Social media, and Twitter in particular, is reshaping the practice of medicine by bringing physicians, scientists, and patients together on a common platform. With the pressures for providers to remain current with new clinical developments within the framework of health reform and to navigate the shift from volume- to value-based, patient-centered care, immediate access to a dynamic information-exchange medium such as Twitter can have an impact on both the quality and efficiency of care.
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