by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Jun 25, 2011
Like so many attempts before it — drkoop.com and RevolutionHealth.com to name just two — Google has found that implementing personal health records in a meaningful way is really, really hard. So hard, in fact, that it has given up and is shuttering its...
by e-Patient Dave | Jun 23, 2011
This is a cross-post, plus commentary at end, starting with an item today by SPM member Alexandra Albin (@MsAxolotl, a frequent patient herself), from her blog: My life in the Bush of Doctors. It arose from a boiling discussion on the SPM member listserv. To...
by e-Patient Dave | Jun 4, 2011
John Moore at Chilmark Research has published another of his characteristically useful and insightful updates on health IT as he sees it. It’s here. A word about Chilmark: when I was considering how to make a new career, in healthcare, I noticed a gaping hole in...
by e-Patient Dave | May 24, 2011
One of the first posts on this blog that got wider attention was in March 2009: RateMDs.com: Medical Justice’s approach is “repulsive”: …a company called Medical Justice wants to help doctors avoid consumer ratings, by getting patients to sign an agreement...
by e-Patient Dave | May 22, 2011
The Society for Participatory Medicine was well represented last week at the 14th ICSI/IHI Colloquium. (ICSI is the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, a small midwestern think tank that’s way too poorly known.) SPM members who presented: Jane...
by e-Patient Dave | May 13, 2011
The comments below add significant thoughts to what I said – be sure to read them. A lot of people are intrigued with using “cloud” applications and storage for personal health data. This week we’re seeing what I think is the final nail in the...
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