Why Social Media are Essential
   to Healthcare’s Future

             Lee Aase
Manager, Syndication and Social Media
            Mayo Clinic

Social Media in Healthcare Conference
               Zurich

          January 26, 2010
Agenda
• Why is a traditional organization like
 Mayo Clinic involved in social media?
• How did this happen?
• Why must will use of social tools
 become more widespread in healthcare?
• Nine theses plus World Premiere of 36th
Thesis #1: Air was the
original social medium
Mayo Clinic and Word of Mouth

• 91 percent of patients surveyed say
 they have said “good things” to an
 average of 40 people after a Mayo visit
• 85 percent say they recommended
 Mayo to a friend
 − Advised an average of 16 to come
  − 5 actually came
Sources of Information Influencing
       Preference for Mayo Clinic

     Word of mouth                                        84


Stories in the media                            57


MD recommendation                          44


        Advertising              27


  Internet/Websites             26


Personal experience             24


   Mailings to home        18

                       0   20         40        60   80        100
#2: Electronic tools merely
  facilitate broader, more
 efficient transmission by
  overcoming inertia and
            friction
#4: Social media are the
third millennium’s defining
   communications trend
#9: Mass media will remain
powerful levers that move --
 and are moved by -- social
        media buzz.
Follow the adventure/research
• #Xmedicine
• bit.ly/Xmedicine
#12: Failure to understand
  social media = media
       malpractice
#17: Social media are free in
 any ordinary sense of the
word (or at least ridiculously
       inexpensive)
Total Cost for Mayo Clinic
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter




  $0.00
In England, based on current
      exchange rates:




 £0,00
In the European Union:




€0,00
Cost for a Standard Definition
      Flip Video Camera




$149.99
   HD available for an additional $50
podcasts.mayoclinic.org
newsblog.mayoclinic.org
sharing.mayoclinic.org
Yearly Cost for a
 Customized Blog




$75.00
#18: As I approaches zero,
 ROI approaches infinity
Getting the right patient to the
 right doctor at the right time
#19: MacGyver is the model
 for social media success
The MacGyver Mindset
Mayo Clinic Medical Edge
News Media Syndications
First Foray in New Media




• Existing Medical Edge radio mp3s
• Launched Sept. ‘05; Downloads up
 8,217 percent Oct. vs. Aug.
Step 2: More, Longer Podcasts
#20: Social media enable
authentic communication if
  you don’t purposefully
    complicate things
Key Tool: Flip Video Camera*
• Affordable for all campuses (and you)
• Recording interviews (with tripod)
 improves existing processes
• Authenticity without writer’s cramp
• Provides potential blog resources
  − Audio of full interview
  − Video excerpts
• Limited group of video editors to ease
 adoption, ensure quality
Case Study: Simple Storytelling

• 8:45 a.m. Colleague mentions article
 coming off embargo at 3 p.m.
• Interviewed M.D. via Flip at 10:20
• Edited video and had password-
 protected post on blog by 11:55 for
 pitching
• Uploaded files to YouTube channel
• WSJ Health Blog used video
What’s Next?
Personalized Medicine and
   Personalized Media
High Impact Public Health and
     Disease Management
• From reach/frequency to engagement
• From public service announcement to
 personal relevance
• “The only person who is with the
 patient all the time is the patient.”
Treating Medically-Induced PTSD
Pre-Visit Preparatory Videos
The 36th Thesis
If your organization can’t find a way to
constructively use free tools that enable
deep, two-way communication with
anyone, anywhere, anytime, your real
problem is lack of imagination.
Basic Social Media “Food Groups”
Contact me by...

• Googling Lee Aase or SMUG U
• @LeeAase on Twitter
• aase.lee@mayo.edu

Zurich Presentation

  • 1.
    Why Social Mediaare Essential to Healthcare’s Future Lee Aase Manager, Syndication and Social Media Mayo Clinic Social Media in Healthcare Conference Zurich January 26, 2010
  • 8.
    Agenda • Why isa traditional organization like Mayo Clinic involved in social media? • How did this happen? • Why must will use of social tools become more widespread in healthcare? • Nine theses plus World Premiere of 36th
  • 10.
    Thesis #1: Airwas the original social medium
  • 15.
    Mayo Clinic andWord of Mouth • 91 percent of patients surveyed say they have said “good things” to an average of 40 people after a Mayo visit • 85 percent say they recommended Mayo to a friend − Advised an average of 16 to come − 5 actually came
  • 16.
    Sources of InformationInfluencing Preference for Mayo Clinic Word of mouth 84 Stories in the media 57 MD recommendation 44 Advertising 27 Internet/Websites 26 Personal experience 24 Mailings to home 18 0 20 40 60 80 100
  • 17.
    #2: Electronic toolsmerely facilitate broader, more efficient transmission by overcoming inertia and friction
  • 19.
    #4: Social mediaare the third millennium’s defining communications trend
  • 21.
    #9: Mass mediawill remain powerful levers that move -- and are moved by -- social media buzz.
  • 27.
    Follow the adventure/research •#Xmedicine • bit.ly/Xmedicine
  • 28.
    #12: Failure tounderstand social media = media malpractice
  • 29.
    #17: Social mediaare free in any ordinary sense of the word (or at least ridiculously inexpensive)
  • 32.
    Total Cost forMayo Clinic Facebook, YouTube and Twitter $0.00
  • 33.
    In England, basedon current exchange rates: £0,00
  • 34.
    In the EuropeanUnion: €0,00
  • 35.
    Cost for aStandard Definition Flip Video Camera $149.99 HD available for an additional $50
  • 36.
  • 37.
  • 38.
  • 39.
    Yearly Cost fora Customized Blog $75.00
  • 40.
    #18: As Iapproaches zero, ROI approaches infinity
  • 42.
    Getting the rightpatient to the right doctor at the right time
  • 43.
    #19: MacGyver isthe model for social media success
  • 44.
  • 45.
    Mayo Clinic MedicalEdge News Media Syndications
  • 46.
    First Foray inNew Media • Existing Medical Edge radio mp3s • Launched Sept. ‘05; Downloads up 8,217 percent Oct. vs. Aug.
  • 47.
    Step 2: More,Longer Podcasts
  • 49.
    #20: Social mediaenable authentic communication if you don’t purposefully complicate things
  • 50.
    Key Tool: FlipVideo Camera* • Affordable for all campuses (and you) • Recording interviews (with tripod) improves existing processes • Authenticity without writer’s cramp • Provides potential blog resources − Audio of full interview − Video excerpts • Limited group of video editors to ease adoption, ensure quality
  • 51.
    Case Study: SimpleStorytelling • 8:45 a.m. Colleague mentions article coming off embargo at 3 p.m. • Interviewed M.D. via Flip at 10:20 • Edited video and had password- protected post on blog by 11:55 for pitching • Uploaded files to YouTube channel • WSJ Health Blog used video
  • 53.
  • 54.
    Personalized Medicine and Personalized Media
  • 55.
    High Impact PublicHealth and Disease Management • From reach/frequency to engagement • From public service announcement to personal relevance • “The only person who is with the patient all the time is the patient.”
  • 56.
  • 57.
  • 58.
    The 36th Thesis Ifyour organization can’t find a way to constructively use free tools that enable deep, two-way communication with anyone, anywhere, anytime, your real problem is lack of imagination.
  • 60.
    Basic Social Media“Food Groups”
  • 61.
    Contact me by... •Googling Lee Aase or SMUG U • @LeeAase on Twitter • aase.lee@mayo.edu