Social Media in Primary Care

Gene LaBarge; Matt Broom

Social Media in Primary Care

Mo Med. 2019 Mar-Apr;116(2):106-110.

Authors

Gene LaBarge¹, Matt Broom¹

Affiliation

¹ Gene LaBarge, MD, FAAP, and Matt Broom, MD, FAAP, are the Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

PMID: 31040495
PMCID: PMC6461310

Abstract

Social media has become a standard part of the day for the majority of people in the United States, and reciprocally has become an effective platform and tool for patient engagement within health care. This review provides context for its place in patient education, communication, and treatment, combined with a review of general operational and ethical principles for social media platforms within a primary care practice.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Communication*
Humans
Patient Participation / psychology*
Primary Health Care / methods*
Social Media*
United States