Healthcare IT News recently came out with its #HIT100 list. The who’s who of healthcare IT social media community influencers are ranked based, at least in part, on the number of votes they get from others.
Many of the people listed make sense. It’s not surprising that people whose job description includes social media should figure into a list of social media influencers.
The anonymous tweeters Call me old fashioned, but if you’re going to have a list, I think you should stick to people. But if you’re going to include companies and organizations, it’s so much better when the people who do the tweeting are identified. For example, I like the approach CapSite takes: it clearly identifies that Allyson Perleoni tweets for @CapSite but who tweets for @MedEvolve or Dodge Communications (@DodgeComm)? I applaud the inclusion of @MassEHealth and @NYeHealth but it would be cool if those who are doing the tweeting were identified.
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Where are the epatients? I was a bit surprised there weren’t more epatients. There’s @ReginaHolliday who comes in at number 7, Dave deBrokart (@ePatientDave) is at 47 and Amy Gleason @ThePatientsSide. Collectively, ePatients have done so much on social media towards advancing access to personal health records discussion and engaging physicians I expect to see them in greater numbers.
How about some nurses? @MatthewBrowning seems to be one of the few representing the nurses. It would be great to see more nurses and other healthcare professionals represented here, sharing their points of view on a day in the life of meeting EHR requirements. But they’re probably too darn busy.
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