• DocumentCode
    1467188
  • Title

    Managing Healthcare through Social Networks

  • Author

    Domingo, Mari Carmen

  • Author_Institution
    Barcelona Tech Univ., Barcelona, Spain
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    25
  • Abstract
    Surveys show an increased reliance on physician and patient social networks, which promise to transform healthcare management. But challenges such as privacy and data accuracy remain.
  • Keywords
    health care; medical computing; patient care; social networking (online); data accuracy; data privacy; health care management; patient social networks; physician; data mining; healthcare; privacy; social networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2010.92
  • Filename
    5445064