e-Patient Dave, Author at SPM Blog

“Unmarried teens would jump off bridges”: NY Times on suppression of home tests

by e-Patient Dave | Jul 31, 2016

A large part of the Society for Participatory Medicine’s work is culture change, and that requires pointing to the cultural roots of today’s situation, so that well-meaning people today can understand how we got here, and how absurd today will look in the...

New data from CMS insurance claims will empower consumer choice

by e-Patient Dave | Jul 29, 2016

A patient’s ability to choose the provider they want depends largely on information – same as any other choice, right? So this blog has long praised The Leapfrog Group for its deep analysis and publication of hospital quality and safety data, through its...

Health 2.0: first conference to offer Patient Activist awards. Vote!

by e-Patient Dave | Jul 21, 2016

Voting ends Sunday July 31 Patient activists who attend conferences know that it’s been a long climb to get patient voices welcomed. The #PatientsIncluded movement has been around for years, making small dents, but Health 2.0 is one of the best: while they...

In our journal: exploration of gardening to foster engagement in stroke patients

by e-Patient Dave | Jun 23, 2016

A new article in our Journal of Participatory Medicine explores an area that apparently has had no prior literature: the effect of gardening on how well stroke patients engage in their care. From the abstract: Five main themes were identified from interviews and...

“It’s not about the car – it’s about the drive.” #OpenAPS standing ovation for Mark Wilson.

by e-Patient Dave | Jun 17, 2016

This may be THE most important, articulate speech I’ve seen about profound progress in patient power – and why it matters. This talk by Mark Wilson about OpenAPS, at last Friday’s DiabetesMine D-Data ExChange 2016, contains a metaphor that’s...