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E-patients in U.S. News

by | Jul 14, 2009

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals guide features 3 articles of particular interest to e-patients: Getting Medical Advice on the Web from Other Patients Would You Share Your Health Information Online? Great Medicine Needs Committed Patients...

The Economist picks up the meme again

by | Jul 9, 2009

I suspect this has caught the attention of  many of our readers, but I’ll emphasize it anyway.  The Economist often comments on technology and health-care. Recently, they talked up Health 2.0 a bit.  What I was most struck by is the handful of comments.  Most...

Getting health insurance with a pre-existing condition

by | May 29, 2009

Thanks to Amy Tenderich (@DiabetesMine) for mentioning this CNN Empowered Patient entry that could be of real use to many: “Tips for getting insurance when you have a pre-existing condition ” The tips: Become a group of one If you’ve been laid off,...

Democracy and Healthcare

by | May 6, 2009

At boingboing, Doug Rushkoff posted a video from C-Span of the Senate Hearings on Healthcare Reform, including a half dozen “peaceful and very articulate” protesters “demanding a seat at the table (where 15 witnesses wait to testify, not one...

Patients first. Doctors second.

by | Apr 30, 2009

An Op-Ed piece at the healthcare blog, written by 2 MDs from Harvard Medical School is pretty clear! For those of us who believe the time has come for participatory medicine, the following quote is particularly interesting: Empowering patients should be the first step...

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