Presence of social networks in the health sector: a case-study on the best positioned hospitals in the world

Authors

  • Marta Benítez Berrocal Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación en Ramón y Cajal Abogados (Madrid)
  • Cristina Faba-Pérez Universidad de Extremadura

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v10i2.4334

Keywords:

Social networks, Hospitals, Web visibility

Abstract

The current presence of social networks in the best positioned hospitals the world is analyzed, according to the "Web Ranking of Hospitals" developed by the Laboratorio de Cibermetría, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas). First, the results show that the continents with a higher economic and technological level have a greater presence of their hospital websites in the social networks. Second, that Facebook is currently the most important international social network for hospitals from all the continents. Finally, the hospital characteristics (type, ownership or management teams) influence the presence of their websites in the social networks

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Published

2016-09-16

How to Cite

Berrocal, M. B., & Faba-Pérez, C. (2016). Presence of social networks in the health sector: a case-study on the best positioned hospitals in the world. Ibersid: Journal of Information and Documentation Systems (ISSNe 2174-081X; ISSN 1888-0967), 10(2), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v10i2.4334

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