David Harlow, Author at SPM Blog

Health Plan Member Engagement and Empowerment Index: The EveryMove 100

by David Harlow | Aug 28, 2013

There’s a new index in town. This week’s entrant is the EveryMove 100, a ranking of health plans across the US “based on how they engage with and empower consumers to manage their own health.” according to the presser. (EveryMove is a health...

Blue Button Plus Challenge – Call for Patient Input

by David Harlow | Jun 5, 2013

ONC is sponsoring the Blue Button Plus Challenge — putting up some prize money to incentivize teams of developers to come up with solutions to the problem of getting patient data to patients. The first phase of the challenge is crowdsourcing ideas from patients...

Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Public Health, Patent Law — & the Empowered Patient

by David Harlow | May 20, 2013

Going public recently with her story of a prophylactic double mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1 (a gene linked to breast cancer) via an op-ed piece in the New York Times, Angelina Jolie is clearly trying to get the message out that radical choices must...

The FDA Patient Network Website – Patient-Centeredness that Walks the Walk

by David Harlow | May 12, 2013

The FDA launched an impressive patient network website this month, after nearly four years of research, focus groups, usability testing and more. The twin goals for this website are promoting the educational mission of the FDA, and promoting opportunities for patient...

Massively Open Online Medicine: Bad Idea or Just Before Its Time?

by David Harlow | May 8, 2013

The new darling of the online educational community is Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The example which figures most prominently in the popular imagination is the Khan Academy, though its founder says otherwise, noting that MOOCs are merely online...