e-Patients Blog
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Mobilizing Support for the CIS
I just heard from Gary Kreps, Professor of Health Communication at George Mason University and e-patient pioneer, reporting about drastic cutbacks to the Cancer Information Service programs. Excellent up-to-date information […]
Health 2.0 Northeast Meeting Review
I along with e-Patient Dave, Dan Hoch and Danny Sands, attended the second Health 2.0 Northeast meeting in Cambridge, Mass. on Tuesday night (Oct. 7, 2008). It was an initially […]
Patient Power: Andrew Schorr
Andrew Schorr's recent comment also merits a separate post: I am a 12-year leukemia survivor and very grateful to the ACOR community members who helped me numerous times along the way. I have dedicated my life to creating community online and also, in a supplementary...
Response to Tara Parker-Pope’s “You’re Sick. Now What?”
Christine Gray's comments on the New York Times open thread merit a separate post (updated on 10/7/2008): Five years ago, when many pediatric hospitals were unaware of or unwilling to acknowledge the capacities of online medical support groups, my thirteen-year-old...
Revolution Health Gets Gobbled Up By Everyday Health
As previously discussed, Waterfront Media acquired Revolution Health in a deal the New York Times valued at $300 million. Waterfront Media is a Brooklyn-based company that runs Everyday Health.com and represents many condition-specific health sites (including PsychCentral.com). Case joins Waterfront’s board of directors. Expect massive staff reductions at the Revolution Health offices in D.C.
New York Times Health Section
The New York Times published an amazing array of health articles yesterday, each one of which is worthy of a discussion on this blog (and not just because we were […]
Taxpayer Access: The NIH Public Access Policy
“Taxpayer access” – the principle that American taxpayers should have free, timely, public access to the results of publicly funded research – would change the public access to scientific articles, and put critical biomedical research into the hands of those who need it.
Crowdsourcing a Survey: Health Topics
The Pew Internet Project will conduct a national telephone survey this fall about the internet’s impact on health and health care. One of the first tasks is to look at […]
Please vote for GlobalCures
Update: voting ends midnight EDT Monday 9/29. Great post Friday on John Halamka’s GeekDoctor blog. It’s about GlobalCures, an entry in MembersProject, an American Express contest that has $2.5 million […]
The Im-Patient Consumer
Josh Seidman has a new entrant in the health care name game: The Im-Patient Consumer. As he explains, “Americans for the most part are too [expletive of choice] patient with […]
Cognitive Surplus & Tough Economic Times: An Explosive Cocktail?
The growth of the e-Patients movement may be experiencing surprising strength from a completely unexpected source, with many people growing the ranks of the movement because of the greatest motivator […]
Dr. Val Jones Leaves Revolution
Although not explicitly mentioned, it appears Dr. Val Jones, the Senior Medical Director at Revolution Health, has quietly left the company and is starting her own venture, Better Health. You can read an interview where she discusses her new life online, with not a single mention of her 2+ year efforts at Revolution. Rumor has it that Revolution actually terminated most of its relationships with medical staff, moving highly paid doctors like Dr. Val from full-time to a consulting role only. Glad to see her move on with her own “brand” and venturing out on her own!
