Chief Healthcare Executive January 15, 2025
Ron Southwick

Health systems and clinicians can’t ignore it or throw up their hands. Dr. Geeta Nayyar, author of ‘Dead Wrong,’ talks about battling misinformation on social media, building trust, and the business case for providers.

Dr. Geeta Nayyar has spent a lot of time examining misinformation about healthcare in social media.

Nayyar wrote a book, “Dead Wrong,” published in October 2023, looks at how misinformation is affecting healthcare. She describes her reaction to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he is ending the practice of fact-checking on Facebook.

“It was one of disappointment, and it was one that was not surprising,” Nayyar says.

But Nayyar says healthcare leaders must step up to confront misinformation.

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