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How Good Are Doctor Rating Sites?

by | Nov 10, 2008

Ruth Given has written a paper entitled, MD Rating Websites: Current State of the Space and Future Prospects (PDF), that was recently published on THCB. It’s a 39-page informal analysis (with an emphasis placed on informal) that takes a fairly good and...

Complex Patient Choices on Life or Death

by | Oct 14, 2008

“There are certain choices patients make that I have never understood, choices that from my perspective as a doctor seem to undermine their very chances for survival. Or at least undermine the efforts doctors, nurses and even complete strangers make on their behalf....

Mobilizing Support for the CIS

by | Oct 9, 2008

I just heard from Gary Kreps, Professor of Health Communication at George Mason University and e-patient pioneer, reporting about drastic cutbacks to the Cancer Information Service programs. Excellent up-to-date information is an important foundation for Participatory...

Eyeballs AND Data, Please

by | Sep 3, 2008

Jeff Howe’s blog post, “Can We Crowdsource Medical Expertise?” elicited the following comment from Daniel Reda of CureTogether.com: “Personally, just like I have batting averages, crash test ratings and historical earnings, I’d like to...

Interview: Mary Matthiesen, Conversations for Life

by | Jul 31, 2008

Mary Matthiesen, founder of Conversations for Life, has 17 years of front-line experience in healthcare, end of life care, and executive leadership. She’s a transpersonal educator, coach, and community facilitator, raising awareness and promoting social change...

Medpedia – where are the patients??

by | Jul 28, 2008

Medpedia has gotten a lot of publicity in the past week. Considering that Wikipedia has disavowed* usefulness for patients, Medpedia sounds like a potentially great idea. * See Jon’s correction in Comments. –EPD But when I saw their home page it literally...

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