{"id":1717,"date":"2011-04-26T19:25:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T23:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/journal\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2023-02-20T11:03:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:03:57","slug":"hacking-health-designing-for-and-understanding-my-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/journal\/perspective\/narratives\/2011\/04\/26\/hacking-health-designing-for-and-understanding-my-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacking Health: Designing for and Understanding My Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When confronted with a shockingly high number during a routine cholesterol check at work, the author realized that he knew nothing about his own health metrics. The experience led him to develop a tool called HealthCard to address the questions, &#8220;How do I become an informed and empowered patient?&#8221; and &#8220;How do I [as a patient, nurse, doctor, or proxy] make quicker, more accurate decisions?&#8221; This presentation traces the evolution of HealthCard and speculates where it might lead.<\/p>\n<h3>Full Presentation (28:50):<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/22857537?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22857537\">Hacking Health: Designing for and Understanding My Health<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user6741255\">J Participatory Medicine<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Part 1 (9:30):<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/22861360?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22861360\">Hacking Health &#8211; Part 1<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user6741255\">J Participatory Medicine<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Part 2 (10:24):<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/22916513?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22916513\">Hacking Health &#8211; Part 2<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user6741255\">J Participatory Medicine<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Part 3: (8:52): <\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/22916570?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22916570\">Hacking Health &#8211; Part 3<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user6741255\">J Participatory Medicine<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Slideshow Only:<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width:425px\" id=\"__ss_7730681\"><strong style=\"display:block;margin:12px 0 4px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/JParticipatMed\/hacking-health-by-juhan-sonin\" title=\"&quot;Hacking Health&quot; by Juhan Sonin\">&quot;Hacking Health&quot; by Juhan Sonin<\/a><\/strong><object id=\"__sse7730681\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/static.slidesharecdn.com\/swf\/ssplayer2.swf?doc=hackinghealth-110425151422-phpapp02&#038;stripped_title=hacking-health-by-juhan-sonin&#038;userName=JParticipatMed\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:5px 0 12px\">View more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/\">presentations<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/JParticipatMed\">JParticipatMed<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong><em>Copyright: <\/em><\/strong>\u00a9 2011 Juhan Sonin. 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