by Danny van Leeuwen | Mar 23, 2017
I’m an old hippie [left]. I’ve lived in many houses and on a farm (commune?) with other people. Regularly we heard, “I agreed to what? No I didn’t.” “Since when is that a rule?” I, and then my wife and I, developed skill in...
by Nick Dawson | Mar 13, 2014
I now ask all my patients, at the end of our visits, “Did I get it? Did I successfully answer your questions and address your fears?” Dr. Marc Katz is a cardiac surgeon in Richmond Virginia. His op-ed, ‘Participatory Medicine’ encourages partnership between patient...
by e-Patient Dave | Apr 14, 2013
This morning on Facebook, an SPM member (who were you??) pointed out that it was seven years ago today that “Doc Tom” Ferguson, the visionary who foresaw the e-patient movement, passed away unexpectedly while being treated for multiple myeloma. Click the...
by e-Patient Dave | Aug 30, 2012
Our friend Jim Conway, revered advocate for better care, writes: To my colleagues in the patient and family centered care, personal and public engagement community. On September 6th the IOM will release a new report on building a learning healthcare system, “Best Care...
by e-Patient Dave | Aug 16, 2012
For a couple of years I’ve been wondering when controversy and snark would hit this movement. Looks like it showed up this morning. Today one of our members posted on our members-only email group: I was on a phone call recently with some colleagues in health IT...
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