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Patient Communities: Which Way Forward?

by | Aug 9, 2010

If you were designing a disease treatment system from scratch, bringing together clinicians, patients, researchers, and advocates, what platform would you use to take advantage of the community created by this umbrella group? This isn’t just some health geek...

Patient Communities… at Walgreens?

by | Jun 17, 2010

In May, I spoke at the Chronic Care and Prevention Congress about my most recent report, “Chronic Disease and the Internet.” I talked about the social life of health information and the internet’s power to connect people with information and with...

Health 2.0 DC: Passion and Execution at Scale

by | Jun 8, 2010

I think conferences are deeply affected by the spirit of their host city.  San Francisco has its hackers and dreamers, Boston has its entrepreneurs and ivy, Paris has its pomp and worldliness. At Health 2.0 DC yesterday, my city showed that it has passion and...

e-Patient Judy Feder’s time runs out

by | May 26, 2010

As many of you know, a hard part of being in the world of cancer fighters is that sometimes we lose one. I’m sad to report the passing on April 23 of Judy Feder, who shared her powerful e-patient story here just a year ago. Please re-read how, through her...

A New Conversation About Health Privacy: Who’s In?

by | May 21, 2010

Facebook has sparked a new debate about privacy and I think it’s time to bring it to health care. What does it mean when millions of people flock to share/overshare information, even as Facebook’s default privacy settings have slowly become openness...

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