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We’re all in this together

by Casey Quinlan | Sep 9, 2015

A guest post from member Jeffrey Halbstein-Harris – this is a small slice of a longer piece he used as the basis for a speaking engagement. This is a call to consumers: my brothers and sisters who rely on healthcare and its infrastructure’s support throughout...

#NoMUwithoutME: Primary School Edition

by Casey Quinlan | Apr 18, 2015

Created using Bitstrips. Text engine: Up Goer Five, “Can you explain a hard idea using only the ten hundred most used words? It’s not very easy.” Bottom line: When you go to the doctor, any doctor, always ask for your...

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...

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...