{"id":13889,"date":"2012-12-28T09:50:54","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T14:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=13889"},"modified":"2012-12-28T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T14:45:53","slug":"top-5-posts-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2012\/12\/top-5-posts-of-2012.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Posts of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was curious to see which were the top 5 posts, traffic-wise, and figured readers might be interested, too. Here&#8217;s the line-up:<\/p>\n<p>#1: <a href=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/archives\/2012\/01\/open-knowledge-saves-lives-oppose-h-r-3699.html\" target=\"_blank\">Open knowledge saves lives. Oppose H.R. 3699!<\/a> by Gilles Frydman<\/p>\n<p>The e-patients.net post with the highest number of views is a clear call to action in favor of open access to research. I just searched the Library of Congress&#8217;s Thomas site and the bill appears to still be in committee. If anyone has information about its status, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p>#2: <a href=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/archives\/2012\/03\/visualize-this-an-e-patients-medical-life-history.html\" target=\"_blank\">Visualize This: An e-Patient\u2019s Medical Life History<\/a>, by <a href=\"http:\/\/katiemccurdy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katie McCurdy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An epic comment that we elevated to a post &#8212; well worth the read, even for the second time. I was thrilled to meet Katie in person at the Medicine X conference in September. She is an inspiration to many, including me.<\/p>\n<p>#3: <a href=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/archives\/2012\/03\/whats-the-future-for-self-tracking.html\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s the future for self-tracking?<\/a> by me<\/p>\n<p>I used this post and the conversation it generated to hone research ideas for a survey that Pew Internet fielded in August and September (the results of which I <a href=\"http:\/\/susannahfox.com\/2012\/10\/29\/the-e-is-for-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\">previewed<\/a> in a couple of speeches in the fall). It was one of the many examples this year of an e-patients.net comment thread that far outpaced the original post in insight.<\/p>\n<p>#4: <a href=\"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/archives\/2012\/01\/star-tribune-simple-pharmacy-change-produces-major-quality-improvement.html\" target=\"_blank\">Star Tribune: Simple pharmacy change produces major quality improvement<\/a>, by <a href=\"http:\/\/epatientdave.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">E-patient Dave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another popular post from last January (#1 was also posted 12 months ago), this time an excellent case study combined with concrete advice about avoiding medical errors. 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