Use of Social Media by Western European Hospitals: Longitudinal Study Full Text
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 05/04/2012
Van de Belt TH et al. – Social media awareness in Western European hospitals is growing, as well as its use. Social media usage differs significantly between countries. Except for the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the group of hospitals that is using social media remains small. Usage of LinkedIn for recruitment shows the awareness of the potential of social media. Future research is needed to investigate how social media lead to improved health care.



