I know that many in healthcare aren’t sure how to get started with social media. The reality is that Twitter is not very fun until you’re following 50-100 smart people that share interesting content, tweets, images, and videos. Once you do that, your entire Twitter experience changes because it’s a great font of learning and connection.
In case you don’t read one of my other blogs, EMR and HIPAA (and if you don’t why don’t you?), we recently announced the #HIT99. For those that don’t want to click into the post, you can basically include the hashtag #HIT99 in a tweet along with someone you want to nominate for the #HIT99 and why you’re nominating them. You can see that a lot of #HIT99 nominations have occurred.
For those of you new to social media, following people nominated to the #HIT99 is a great way for you to discover smart, interesting people in healthcare IT. Follow 50-100 people nominated and you’ll start to love Twitter and all you learn on it. The #HIT99 is a smorgasborg of social media discovery and connection. Finding new, interesting people to follow is always a treat. The #HIT99 provides the perfect opportunity to find and connect with new people you’d have never “met” otherwise.
Of course, if you’re already on social media, there’s a lot more to the #HIT99 if you participate. The #HIT99 asks that you mention why you’re nominating someone. These displays of gratitude are powerful for you and the person receiving it. Even if you don’t want to participate in the #HIT99, think about doing something similar using whatever medium you prefer. It’s a powerful idea that will reap major rewards for everyone involved.
I look forward to many in the Hospital EMR and EHR community participating in the #HIT99. In case you need an example, here’s a nomination that I sent (and is a great person to follow):
I nominate @CandidCIO to the #HIT99 because he's one of the smartest hospital CIOs I know. I always love his insights and perspectives.
— EMR, EHR and HIT (@ehrandhit) July 6, 2015
Let’s let the social media connection and gratitude flow! We can use more of that in this world.
