by e-Patient Dave | Jun 11, 2010
I’ve only been studying healthcare for two years – far less than most people on this blog – and I hesitate to be overly assertive. But I have, finally, reached the point where I feel confident in citing cases where people are simply being...
by e-Patient Dave | Jun 7, 2010
Three weeks ago you met mother and daughter Diane and Hilary Engelman, and learned of their odyssey through the land of smoke and mirrors as Diane fought to get Hilary the correct surgery. Hilary had been told to hurry up and have babies early because she supposedly...
by e-Patient Dave | May 18, 2010
Through the magic of Google Alerts, Diane Engelman recently learned of this blog. She’s one heck of an e-patient, though until now she’d never heard the word. That proves patient empowerment is a real trend, driven by a powerful force: the desire to help...
by e-Patient Dave | May 10, 2010
The new definition of participatory medicine at the Society’s website notes that patients “shift from being mere passengers to responsible drivers of their health, and … providers encourage and value them as full partners.” As with any...
by e-Patient Dave | Apr 15, 2010
We’ve talked in the past about “d-patients” – doctors who become e-patients themselves. Our own founder Tom Ferguson MD was one. “D-patients” are a special case that proves, once and for all, that being an e-patient has nothing to...
by e-Patient Dave | Feb 18, 2010
I’d like your help preparing thoughts and testimony for a policy meeting I’ve been invited to attend in Washington next week. For these meetings, one needs to submit prepared remarks in advance, for the committee to digest in advance. And from what...
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