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Evidence: “Patients value direct, independent access to their medical exams.” Who knew??

by e-Patient Dave | Dec 3, 2014

Edited an hour later – added Business Impact section at end Healthcare providers who are tracking patient experience and patient satisfaction, take note: a new study reported yesterday in Science Daily provides evidence that we patients really like it when we...

(Video) Larry Weed, father of the Problem Oriented Medical Record – Grand Rounds, 1971

by e-Patient Dave | Sep 10, 2014

Students of medicine (surely most MDs) will know the name Larry Weed, but I didn’t until a few years ago on this blog, when I learned that in 1999 our founder “Doc Tom” Ferguson gave Weed an Outstanding Achievement Award. In the late 1960s Dr. Weed...

HIMSS blog: Thought Leadership – The Patient Perspective

by Ileana Balcu | Jun 10, 2014

Interesting blog at HIMSS by Pete Rivera: use the patient to redesign the workflow: Thought Leadership – the Patient Perspective For years, I advocated that health IT does not drive business. I still do. Rethinking your processes to leverage technology is just...

Wall Street Journal article on getting patients involved in their healthcare

by Ileana Balcu | Jun 9, 2014

An article published yesterday in Wall Street Journal The Health-Care Industry Is Pushing Patients to Help Themselves – Providers are Using Tech Tools and Personalized Approaches to Get Patients More Engaged...

OpenNotes & Transparency: Ongoing conversation

by Casey Quinlan | May 1, 2014

OpenNotesOne of our MD members, Peter Elias, tipped us off on our listserv to a post on KevinMD.com from a clinician who was expressing concern about the wisdom of OpenNotes, and fully sharing information with patients in general. Peter posted a comment, which we...