Gilles Frydman, Author at SPM Blog

Healthcare’s Privacy Problem (Hint: It’s Not What You Think It Is )

by Gilles Frydman | Mar 25, 2010

Lygeia Riccardi’s post today on The Health Care Blog begins: I recently applied for life insurance. The broker, whom I’ve never met, asked about my health history. “So you’ve just had a baby,” he began. I asked him how he knew. “You’re on Twitter.” Read...

Librarians and ePatients as Partners

by Gilles Frydman | Mar 23, 2010

I am thrilled to bring another guest post, this time from Luke Rosenberger, a medical librarian who has forcefully embraced social media & participatory medicine, as you’ll see. Libraries & librarians have always held a special place in helping other...

EHR Etiquette and the Importance of Eye Contact in Clinician-Patient Communication

by Gilles Frydman | Mar 18, 2010

Another guest post from Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, ScM, following her much-commented earlier post. Lisa is Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Health Communication Program at Tufts University School of Medicine. Lisa teaches Online Consumer Health and Web Strategies for...

Patient Stories on Health Web Sites Can Not Always Be Trusted

by Gilles Frydman | Mar 15, 2010

Guest post from Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, ScM, Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Health Communication Program at Tufts University School of Medicine. Lisa teaches Online Consumer Health and Web Strategies for Health Communication. A social media user herself, Lisa...