e-Patients Blog
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Harnessing Openness
The Committee for Economic Development (CED) is an independent, non-partisan research organization with a trustee list dominated by corporations (not that there’s anything wrong with that — my own funders, […]
More 2.0 Definitions
Susannah once again posted a series of cool/very useful links! And I know we should keep on providing definitions for all the “Health 2.0” applications we are talking about. So, […]
Consumer Resources
As we continue our discussion of the definitions of 2.0 and user-generated content (UGC), I thought I’d highlight some other buzzwords and link to a few consumer-oriented resources. I still […]
Women Healthcare Executives & e-Patients
e-Patients Scholar, Cheryl Greene presented the e-Patient perspective to women healthcare leaders at X2HN. Her talk titled, Making the Most of Health 2.0, was presented at their annual meeting in […]
Wikis: Cautionary Tale 2.0
Everybody is talking about social networks, collective intelligence, wisdom of crowds, smartmobs, User Generated Content and other “2.0” terms. It almost sounds like the only recipe to create the next […]
It’s Not Just about Healthcare…
All this talk about Health 2.0/ Web 2.0 and the wisdom of crowds has got me noticing things I probably would not have noticed before. For that reason I am […]
Medscape Editorial
Check out this video editorial by Dr. Danny Sands entitled “ePatients: Engaging Patients in Their Own Care.” (Note: sign-up is free for site access.) Please consider supporting the Society […]
Hey there, e-Patient Dave!
“… this looks to me like the Sixties motto “power to the people,” made real in the world, in a way that’s touching many many people and could be touching far more – even everyone.” e-Patient Dave
Women — You’ve Been comScored!
Women e-Patients may turn to discussion groups, chats, Blogs and other UGC to gather information before making a decision. They may also read books, talk to friends, their significant other, their doctors, and any number of other healthcare professionals. . In my opinion, this is where e-Patients differ from Health 2.0 users. It’s also what makes us hard to market to :-)
New York Times and e-Patients
Check out Dr. Alan Greene’s guest expert Blog on NYTimes.com. He’s answering readers’ questions e-Patient style! Please consider supporting the Society by joining us today! Thank you.
The WELL
Two Views on e-Patients, and the Doctors who See Them
We live in a time of rapid tectonic shifts in what it means to be a doctor and what it means to be a patient. I’m not surprised that there are clashes of ideology and practice. Our labyrinthine, barnacle-encrusted healthcare system resists change. So do our social structures that have lasted for millennia.
