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On Making Patient Reviews of Physicians More Useful

by David Harlow | Jun 27, 2015

I recently hosted a Google Hangout on Air entitled Patient Reviews of Physicians: The Wisdom of the Crowd? (presented by The Harlow Group LLC in association with The Society for Participatory Medicine). I spoke with Niam Yaraghi (Center for Technology Innovation, The...

Zack Berger from #MedX on uncertainty and decision aids

by e-Patient Dave | Sep 7, 2014

Regular readers may recall SPM member Zack Berger MD PhD’s July post here The pledge of the patient-centered physician. Zack is one of the many SPM members attending the Stanford Medicine X conference this weekend and sends this Saturday night report,...

American Heart Association journal announces new Patient Viewpoints

by Marilyn Mann | Aug 8, 2014

The American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes has announced a new Patient or Caregiver Viewpoint section in the journal. Viewpoints will be authored by patients or their caregivers and will discuss the patient’s...

Researcher seeks patient input: what should a stent decision aid include?

by Marilyn Mann | Jul 28, 2014

Preface by e-Patient Dave: We have often written here (see posts) about Shared Decision Making, in which patients are engaged in choosing among treatment options. A key method is to give patients a “decision aid” (DA) – a document or video that...

Of half gods and mortals: Aesculapian authority

by Marge Benham-Hutchins | Jun 17, 2014

Written in collaboration with Linda Trietler, MSN, RN – PhD student. Review of Kalisch, B. J. (1975). Of half-gods and mortals: Aesculapian authority. Nursing Outlook, 23(1), 22-28. As we work to develop a collaborative and patient centered health care system...

Patients Invited! Health Informatics Conference seeks Patient Participation

by Marge Benham-Hutchins | May 21, 2014

An international conference addressing information technology and communication in health (ITCH) will be held February 26 – March 1, 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Professor Stephen Hawking’s statement, “we learned to talk, we learned to listen, we...