What’s even more interesting than having your craniotomy uploaded live to YouTube? Being wide awake and talking to your surgeon while you’re having it done. In this new (and largely uncharted) intersection of medicine, ethics, and patient confidentiality, social networking is recognizing the beck and call of medical procedures and the healthcare organizations which perfrom them. Surprisingly, there’s a lot of “buy in” by providers and facilities alike. | LINK

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