Musings and analysis on marketing, buzz and communications.
By Jenn Riggle
Are the nation’s 2.6 million RNs invisible?
Nurses have always been on the front line providing patient care. However, when hospitals develop their social media policies, they’ve often thought about how they should be customized to meet the needs of physicians- but somehow, they’ve forgotten about nurses.
Maybe it’s not surprising that many of the [...]
By Jenn Riggle
It sounds like something out of a Charles Dickens’ novel. While most of us were busy preparing for the holidays, two stories were unfolding in different parts of the country where hospital employees lost their jobs because they of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) violations.
The first story takes place in Houston, [...]
by Jenn Riggle
Let’s just acknowledge the 800-pound gorilla in the room. Social media gives legal departments heartburn. While this is a problem for all industries, it’s an even bigger issue for health care because of a little something called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known as HIPAA.
The irony is that HIPAA [...]
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