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Social Media for Healthcare: What’s The Potential?

Melissa Agnes

The other day I had a conversation with someone who made a statement about the healthcare industry not needing to be on social media because no one cares about the nurses’ birthdays and little useless memes (I’m SOOO paraphrasing here!). What’s the point of social media for healthcare? appeared first on Agnes + Day.

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TCIP #003 – The Power of Mobile Technology in Crisis Communication with Jim Spicuzza

Melissa Agnes

Welcome to episode #003 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast with Melissa Agnes and Jim Spicuzza. Mobile technology can do wonders for today’s crisis communication. Within this podcast, Jim Spicuzza, CEO of CrisisGo, and I discuss the power of mobile technology in your crisis communications. Running time: 49:30.

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Analyzing the CDC’s Crisis Communication In U.S. Ebola Outbreak

Melissa Agnes

A look at CDC’s crisis communication in the initial hours of the U.S. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, was a brilliant example of how to communicate effectively while positioning himself (the CDC) as the voice of calm and authority in this highly emotionally impacting crisis. Ebola announcement.

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Healthcare PR: Navigating crisis communication and upholding mental health privacy

Agility PR Solutions

In today’s fast-paced, mind-bogglingly interconnected world, effective communication must be considered of paramount importance across all industries, and the healthcare sector is no exception.

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Code Green: Effective Crisis Communication in Healthcare

Buchanan PR

Photo by Camilo Jimenez on Unsplash In the fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, effective crisis communication is paramount for maintaining a positive brand reputation. In this blog post, we will explore strategies for effective crisis communication in healthcare settings.

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Melissa Agnes to Conduct Crisis Management Workshop at the GCC Government Social Media Summit in Dubai

Melissa Agnes

As we recently saw with Emory University Hospital and the Ebola controversy , healthcare institutes have a major responsibility and role to play in some serious, high-impacting crises. Emory did a beautiful job at managing this crisis, but not all healthcare institutes are as prepared as Emory was.

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Newborn Abducted from Hospital and Social Media Saves the Day

Melissa Agnes

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a great example of the power of social media in emergency and crisis situations. How can hospitals and other healthcare facilities protect themselves? At the same time, crisis communications have the opportunity to be more efficient and effective than they ever did. Photo credit: cbc.ca.