by Jon Lebkowsky | Jan 11, 2011
According to Reuters, physicians often base treatments on expert opinion or anecdotal evidence. Only one in seven treatment recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) — a society representing healthcare providers and researchers...
by e-Patient Dave | Jan 7, 2011
Thanks to a tweet by @AndrewSpong during this morning’s #hcsmeu Twitter chat, I was reminded that Wikipedia has an “e-patient” entry.
by Jon Lebkowsky | Jan 3, 2011
From Kathleen O’Malley, managing editor of The Journal of Participatory Medicine: We’ve got some good intellectual exchanges going on at The Journal of Participatory Medicine. The three latest Commentaries we posted have garnered several worthwhile...
by e-Patient Dave | Jan 3, 2011
For those who believe in the power of facts, some wonderful news from CMIO, 12/15/10: “Six of the nation’s leading healthcare systems — Cleveland Clinic, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Denver Health, Geisinger Health System, Intermountain Healthcare and Mayo Clinic...
by e-Patient Dave | Nov 29, 2010
Ted Eytan drew our attention to a real-time example of participatory thinking, in the case of his friend Matt, an engineer who’s recently been diagnosed with MS. His post This is what $8,000 worth of drugs looks like tells the story, including videos of two...
by Susannah Fox | Nov 22, 2010
My research findings and their connection with real-life health care were given new life when I discussed them with Lisa Gualtieri, Josh Bernoff, Tim Edgar, and the audience at the Connected Health symposium. If you’re intrigued, watch a video of the panel and...
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