Social media in health care create risks, benefits. Nearly 90 percent of physicians use a social-media website for personal use, and 67 percent use it professionally, according to a survey of 4,000 physicians by QuantiaMD, an online forum for doctors. Because federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets boundaries on the ways health care providers use and disclose information that identifies patients — healthcare providers using social media need to take extra measures to protect patient privacy. Via SFGate. Image source