Social Media: Should Health Care Organizations Implement Social Media to Attract New Patients and Increase Brand Awareness?
Date of Award
8-7-2011
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Professional Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Communication Managament
Disciplines
Organiz. & Prof. Communication
First Advisor
Lora Louise Broady
Keywords
Healthcare marketing, Social media, Planning, Code of conduct, Metrics, Hospitals, Brand awareness, Facebook, Twitter
Abstract
Social media usage in health care is in its infancy, however more hospitals and medical centers are joining the ranks with little preparation or clear objectives for increasing brand awareness. Social media has the power to effectively deliver a brand to health care stakeholders in a new fresh manner that allows prospects and patients to actively engage with the brand. This opens new possibilities to grow patient populations, educate multiple audiences and perform service recovery. This capstone surveys health care marketing professionals to determine how social media is being used, its effectiveness and barriers. The results demonstrate that building a brand through social media channels requires careful preparation and can yield an increase in brand awareness for health care organizations.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Cluck, Debbie Irene, "Social Media: Should Health Care Organizations Implement Social Media to Attract New Patients and Increase Brand Awareness?" (2011). University College: Communication Management Capstones. 68.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_comm/68