by Jessie Gruman | Aug 1, 2013
This summer, I am reflecting and writing about what I wish that I had known earlier about getting good care following active cancer treatment, based on my experience with five different cancer diagnoses and what I have learned from others. If you have been diagnosed...
by Ileana Balcu | Feb 15, 2013
The Health Affairs February 2013 issue is titled “New Era of Patient Engagement” and the content matches the title. Nick Dawson describes the day in his blog post Health Affairs is the new shirtless dancing guy Here’s a short extract from the blog...
by e-Patient Dave | Jan 27, 2013
Guest post by Elaine Waples, one of our new (today) members of SPM (with her husband Brian Klepper). This story illustrates one of the core dysfunctions in American medicine today – lack of coordination – and makes a compelling case for patients and...
by e-Patient Dave | Oct 23, 2012
USA Today has a piece today on HealthGrades, one of the sites that provide information on medical outcomes and safety. The data show that quality varies widely. Experienced e-patients know this, and will learn what they can about their local treatment options....
by e-Patient Dave | Jun 23, 2012
In our Society for Participatory Medicine we define this new approach to medicine as …a movement in which networked patients shift from being mere passengers to active drivers of their care, and providers encourage and value them as full partners. An article in...
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