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When receptionist or a physician or a nurse, anyone in the medical field, is part of a social network and they post personal outing pictures or inappropriate comments. This might cause social problems because if a patient or the association of medicine gets a hold of these inappropriate images and/or comments, then the medical professional could lose his/her license or the privilege of practicing. An inappropriate image on a social network has the ability to destroy a professional’s career as well as degrade their image as a person. For example, if a doctor posted a picture of himself with a dead body or with a patient that is under anesthesia undergoing surgery with a smile on his face, it would be inappropriate because everything that goes on between a physician and his patient should be confidential. This would again be a violation of HIPPA. Social networking sites are very dangerous and medical professionals need to be careful if they have one, but it would be better if they did not. Thus, social networking will in turn affect medicine in a negative rather than a positive way.