Because they are online more frequently, young physicians don't possess many privacy qualms related to social media and online communication, according to Health IT Outcomes.
The majority of the 70 young physicians surveyed were born between 1979 and 1998. Journal of Medical Internet Research published the study.
Here are six takeaways:
1. Of the 70 physicians, half said they were "almost always online."
2. Fifty percent of those surveyed also found it appropriate to communicate with colleagues via social media.
3. Of those surveyed, 80 percent expressed limited worry about online privacy.
4. Nearly 30 percent of those surveyed understood institutional policy on social media and two in three of those surveyed said they had formal social media training in medical school.
5. Nearly 40 percent said they thought online-posted information could still be permanently deleted.
6. Of those surveyed, 27 percent noted "it depends" or it is "always" acceptable to be on social media when in a patient care setting.
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