{"id":1605,"date":"2009-03-19T22:28:30","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T03:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2010-03-05T00:04:06","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T05:04:06","slug":"lets-hear-it-for-the-d-patient-e-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2009\/03\/lets-hear-it-for-the-d-patient-e-patients.html","title":{"rendered":"Let’s hear it for the d-patient e-patients. :-)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 3\/21: For easier reference, I’m editing this to incorporate some goodies from comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a little game that just might turn into something transformational.<\/p>\n

Since I started learning about this world of participatory medicine, I’ve looked for patterns that can teach us something. (That’s what I do at work, in high tech \u2013 look for patterns that help understand and predict.)<\/p>\n

After reading the e-patient white paper (you should if you haven’t), I started to notice ways that certain patients created great value, far beyond what their mortals docs could do alone. Notice the slogan at the top of this page.<\/p>\n

Here’s a thought: perhaps <\/del>Our patron saint Gilles Frydman has long said that some of the most potent e-patient specimens are health professionals who become patients themselves. Let’s collect some names.
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\nFor starters:<\/p>\n