e-patient Archives - Page 5 of 12

Patient Generated Health Data webinar featuring SPM members

by Casey Quinlan | Jan 14, 2015

The Health Data Consortium, the folks who bring Health Datapalooza to life in DC every year, have increased the input of the Consumer Circle ahead of this year’s event, which is on the calendar for May 29 thru June 3 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington...

For the #MedX “year of doing”: “Don’t be a nail”

by e-Patient Dave | Dec 29, 2014

Our movement seems to be entering a turning point, and today Paul Levy’s blog had a great example. The change is embodied by the 2015 theme of our e-patient conference buddies at Medicine X: “This is the year of doing.” In my view this means two...

Consumer Reports: “Respectful” treatment key to patient safety?

by Casey Quinlan | Dec 16, 2014

In a report released today (December 16, 2014), Consumer Reports shares insights from a survey of 1,200 people who were recently hospitalized. SPM is not surprised by the findings, which include the fact that patients who said they received respectful treatment by...

Engaging Patients in Safety: Naughty or Nice?

by Casey Quinlan | Dec 12, 2014

This post by long-time SPM member Michael Millenson first appeared on the EngagingPatients.org blog. We’re re-posting it here to both put it on the membership’s radar, and to invite comments on Michael’s POV that “As much as we can argue that...

#epatient – Are Millennials Born That Way?

by Casey Quinlan | Nov 17, 2014

Reposted from the Mighty Mouth blog Most of the people I meet in my voyages ’round healthcare system transformation, grassroots edition, arrived at the portal of #epatient via a trip through the medical-industrial complex. Either they, or someone they cared for, wound...