e-Patients Blog
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Talk of the Nation
I had the pleasure of being a guest on NPR’s Talk of the Nation yesterday, along with Dr. Scott Haig and Dr. Ted Eytan, to talk about “Do-It-Yourself Diagnosis on […]
Markle Foundation Policy Meeting 2007
The Markle Foundation has a health program that is dedicated to accelerating the rate at which information technology enables consumers and the health system that supports them to improve health […]
Don’t Get Sick in Massachusetts
You’d think that any state that boasts a city like Boston that has as many teaching hospitals and world-class hospitals as Boston would be one of the best cities to […]
Should Ordinary People Give Medical Advice Online?
Wow is all I can say. When I came across this discussion on MetaTalk, the discussion site for an old community blogging site called MetaFilter, I was taken aback. The […]
Susannah Fox on ePatients and the Health 2.0 Revolution
Not sure how we missed this (bad blogger!), but our own Susannah Fox from the Pew Internet and American Life Project was interviewed for HealthDot a month ago. Check out […]
What Would Your Ideal Doctor Rating System Look Like?
Dr. Bob Wachter over at the Health 2.0 blog has an interesting entry about doctor rating sites, which are popping up like dandelions in summer. He reviews a lot of […]
Health 2.0 and Privacy Lost
In all the hype surrounding the latest Internet bubble, we’re faced with user-generated content and meaningless marketing terms like “Health 2.0” which are used to suggest everything and nothing all […]
A Health 2.0 Overview, Through the Eyes of a New Diabetic
Wondering how good the Health 2.0 revolution has been so far to patients? A great overview of the Health 2.0 world through the eyes of a newly-diagnosed diabetic is well […]
Googlers vs. e-patients vs. cyberchondriacs
Tara Parker-Pope’s blog, Well, sparked an outcry last week when she posted, “A Doctor’s Disdain for Medical ‘Googlers’”. Before you read her post and all the comments (275 so far), […]
E-Patients Report Bad Drug Reactions
When a medication causes a horrible side effect a patient usually turns to the prescribing physician for help. If the adverse reaction is listed in the prescribing information, then the […]
Patient Centered Health Information Technology
Does anyone else remember those Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials from the 1980s? “Your peanut butter is in my chocolate!” “Your chocolate is in my peanut butter!” I knew I […]
Drug Alerts & Interactions Online
Getting timely information about drug dangers is always challenging. It’s been our experience that drug companies and the FDA generally downplay problems until they have no choice but to admit […]
