10 Healthcare IT (#hit) People to Follow on Twitter

Do you work in the healthcare IT field, or are you just interested in following the trends and latest news on the topic? Here are 10 Healthcare IT digital influencers to follow to help keep you in the loop and up to date on the latest trends.

1. HIT Consultant Media @hitconsultant

HIT Consultant Media tweets about all things related to healthcare innovation and new technology being put to use in the medical field. They tweet about interviews, podcasts, and healthcare news.

2. HIStalk @histalk

Written anonymously by an IT professional working for a non-profit hospital, @histalk writes objectively about healthcare related IT topics. Many of the tweets have a cynical or humorous spin to them.

3. Tom Sullivan @sullyhit

Tom Sullivan tweets about emerging technology in the healthcare field, government policy, medical practices, and mHealth. He is the author behind the Innovation Pulse column found in Healthcare IT News.

4. Health IT Exchange @hitexchange

The Health IT Exchange tweets about the latest healthcare IT trends, including IT security and new technology being implemented in medical facilities.

5. Shawn Riley @rilescat

As the Leader of the Mayo Clinic Health System Information Management Office, Shawn Riley tweets everything from links to healthcare related informational articles and news clips, to jokes about the healthcare field, to short bits about his latest projects at work.

6. Brittney Wilson, BSN @thenerdynurse

Brittney Wilson tweets about all things related to nursing and healthcare IT. She even throws in a few jokes and personal tweets every now and then.  Brittney also tweets links to The Nerdy Nurse Daily.

7. NextGen Healthcare @nextgen

NextGen Healthcare main tweets news and articles related to IT in the healthcare field. The also tweet about trends in the medical industry.

8. Brian Ahier @ahier

A Health IT Evangelist, Brian Ahier tweets about healthcare, technology, and the government, in no particular order.

9. HealthcareScene.com @ehrandhit

The authors behind @ehrandhit tweet about EMR, HER, and Healthcare IT. They share news, study finding, job postings, and infographics. If you’re looking for a job in the HIT field, this is the perfect Twitter feed to follow.

10.  Tom Greene @greene_tom

Tom Greene is a writer for Venture Beat, and covers a wide range of #HIT including digital health, wearable health tech, health data, and more.  Not only does Tom cover the healthcare IT, but he offers great insight and opinions on important challenges and changes facing the industry.

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