ABSTRACT
The use of social media at academic conferences is expanding, and platforms such as Twitter are used to share meeting content with the world. Pathology conferences are no exception, and recently, pathology organizations have promoted social media as a way to enhance meeting exposure. A social media committee was formed ad hoc to implement strategies to enhance social media involvement and coverage at the 2018 and 2019 annual meetings of the Association of Pathology Chairs. This organized approach resulted in an 11-fold increase in social media engagement compared to the year prior to committee formation (2017). In this article, the social media committee reviews the strategies that were employed and the resultant outcome data. In addition, we categorize tweets by topic to identify the topics of greatest interest to meeting participants, and we discuss the differences between Twitter and other social media platforms. Lastly, we review the existing literature on this topic from 23 medical specialties and health care fields.
ABSTRACT
Managing billing and revenue requires constant vigilance. Do you feel confident or frustrated with your current system? Perhaps it is time to take a closer look at your revenue pipeline and determine if it could be better organized. Three years ago, staff from Emory Medical Laboratories did just this. This article examines what to do when aiming to streamline a billing and revenue system--know your system, establish a team, and set a schedule for team members to meet.