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A powerful e-patient story - parents search for what ails their son e-patients.net
From SPM member Gangadhar Sulkunte: This article is very powerful....
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Nancy Finn: Are You Getting What You Paid For and Is It Worth the Money? e-patients.net
SPM member Nancy B. Finn shares some recent research findings that...
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A "de-marketing strategy" e-patients.net
J.R. Schmitt tipped me off to a fascinating article published in 1997...
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"A growing movement of e-patients": Hugo Campos on NPR's Morning... e-patients.net
Quick update before I go out and play: SPM member @AfternoonNapper...
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Dave
Misaligned reimbursement incentives logically designed to do one thing - get as big a bill out as fast as possible...not improved, ...
I know of no industry where technology is as despised as it is in health care. It’s a statement that it took government money to incentivize healthcare providers to finally do what virtually every other industry has done — apply IT to streamline processes. “Established technology is being given a [...]
Kathy
9 Health IT Tools Patients Should Understand informationweek.com
To be actively involved in your own medical care, you need to understand the basics about electronic medical records, health information exchanges, and more. Check out our primer.
Stephanie
Florence Nightingale’s Legacy stephaniefrederick.com
Florence Nightingale was a scientist, nurse, and regarded as one of the most influential and famous women in Britain, second only to Queen Victoria.
Cathy
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It is a known fact that as we age our friendships enrich us and help improve our health. Read my latest post on the what friendship ...
The Importance of Nurturing Our Friendships anempoweredspirit.com
Lucy and Ethel. Mary and Rhoda. Emily and Charlotte. Serena and Venus. Real or fictional portrayals of friendships between women have always had a uniquely powerful impact on me. Believe it or not, when I watched re-runs of I Love Lucy as a child, I looked past the comedy and
Dave
Recapping efforts by ePatient Dave, Regina Holliday, SP4M and otthers
A firestorm has been triggered by the American Hospital Association's (AHA) 68 page letter (PDF) commenting on the Stage 2 Meaningful Use proposed requirements. The reaction has been swift from various individuals and organizations focused on patient rights and empowerment. Dave deBronkart (aka "ePatient Dave") characterized the AHA response as "declaring [...]
Sherry
Paradox? National eHealth Collaborative charging for webinar on OpenNotes Project and patient engagement
The National eHealth Collaborative which is soley funded by the Office of the National Coordiantor (millions a year) is going to host a ...
Ileana
Top 6 tips for e-patients healthcareitnews.com
BOSTON – Gone are the days when patients can afford to be passive about their healthcare, says Nancy Finn, author of the new book e-Patients Live Longer: The Complete Guide to Managing Health Care Using Technology. “The ‘e’ in...
Amy
Hopefully of interest: we've just launched a new Diabetes Patient Voices Contest ...
in which which e-Patients and hands-on caregivers can voice their concerns about diabetes device design directly to the Powers That Be! ...
The 2011 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge diabetesmine.com
A huge thank you and congratulations to all who participated in our 2011 open innovation contest! (see the contest details here) Yet again we feel this effort is an example of “crowdsourcing" at its best — culling the brightest...
Sherry
If Patients are expected to be key members of their own care teams they need the same access to information as the rest of the care team...
Currently the US goverenment is providing funding to providers and hospitals to implement EHR systems that meet certain criteria. The ...
Dave
Forbes: Health Systems Spending Billions to Prepare for the "Last Battle"
Providers should leave some dry powder to address the gaps left by systems developed for a reimbursement model that is a 180 from the ...
Forbes cover story reports on the billionaires at Cerner and Epic created by the HITECH Act. This was the $19 billion portion of the stimulus bill that is providing billions of subsidies for the adoption of [...]
Steven G.
Thanks so much for your generosity. We've all been touched by breast cancer. KeepAbreast.com is the Khan Academy for people dealing ...
KeepAbreast.com keepabreast.com
Dave
NY Times features some startups connecting patients and families
NY Times features some startups connecting patients and families into the care process (disclosure: mine is one of them). Too bad they ...
Some entrepreneurial doctors and patients have come up with Web sites and mobile apps to ease monitoring of a person’s vital signs and even make appointments.
