Get Social Health

Hosted ByJanet Kennedy

The Podcast: Get Social Health is a podcast about social media and how it’s being used to help hospitals, medical practices, healthcare practitioners and patients connect and engage via social media. 

The Podcast: Get Social Health is a podcast about social media and how it’s being used to help hospitals, medical practices, healthcare practitioners and patients connect and engage via social media. Get Social Health presents conversations with professionals actively working in the field and provides real-life examples of healthcare social media in action.

As a career marketing and businesswoman, I have a strong appreciation of the power of social media. My goal is for Get Social Health to encourage healthcare systems and physician practices to enter social media and begin engaging with patients, community, and practitioners.

social media for healthcareDuring the podcast, guests share their backgrounds and business experience along with their social media expertise that will educate and illuminate. We discuss specific case studies, experiences, and best practice examples. Topics may include lessons learned and how to address specific social media topics like social media training, HIPAA awareness, negative feedback or emergency communications. Our goal is to present some specific actionable ideas and takeaways about the daily work being done.

Want to know more about me? I’ve been a guest on some other podcasts!

IntrepidNOW Healthcare podcast with Joe Lavelle

The Healthcare IT Marketer Podcast with Jared Johnson

Podcasters Paradise Podcast with The Real Brian


All Episodes

Healthcare Twitter Legend in the Making: @Nxtstop1

Are you active in Twitter? I thought I was until I had a lively conversation with physician, aging mobility advocate and Twitter evangelist Dr. Bernadette Keefe. As of this writing...

Pharma and Social Media – Oil and Water?

Pharma communications is an industry regulated by law and steeped in caution. Social Media is is often referred to as “the Wild West.” Can Pharma and Social Media ever coexist...

Secure Physician Network: Brainstorming for Cures

One of the most frequent topics in healthcare social media is how to have a meaningful dialog between physicians about medical cases. Twitter has severe character limitations, Facebook groups...

Social Media Tips for Radiologists

It is a pleasure to welcome former Get Social Health podcast guest to the blogger’s seat today. Sara has provided an insightful article on social media tips for Radiologists...

Dr. Anonymous – Blogger, Podcaster, Early Adopter

Dr. Mike Sevilla, a practicing family practice physician, has one of the best known names (and voices) in social media. One of the original physician bloggers, Mike started blogging...

From Corporate Stress to Wellness Entrepreneur

Population health discussions often revolve around breaking the chain of illness by focusing on wellness. Many innovations in patient wellness are being driven by entrepreneurs and startups. One such...

Entrepreneurs Hacking Healthcare

Many health-related projects are getting millions of dollars in venture and angel funding.  But do you ever wonder where some projects get started? Startup Weekend is a global network...

Global Social Media – TweetChat Pioneer

Dr. Gia Sison is a physician who recognizes the potential of social media to share content among fellow physicians and educate patients.  Unusual? Maybe not in the US but as...

A Challenge to Cancer… and Healthcare from Stupid Cancer

Challenges. Facing them, beating them, issuing them. Matthew Zachary of Stupid Cancer does not take life as it comes. After facing life-threatening pediatric brain cancer at age 21 in...