Forty-eight percent of surveyed health care providers say they are using some type of social media website for professional networking purposes, according to a survey by health care staffing and recruitment firm AMN Healthcare.
Of the surveyed health care providers, 41% said they are using Facebook, 29% said they are using YouTube, 23% said they are using LinkedIn, 11% said they are using Twitter and 3% said they are using Foursquare for professional networking purposes. Continue reading
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