e-Patients Blog
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Why Doesn’t My Doctor Answer My Email?
Because he or she is afraid — afraid of being overwhelmed by one more responsibility, of not being reimbursed for time spent answering emails, of patient privacy, of HIPAA, and […]
Wikipedia’s Arcane Rules Censor Health Information
I don’t know of a living soul who views Wikipedia as any type of authoritative resource. Why? Because no single person takes responsibility for any article’s content or quality. Some […]
E-patient Interview: Amy Tenderich
Amy Tenderich is the engine behind DiabetesMine, "a gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes." Hearing her speak at Health 2.0 was a highlight of the conference for me and she just co-authored a book, so I wanted to bring her over...
CNN Takes on Doctor Ratings… And Gets it Wrong
CNN has recently published an article about what to look for in a doctor rating website. Unfortunately, they repeat some misconceptions and errors about these services. The most serious error […]
Google Says, “Don’t Forget Your Keywords So Our Software Gets It!”
Popular Mechanics, of all places, has an exclusive, rare interview with Udi Manber, the head of search quality at Google. You’d hope that if anybody understands how the Web and […]
No Secrets
Ted Eytan‘s April 16, 2008, iHealthBeat column lays out the benefits of providing real-time, secure access to health records: “As our profession understands the benefits of patient partnership better, more […]
E-patient Interview: Stirrup Queen
Cheryl Miller has written an excellent article, "Blogging Infertility," in The New Atlantis. She brings up a lot of themes that have been echoing throughout my other reading: a once-silent group newly empowered by the internet; teaming patients with similar profiles;...
Patients Rating Hospitals? What Next!?
Dr. Robert Wachter has an interesting essay over at THCB entitled, Should Patient Satisfaction Scores Be Adjusted for Where Patients Shop? As health care in the U.S. continues to move […]
“You can do it. We can help.”
That’s Home Depot’s slogan and the subject of an excellent essay by Amy Tenderich of Diabetes Mine. Be sure to read the comments, where there is a healthy debate going […]
Health Care Consumerism
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions released a very interesting report on “Health Care Consumerism” which looks at five “zones” of activity: traditional health services, self-directed care, alternative and non-conventional […]
Doctors Discuss How to Deal with e-Patients
“A well-educated patient is easier to treat. A badly educated patient is very difficult to treat.” This and other choice quotes you’ll find in, How to deal with the digitally […]
Impact of “Fee for Service” payment
I haven’t backtracked to the original article this editorial cites. In my view, it looks like big evidence of the impact of FFS (fee for service). Quality Care at Bargain […]
