Linking Facebook and Healthcare
With
Facebook’s continuing growth and a vast amount of health “advice” from
different sources available to the public, there is talk about linking healthcare
to Facebook or developing an app owned by them but under a different name. An
example they give of this linking would be to offer support groups and
education to those diagnosed with certain conditions such as type 2 diabetes.
The hope is to provide support and evidence based advice from medical experts
in that area. As nutrition managers, it is good to be aware of current trends
with technology. This could bring opportunities to the dietetics department
such as possible new forms of outpatient counseling. With expanding technology
trends comes the opportunity to become more creative and expand beyond the traditional
methods.
For
more information visit:
www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/11139606/Facebook-plots-first-steps-into-healthcare.html
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