Use of social media in healthcare management

Opportunities and challenges

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6594

Authors

  • Vineet Kumar Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, Gautam Buddha University (Delhi NCR), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Abhishek Lachyan Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Sanchita Chakraborty Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, Gautam Buddha University (Delhi NCR), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Md Sohail Akhter Synergie Sustainability, New Delhi, India
  • Salman Khan Department of Public Health, JNMC, KAHER, Belagavi, India

Keywords:

Health, Health Care, Knowledge, Management, Social Media

Abstract

Background: In recent years, healthcare workers have become more dependent on social media platforms such as blogs, wikis, and social media sites. However, little research has been done on physicians' perspectives and experiences with social media in hospitals. Using social media to better manage health care data is becoming increasingly common. Despite the massive expansion of studies in this field, little effort has been made to look back at previous work. The purpose of the study clearly tends to examine the advantages and disadvantages of the use of social media for managing health data. Objective: The purpose of the study is to gain a summary of the existing data on the health implications of social media services. Methodology: A literature search was undertaken in PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and Scopus for all English-language studies published since 2010 that addressed social media use in any way possible for health care and media.

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Published

27-04-2022

How to Cite

Kumar, V., Lachyan, A., Chakraborty, S., Akhter, M. d S., & Khan, S. (2022). Use of social media in healthcare management: Opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1), 7456–7474. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6594

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