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The Green Button idea in practice

E-Patient Dave’s post about the Green Button idea generated a lively and substantive discussion in the Comments section. The idea of making it easy for patients to anonymously share their data online for the benefit of research is apparently one whose time has...

“Listening to the Patient Voice” – a Planetree story

I’ve long been surprised that Planetree.org is not better known by everyone who talks about patient-centered care, patient engagement, etc. I attended one of their webcasts in April and wrote about a great booklet they discussed. I’m taking the liberty of...

How To Dump A Doctor

I have known Sharon Anderson for many years and watched her eAdvocacy evolve.  A nine year leiomyosarcoma (LMS — a very rare cancer) survivor, Sharon has tirelessly used her social work skills to help LMS patients directly while actively promoting an increase in...

e-Patient Classic: Elyse Chapman, April 2009

Today I heard from a friend who’s had a tumor discovered. S/he decided to fire the current doctor, who would not return phone messages and was “intellectually lazy” – not interested in pursuing ideas my friend brought up that might require some...

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