by Kathleen O'Malley | Jun 1, 2012
SPM member Nancy B. Finn shares some recent research findings that confirm what many of us suspected about the value patients get out of health care in the U.S. When we go to the supermarket or the store to make a purchase, most of us are concerned about getting what...
by Kathleen O'Malley | Apr 30, 2012
The Journal of Participatory Medicine received a nice recommendation from Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in his blogpost on where to find reliable information about patient-centered medicine. Levy also recommends a new non-profit site...
by Kathleen O'Malley | Apr 24, 2012
SPM member and Bay Area writer Eve Harris looks at information technology’s role in promoting participatory medicine on KQED’s State of Health blog. Harris discusses tools familiar to most e-patients, but what’s really noteworthy here is the evidence...
by Kathleen O'Malley | Dec 29, 2011
The Journal of Participatory Medicine has just published “The Patient Will See You Now,” a thought-provoking and rather moving narrative by John Krueger, MD. In telling his own story of becoming and maturing as a physician, the author persuasively argues...
by e-Patient Dave | Nov 16, 2011
Usually we talk about participatory medicine at the level of the individual care relationship, but increasingly we’re seeing the need to “Design and create a safe, decent, patient centered healthcare system.” And as we start to get real about that –...
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