thanks Michael… many people feel that technology drives a wedge between a patient and their physician… I strongly feel that the opposite is true. Digital media and technology can help docs and patients restore the all important relationship we once had when physicians were spending 20-60 min per patient. Access, communications, education, monitoring, health assessments etc do not need to take place within the confines of the 4 walls of your office during an 8 min encounter…. we can do so much better.
      Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your comments.

      HJL

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