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Patient Centered Health Information Technology

Does anyone else remember those Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials from the 1980s? “Your peanut butter is in my chocolate!” “Your chocolate is in my peanut butter!” I knew I was getting older when I referred to a partnership as a...

“Good enough” technology

In doing some reading about online health, I was struck by a phrase repeated a few times: “good enough” technology. First, Google was deemed a “good enough” diagnostic tool by two Australian doctors. Then, Vince Kuraitis blogged about how...

Health Education vs. Outcomes

The Pew Internet Project has found that the internet has a significant impact on some life decisions (which school to attend, for example), but it does not play a big role in other “major life moments.” Is there something similar in health care? Are there...

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