… This literature review has shown that the general public, patients, and health professionals
use social media in health care for various purposes with numerous benefits and limitations. …

… The important questions from a GI health care provider point of view include how to
engage patients with social media, understanding patients' Internet and social media habits …

… better understanding of how social media are being used in health care. Using a qualitative
… why social media are being used. The intent of this review is to allow different health care …

… social media can offer to medical and health care practices, namely, enhancement in participatory
medicine, quality of care, … risks of social media use in medical and health care are also …

… will embrace social media for health care related reasons, it … specialists with a special interest
in social media. In this way, … potential of health care communication via social media was …

… social media among healthcare workers in an attempt to identify how it affects the quality of
patient care… to understand healthcare workers knowledge regarding the social media policies …

… With the growing use of social media in healthcare, the purpose of this paper is to review
the impacts of social media on healthcare organizations, clinicians and patients. …

… for patient and healthcare professionals. It is being used for academics, research, education
and fundraising (Farmer et al. 2009). An extensive research conducted on use of online …

… of SM and social networking sites (SNSs) is increasing worldwide, especially in the health
care industry. The findings presented in this review have strong implications for health care …

… : Social media, web and mobile technologies are increasingly used in healthcare and
directly support patient-centered care. … when social media is exploited in healthcare contexts. …