Communicating Benefits Information via Social Media

Employee Benefit News features an article on using social media to communicate benefits news to employees. Using venues such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Wikis, and blogs, among other things, HR professionals can creatively engage employees to communicate short, quick bits of information.

A recent study by Watson Wyatt, the article describes, found that:

"almost two-thirds of companies plan to increase their use of social media in 2010. Of the 328 companies surveyed from across the globe, 78% have increased their electronic communication in the last 24 months, and 55% have increased face-to-face communication. However, nearly half (48%) have diminished their print communication over the past 24 months."

To read the complete article, click here.

Thanks for coming out last night!

Thanks again to all who came out for NYBGH's first-ever social media and health care event! We had a great turnout and two wonderful speakers!

Visit nybgh.org for more information on upcoming events!

Stuart Altman, PhD is speaking about federal health reform at our Annual Meeting on Nov. 18th, 4:00pm - 7:00pm. Check out the details on nybgh.org!

Twitter, Facebook, and Health Care

In last Thursday's edition of the New York Times, Dr. Pauline Chen reports on the new ways that doctors and their patients interact. With the advent of social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, increasing numbers of providers are communicating with patients via tweets, and the like. Not only is social media becoming a tool for doctor-patient interaction, but is also a burgeoning medium for patient-to-patient interaction. Check out the article here.