by Nick Dawson | Feb 9, 2015
One of our Society’s best kept secrets is the composition of our membership. And lately, some of my best collaborations are coming out of conversations with fellow members. Last week, as I frenetically packed for a trip, I was chatting on the phone with our own...
by e-Patient Dave | Feb 2, 2015
LADIES AND GENTS, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. The famous @HurtBlogger, chronic pain patient Britt Johnson, has announced that she will LIVE TWEET 48 hours of “her chronic life,” MONDAY AND TUESDAY, Feb. 2-3. She has no idea what will happen – might be...
by e-Patient Dave | Jan 27, 2015
There are times in a movement when value is revealed and recognized, and you know something real is happening. In the engaged-patient movement, the first I noticed was when Amy Tenderich’s Diabetes Mine blog (and its community) was acquired several years ago....
by Casey Quinlan | Jan 14, 2015
The Health Data Consortium, the folks who bring Health Datapalooza to life in DC every year, have increased the input of the Consumer Circle ahead of this year’s event, which is on the calendar for May 29 thru June 3 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington...
by Nancy Finn | Dec 22, 2014
MHealth Over 90% of the world’s population has some type of mobile phone, according to reports from the ITU (International Telecommunications Union and PEW research. mHealth will continue to be a major factor in technology and health in 2015, with new apps that...
by Casey Quinlan | Dec 16, 2014
In a report released today (December 16, 2014), Consumer Reports shares insights from a survey of 1,200 people who were recently hospitalized. SPM is not surprised by the findings, which include the fact that patients who said they received respectful treatment by...
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