Becker's Megan Wood: 12 statistics on social media's presence in the healthcare space
Submitted By Clive Riddle, Created 08/11/2016 - 15:42
- 40%+ of consumers reported information they see via social media impacts how they handle their health
- 18 and 24 years are twice as likely to use social medial for health conversations as those aged between 45 and 54 years
- 90% of 18 and 24 years reported they trust medical information spread via social media
- Of smartphone users, 19% have at least one health app on their phones
- 41%of consumers reported social media may impact which physician or hospital they choose
- 31% of healthcare institutions wrote up social media guidelines
- 31% of provider use social media to network
- 26% of hospitals use social media
- 60% of physicians said social media enhances care
- YouTube traffic to hospital sites has increased 119% year over year
- 23% of drug companies have not dealt with social media security or privacy issues
- Of all social media platforms, most hospitals use Facebook
Source: Becker's Spine Review
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