3 ways doctors can protect against social media fraud

With so much professional information and commentary — posted by physicians and others — in the social media realm, is there a potential for identity theft or misrepresentation? Social media experts say yes.“Social media identity fraud is definitely a concern to me, especially as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest become more mainstream,” said Michael Sevilla, MD, a Youngstown, Ohio, family physician and social media enthusiast who founded the “Family Medicine Rocks” website and podcast. Dr. Sevilla said he has had blog content copied and reposted without his permission on other websites. In at least one instance, he said, the site that took the

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