title: Social media's role in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery: informing clinicians, empowering patients.
abstract: With the increasing availability of the Internet in the United States, patients are more frequently seeking medical information online. Oftentimes, the medical information that patients find on traditional websites is unreliable. It is a physician's duty to ensure that patients are being educated properly. Providing sound medical information through social media websites is one way in which physicians may accomplish this goal, while also improving clinic reputation, patient volume, and doctor-patient communication.
authors: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Kevin R
authors: KR
authors: Steehler
authors: Matthew K
authors: MK
authors: Steehler
authors: Matthew L
authors: ML
authors: Pierce
authors: Earl H
authors: EH
authors: Harley
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet / Q000639:trends; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000639:trends; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D061108:Social Media
keywords: Blogspot; Facebook; Internet; Twitter; YouTube; general otolaryngology; medical information; patient education; social media