articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2011 ubicare type private subsidiary of tpr media llc . industry healthcare health research social media founded boston massachusetts u.s. january 25 2011 2011 01 25 founder betsy weaver ed.d. marc gascon headquarters 284 amory st. jamaica plain massachusetts u.s. area served worldwide parent tpr media llc . website ubicare.com ubicare provides a platform for researchers and health care providers to deliver important health information to patients via social media . 1 one article dubs them the first healthcare content marketplace with a business model loosely based on apple s app store but focused in the healthcare industry . 2 the company uses evidence based content and a platform for care providers to interact with social media users . 3 as of 2011 more than 700 hospitals had already started using facebook 4 and web services . as more and more people use social media as their news source companies that convey verified content such as ubicare will be important for people to receive accurate information . 5 6 most notably this company enables the public to receive credible health information through social networks . health topics they cover include autism cancer diabetes heart disease and obesity . 7 contents 1 supporters 2 see also 3 references 3.1 notes supporters edit swedish medical center texas health resources baystate health christus st. vincent regional medical center moses cone health system see also edit health care health economics social media measurement participatory media references edit notes edit ubicare launches first social media solution for hospitals and healthcare institutions . marketwire . retrieved 25 january 2011 . bailey elizabeth . ubicare makes it easy for hospitals to leverage social media . bostinnovation . retrieved 25 january 2011 . new tool provides content for your hospital s facebook page . hmc news . retrieved 18 march 2011 . make your hospital s facebook page a conversation not a monologue . hospital impact . retrieved 16 february 2011 . study social media closing in on newspaper websites . aol news . retrieved 13 august 2010 . service helps hospitals launch social media . for the record . retrieved 28 february 2011 . february is heart healthy month . healthy moms magazine . retrieved 18 march 2011 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ubicare & oldid 743301947 categories companies based in bostoncompanies established in 2011health care companies of the united stateshealthcare softwarehidden categories orphaned articles from may 2011all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 01 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view