John M. Grohol, Psy.D., Author at SPM Blog

Caremark, Prescriptions and Personal Information

by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Sep 1, 2010

A friend of mine, Ms. S., recently had an unsettling experience with a company called Caremark (the parent company of pharmacy CVS), whom she fills her prescriptions through. She was reordering a prescription refill she buys through the mail, and needed to pay for it....

National Library of Medicine’s ePatient Conference

by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Jun 26, 2010

The e-patient movement is so real that in April the National Library of Medicine had its first ePatient Conference. Yes, that’s what they called it. The event is covered on the inside front cover of the current Medline Plus, including Society co-chair e-Patient...

Woman Loses Health Insurance Due to Facebook

by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Nov 21, 2009

Imagine a world you live in where every insurance offering is accompanied by a creepy set of Big Brother-like ongoing investigations into your life. Everything will be used as evidence against you. Yes, even your Facebook profile. That world is here. Well, not right...

Why Electronic Medical Records Still Leak

by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Sep 18, 2009

I hear it time and time again in the e-health industry: “If only we had everyone on an electronic medical record, all of our security and privacy issues would be solved!” Really? Perhaps I should introduce you to a little something psychologists like to...

How to Rein in Medical Costs

by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Aug 12, 2009

You know you’re going to get a pretty interesting debate about healthcare costs when George Lundberg offers his advice on how to control health care costs right now. A well thought-out piece and one deserving of everyone’s time to read it. Costs can be...