Comments on: Move Aside, Twitter! Drs. Have Their Own Social Networking Sites.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:41:18 +0000

MDsConnect.net offers physicians an exclusive website developed just for doctors to keep them connected and enhance their careers. From finding all of the latest journal articles to connecting with fellow physicians to purchasing a time share, MDsConnect.net has it all, and more!
Specialties:

MD Contacts – allows physicians to communicate easily with other members. MD Forums – physicians can post questions and engage in discussions within their area of expertise. MD Education – contains a wide range of articles, journals and medical videos that are easily accessible to all members. MD Practice Management – offers practical solutions and expert advice for the day-to-day problems all medical practices face MD Marketplace – allows physicians to buy, sell or even post a job opening

By: MedGoline

MedGoline — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:10:02 +0000

Check out MedGoline. MedGoline with change the way social medical networking offering segment allowing users to control, share and collaborate with their family, friends, neighbors and the world about medical information and knowledge that they have which will help others know more.
The computing technology under the covers will create the intelligence network that will allow smarter and contextually related conclusions for people and also help create a wider reach with smarter and related information gathering from more the Internet and dedicated medical and healthcare related networks. MedGoline is at a pre-launch phase now.

By: Medical Websites

Medical Websites — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:29:19 +0000

Sermo has about 10x the traffic of any of these other sites – and I’ve read about physicians being ‘addicts’ of the site. I agree with Len Smith, How many doctors really do have time to surf discussion boards?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:59:32 +0000

It sounds like what physicians really need is a social network where real names and credentials are shared. I guess I would think of it like an authenticated version of LinkedIn or facebook, but just for licensed physicians. I mean, shouldn’t a physician social network, where doctors are consulting on clinical cases, make absolutely sure its physicians actually know who they are discussing clinical issues with? Based on what Ozmosis and niche physician sites like RadRounds and SpineConnect offer their members, they seem to provide networking platforms that might actually be useful.

By: Len Smith

Len Smith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:11:04 +0000

Agreed. Let’s be honest and describe Sermo for what it really is, a market research firm. AlphaMD is run by Sermo and allows pharma and financial clients to monitor physician discussions. To make this business model work, Sermo needs to make its users anonymous to “protect” their privacy for fear of litigation. In reality, all this does is create a false sense of security because Sermo already knows which physicians its clients are watching behind the one-way mirror.

While Sermo argues that its anonymity is a good thing for its users and clients, has anyone actually looked at the discussions this results in? Besides way too much negativity in many of the posts, how do physicians find any useful information hidden within all the noise and anonymous chatter? Do doctors really have time to sift through anonymous discussion boards? And since users have no idea whether doctors are being paid to post by pharma, how can they trust what is being shared?

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:15:33 +0000

The Medical Economics article raises a number of important issues regarding physician social networking, especially with concern to Sermo. While I earnestly believe sites like Ozmosis and iMedexchange can improve access to medical information, I am truly disappointed with what I have learned about Sermo.