--- title: "Healthcare & Social Media: 7 Numbers To Know (infographic)" description: "Healthcare & Social Media: 7 Numbers You Need To Know Social media is continuing to increase in its influence over how people learn about their health and even choose doctors, especially among younger generations." image: https://www.jonespr.net/hubfs/Healthcare%20%26%20Social%20Media_%207%20Numbers%20You%20Need%20To%20Know%20(infographic)-1.jpg --- [![](https://www.jonespr.net/hubfs/Healthcare%20%26%20Social%20Media_%207%20Numbers%20You%20Need%20To%20Know%20(infographic)-1.jpg) ](https://www.jonespr.net/eight-arms-blog/healthcare-social-media-7-numbers-to-know-infographic) # Healthcare & Social Media: 7 Numbers To Know (infographic) BY:   [ Kristin Jones ](https://www.jonespr.net/eight-arms-blog/author/kristin-jones) ![Healthcare & Social Media_ 7 Numbers You Need To Know (infographic)-1](https://www.jonespr.net/hubfs/Healthcare%20%26%20Social%20Media_%207%20Numbers%20You%20Need%20To%20Know%20(infographic)-1.jpg) The idea of blending healthcare, with its many restrictions on privacy, with social media, where nothing seems private anymore, can be tricky for many providers. 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