by e-Patient Dave | May 24, 2011
One of the first posts on this blog that got wider attention was in March 2009: RateMDs.com: Medical Justice’s approach is “repulsive”: …a company called Medical Justice wants to help doctors avoid consumer ratings, by getting patients to sign an agreement...
by e-Patient Dave | May 13, 2011
The comments below add significant thoughts to what I said – be sure to read them. A lot of people are intrigued with using “cloud” applications and storage for personal health data. This week we’re seeing what I think is the final nail in the...
by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Apr 12, 2011
While doing some research the other day on personal health records (PHRs), I came across this article, describing Revolution Health’s announcement — without much media attention — about dropping its PHR at the beginning of 2010. (Disclosure: I worked...
by Susannah Fox | Apr 4, 2011
To me, there are two types of breaking news in health care: the macro and the micro. Macro health news breaks when there is a natural disaster, a scientific breakthrough, or a new twist in a policy debate (see: “ACOs”). I read up on the facts and try to...
by Cheryl Greene | Mar 25, 2011
Three years ago our family was faced with a difficult decision. What is the best care for our mother? We toured all the possible local options, but when it came down to it, there was only one facility* willing to take my mother due to the advanced state of her...
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