e-Patient Dave, Author at SPM Blog

Wall Street Journal on patient access: “Health-Care Providers Want Patients to Read Medical Records, Spot Errors”

by e-Patient Dave | Jun 10, 2014

Regular readers know that this blog has long advocated for patient access to, and engagement with, the medical record. In the past 2-3 years we’ve especially advocated for OpenNotes, in which patients can see their primary’s actual visit notes. At my...

Getting your health data: BlueButton/ShareCare tweetchat Thursday

by e-Patient Dave | Jun 4, 2014

A press release published Tuesday begins: Sharecare and Blue Button Host Twitter Chat to Help Consumers Take Control of Their Personal Health Information Gaining control of your health and your personal health information is more than just a convenience – it’s your...

SF Bay Area chapter of SPM starting. Join!

by e-Patient Dave | May 27, 2014

SPM member Richard Anderson @RiAnder has a lot of experience helping to found and develop another organization’s local chapters around the world. Because of a nightmare experience with the U.S. healthcare system, he has decided to work to change that system, and...

New in JoPM: “I No Longer Have to Go to See the Doctor:” How the Patient Portal is Changing Medical Practice

by e-Patient Dave | May 18, 2014

SPM co-founder Charlie Smith (Charles W. Smith, MD) was “Doc Tom” Ferguson’s own physician, and currently serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of our Journal of Participatory Medicine. He’s just published a brief but important editorial in the journal....

Times science reporter asks: “Ever hit a paywall?”

by e-Patient Dave | May 4, 2014

Thanks to Twitter friend @CourageSings for this tip. I retweeted it, but I know a lot of readers of this blog will answer “yes” and might not see the tweet: Ever hit a paywall trying to access a scientific paper? For a story, would love examples from...