e-Patients Blog
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Prevention is the Best Investment
David Brown over at the Washington Post wrote an article yesterday noting that prevention isn’t necessarily cheaper than “doing nothing” and letting people get sick. Well, “Duh,” I say. Prevention […]
Neither patients nor the Internet nor the healthcare system is flawless.
As I talk to people about participatory medicine and the e-patient principles, often the first belief to transform is that it’s inherently risky to “do your own googling” and inherently […]
Serial referral delays are harm
I want to introduce a term: “serial referral delays.” I assert that serial referral delays are harm, and they’re a metric we can track at any level from individual hospital […]
Thank you, Dr. Tom
I’m going to express something very personal here, because the community behind this blog is going through a profound transition, and it’s time for an acknowledgement. Please consider supporting […]
Lookout for Illness! Here it Comes!!
Shannon Brownlee had a great piece in the Washington Post the other day about how, as we live older, and hopefully more healthy lives, we’re being reminded more and more […]
NON-Practicing Patients
It took me a few days to digest what was troubling me with the New York Times Magazine article. The efficacy of the ACOR groups is based in part on […]
Social DNA at 23andme: who owns your genome?
23andMe is a new personal genomics system that will have social features. Once your DNA is analyzed, you’ll be able to compare it with others’. People will be able to […]
“Practicing Patients” (New York Times Magazine)
I haven’t dug into this yet, but I will. You? Please consider supporting the Society by joining us today! Thank you. e-Patient Dave”e-Patient Dave” deBronkart is a co-founder of […]
Minnesota wrong kidney tragedy, part II
Important update: before reading, please see correction 3/23/08 to Tuesday’s original post. The basic issue is unchanged but in any sensitive case like this accuracy is vital. I received a […]
E-patients might have prevented Minnesota wrong kidney tragedy
Corrected 3/23/08: The hospital does have online patient records, though they don’t include CT/MRI or mammogram results. See link and details below. This one strikes close to home, landing a […]
When the Patient is a Yahoo
There's been a lot of talk about Scott Haig's November article in Time, When the Patient is a Googler: Alan Greene wrote on this blog; it was a hot topic on the NY Times "Well" blog; and Susannah Fox said: I'd love to hear what people think about the issues raised,...
Trusted doesn’t mean accurate. Safe is almost certainly stale
I am sick & tired of the advice given to people looking for medical information on the internet. All the content evaluation guidelines say the same. Look for sponsorship, currency, […]
