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Scott Strange: The Only “Thing” that Can Empower You Is You
This guest post by SPM member Scott Strange originally appeared on his blog, Strangely Diabetic. Scott will host this week's #s4pm Tweetchat on Wednesday, April 11 at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific (username @Strangely_t1) on #diabetes. It seems that every day we read a new...
System 1, System 2, Elephants and Illusions
One of the principal areas to be understood and developed as we expand participatory medicine is decision making. As patients become "responsible drivers of their care, and providers welcome and value them as full partners," patients participate in decisions - and...
Self-Service Healthcare?
In a recent commentary on the American Public Media program Marketplace Money, Francis Frei discussed the failure of self check-out at supermarkets. Her insightful commentary is clearly based on both personal experience as well as her professional knowledge of...
JoPM: “Making Every Second Count” at the Doctor’s Office
Co-Editors-in-Chief Joe and Terry Graedon tell patients how to get the most out of today's all-too-brief medical office visits in the April editorial of the Journal of Participatory Medicine. "Making Every Second Count – What We Can Do As Patients" complements JoPM's...
Monthly introduction to e-Patients.net, blog of the Society for Participatory Medicine
This is our monthly introduction to e-Patients.net, blog of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Follow the Society on Twitter (@S4PM), Facebook, and LinkedIn.  Here's how to become a Society member, individual or corporate. Our publications: This blog...
The DIY Clinical Trial – Health Blog – WSJ
When Medicine Really Gets Personal:Â The DIY Clinical Trial - Health Blog - WSJ http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/03/30/when-medicine-really-gets-personal-the-diy-clinical-trial/
Consumer Reports: Medical devices are rarely tested
Consumer Reports notes that medical devices are rarely tested to determine whether they're safe. Consumers Union's Safe Patient Project is gathering stories from patients who've had a problem with an implant or a medical device. The Project is hosting a Twitter chat...
Nancy Finn: Changes to Health Delivery Are Key to Reducing Costs
Guest blogger, e-patient and SPM member Nancy Finn takes on the tough topic of how to reduce the cost of health care delivery. With all the talk this week about Obamacare and whether or not the Supreme Court will declare the law constitutional, partially...
The BRCA patents, the Supreme Court and Empowered Healthcare Consumers
SPM member Eve Harris, on her "Healthy Piece of My Mind" blog, has a potent post on yesterday's Supreme Court decision about the BRCA1 and BRCA2 patents held by a private company. The patents have restricted patients' and families' access to screening tests. Excerpt:...
What happens when an engaged consumer tries to help control costs?
Since November I've been blogging on my personal site about what happens when a patient tries to help control costs, in my cost cutting edition posts. Most recently I noted that this stuff takes time, especially since our glorious American healthcare system seems to...
“People without medical background can understand if you tell it in a language they understand”
In the latest post in our Why I Joined SPM series, guest blogger Dr. Nabin Sapkota shares his story of discovering that patients like to be taught what's going on, and how this replaced what he'd lost when he gave up doing teaching rounds. Every "why I joined" post is...
SPM member Akiva Zablocki: “Step One to an Informed Decision: Convene an Expert Panel”
It's terrific that so many members of the Society for Participatory Medicine are contributing guest posts that share their e-patient story or how they came to know and care about participatory medicine. This one, by Akiva Zablocki (@iPatchMan), is extraordinary, both...
