e-Patients Blog
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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 […]
Patients are Getting On Line Access to Their Own Charts
A big “thumbs up” to Toby Cosgrove, CEO of Cleveland Clinic for being the champion of “My Chart”, a program that allows patients, through password protected access, to obtain information […]
Improving Care by Emailing the Doctor
A study in the October issue of Pediatrics found that allowing patients to e mail their physicians improved their ease of access and their perception of the quality of care […]
Superbugs
Today I heard a story on NPR about a new “superbug” that caused ear infections in children that were resistant to all currently recommended antibiotics used to treat this infection. […]
What Works Best for Patients on the Web?
Joe Shapiro’s piece on patients turning to the internet was well done and interesting. Our thanks to Susannah Fox for her contribution to this article, and for her work on […]
Open Internet vs. Closed Doctor-Directed Systems
Our research shows that most people just use a general search engine when they have a health question, but many report feeling overwhelmed by what they find. What’s the trade-off? What other resources are out there for e-patients?
E-patients With Chronic Conditions
Sometimes my research becomes a little too much for me to bear alone. Like when I find that people living with chronic disease and disability are among the least likely […]
