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Social media – Transforming Healthcare professionals’ digital behaviors

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Social media is playing a major role in the healthcare industry to maintain communication between the healthcare and non-Healthcare professionals (HCPs). Previously HCPs used social network sitesonly from the computer-based platforms, but now these networks can be accessed through the mobile devices as well. HCPs and pharmaceutical companies are widely using these social websites for […]

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Patient education material is a key for health literacy

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Patient education material (PEM) is a key for improving health literacy skill in field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Han A and team conducted a study to evaluate whether the patient education materials (PEM) in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) meets the NIH-recommended eighth-grade reading level. It also comparedthe PM&RPEM with handouts from American Academy […]