Radiology and Social Media: Are Private Practice Radiology Groups More Social Than Academic Radiology Departments?

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Radiology Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 513 - 518
• Main Authors: Glover, McKinley, MD, MHS, Choy, Garry, MD, MBA, Boland, Giles W., MD, Saini, Sanjay, MD, Prabhakar, Anand M., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Academic Medical Centers - statistics & numerical data; academic radiology; Consumer Health Information - utilization; patient engagement; Private Practice - statistics & numerical data; private practice radiology; Radiology; Radiology - statistics & numerical data; Radiology Department, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Social media; Social Media - utilization; United States; United States; academic radiology; patient engagement; private practice radiology; Social media

Abstract Purpose This study assesses the prevalence of use of the most commonly used social media sites among private radiology groups (PRGs) and academic radiology departments (ARDs). Methods The 50 largest PRGs and the 50 ARDs with the highest level of funding from the National Institutes of Healt...