1. Use of Social Media in
Your Vascular Practice
5/10/2013
www.columbiasurgery.org
2. Bradley W. Jobling
• Social Media Manager, Surgery
• MBA from Columbia Business School
• 20 Years Web Strategy and Online Marketing
• 9 years Columbia University Medical Center
• linkedin.com/in/bradleyjobling
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3. Department of Surgery Social Media Program
• Began April 2009 (multiple divisions)
• Created Blog in March 2010 (home base)
• YouTube Channel in October 2010
• Analytics and Tracking in April 2011
• ShareCare May 2011
• Blog Talk Radio in April 2012
• Google+ in October 2012
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4. What is the purpose?
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11. Why Bother?
81% of U.S. adults use the internet and 59%
say they have looked online for health
information in the past year. 35% of U.S.
adults say they have gone online specifically
to try to figure out what medical condition
they or someone else might have.
Pew Internet
Health Online 2013
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13. What are they doing?
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13PwC Health Institute Survey 4/12
14. Consumer Health Care Social Media Values
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PwC Health Institute Survey 4/12
15. Second Opinion
45% of consumers said information found via
social media would affect their decision to seek
a second opinion
PwC Health Institute Survey 4/12
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16. Web Strategy & Social Media
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Division Information
(Procedures, Glossary, Directions)
News, Updates,
Presentations,
Posts, Video,
& Podcasts
FAQ,
Ask an Expert? &
Testimonials, Ratings
Physician Profiles
Events
Newsletters,
eBrochures
Apps,
Check Lists &
Tools
Clinical Trials
Education, Chats,
Webinars,
Teleconferences,
Support Groups
Referrals & Service
17. Reaching Out
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Division Information
(Procedures, Glossary, Directions)
News, Updates,
Presentations,
Posts, Video,
& Podcasts
FAQ,
Ask an Expert? &
Testimonials, Ratings
Physician Profiles
Events
Newsletters,
eBrochures
Apps,
Check Lists &
Tools
Clinical Trials
Education, Chats,
Webinars,
Teleconferences,
Support Groups
Referrals & Service
18. Steps for Social Media
1. Listening & Research
2. Defining, Purpose, Mission & Goals
3. Installing Calendar, Roles & Regulations
4. Reaching Out
5. Analyzing, Refining & Regrouping
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----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 10:54) ------ Sea of change- Communications changes affect marketing- Empowered patients - High-level view of social media usage in healthcare- Some of this may be difficult for independent practice
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 10:54) ------ Cover not just vascular, but cardiothoracic, and transplant areas- Management of Information, Communication & Media- Experience in healthcare, advertising, management consulting- Began in the web group at CUMC in 2004 as a project manager.
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:01) ------ Listing of our channels: Facebook, Twitter, Blog, YouTube, BlogTalkRadio, Google+- Multitiude of ways to market practice- Look for easy ways of creating digital content- Not necessary to be on every site
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:01) ------ Social media has changed the way we market services- Word-of-mouth regarding pharma has large impact
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:01) ------ What would happen if someone leaves a negative comment?- There aren't that many!
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:01) -----Oh No!
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:01) ------ Turned into positive results
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:01) ------ What are the numbers?----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:05) ------ roughly 140 million looking for health information online
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:05) ------ When was the last time you saw one of these?- When was the last time you read a newspaper?
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:05) ------ This is from a different survey of approximatley 1,000 people- There are many health-based non-affilliate sites dealing with specific health issues.
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ From same PwC survery- More and more communication moving online (i.e. renewals)- Companies that offer secure health-focused communication products
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ The empowered patient makes choices
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ Social media must tie into web strategy- Updatable content must be sent out- People don't come to columbiasurgery.org, but Google or Facebook- Time spend on social media sites is eclipsing search
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ Network affect, people communicate in linked communities- Social media tools help spread the message
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) -----1. Find out what others are doing before you start2. What are your goals? (i.e. more patients, better customer service, less phone calls.)3. Consistency is key4. Must reach out to networks
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:06) ------ Content should be scannable & easy to read- F shaped reading pattern- Seconds to catch attention- Bulletpointed information great----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ patient testimonials- welness & nutrition - staff accomplishments- employee spotights (behind the curtain, warm & fuzzy)- technological advances- clinician-based updated translated for patients- affect of healthcare reform for patients
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ Even if you are not doing this yourself, create a calendar and plan around awarness months & local events.
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ Start small- Facebook is the 800 lb gorilla- Email is still new for older demographics- Twitter is the future of mobile
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:17) ------ Where are the doctors?- Blogs are old-school social media, but intellectual- Questions about clinical trials from clinicians- Anonymous comments- Not everyone MD has to be social (early days, SlideShare presentations)
----- Meeting Notes (5/10/13 11:19) ------ Promote like an event- Doctor asks pre-submitted and live questions with a script- Runs like a 30 minute conference call- Reasonable prices