{"id":15867,"date":"2014-01-21T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=15867"},"modified":"2014-01-21T08:51:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T13:51:06","slug":"consumer-reports-seeks-study-participants-hip-or-knee-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2014\/01\/consumer-reports-seeks-study-participants-hip-or-knee-replacement.html","title":{"rendered":"Prize-winning Consumer Reports app seeks study participants: Hip or Knee Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"

For U.S. residents –\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I spoke last month at a health price transparency conference in Washington, sponsored in part by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In a side session we saw presentations by the winners of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge<\/a> \"Consumer<\/a>for shopping tools.\u00a0Consumer Reports won first place<\/a> for shopping apps for their Hospital Advisor: Hip & Knee app. (The link has their demo video.) It’s a fabulous tool for comparing prices and quality for hip and knee replacements.<\/p>\n

Now they’re expanding the data behind the app, so they want information from us. Team member Chris Baily sent this request – feel free to share widely:<\/strong>
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Consumer Reports is working on a tool to help Hip and Knee replacement patients find the right hospital and doctor. We need study participants to help us better understand patient needs in order to incorporate them into the product we’re developing.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to participate, the first step is to answer a few screening questions (age, surgery status, good times to talk, etc). Click here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1fuC5Dt<\/a> to determine your eligibility.<\/p>\n

Interviews will be held by telephone or online via a Google Hangout. If you’re selected, we\u2019ll be in touch directly to discuss details and set your appointment time.<\/p>\n

Details of the study:<\/p>\n