The Impact of Social Media in Healthcare


research and investigate the areas of social media that might embrace and benefit from an analytic model combining acquired data and value-based analytics. You will then evaluate the resource addressing the following points:

  • Five major stakeholder roles of social media—patients, physicians (and other outpatient care), hospitals, payers (employers, health plans), and health information technology (IT)
  • Will social media improve a practice? How so? Provide a thorough rationale.
  • Provide a conclusion with the main points of the paper.