I help people navigate health and technology.
Fard Johnmar interviewed me about internet adoption, the use of social technologies among minority groups, and my hope that e-patients’ “passion, knowledge, and ingenuity is brought forward no matter what else is planned for health care reform.”
Mobile access is an essential component of the next wave of the information revolution. This chart displays the basic demographics of the “Motivated by Mobility” group identified in the Pew Internet Project’s report, The Mobile Difference.
on Public Q&A: “I received scary test results. What questions should I ask my clinician?”: “Thanks, Samantha! I love your signature line/bona fides list — you tick the boxes for “learned and loved experience” described…” May 6, 15:33
on Public Q&A: “I received scary test results. What questions should I ask my clinician?”: “Great conversation. It has been my experience as a nurse to have the conversation before the testing. What is the…” May 4, 09:05 on Rare Disease in the NYT: “Captivated is such a good description of how I felt, too. I read the essay once through quickly, then a…” Apr 25, 11:12
For those of us who are e-patients, your priorities are, of course, right on and self-evident. But for the too many people who still some surprised that patients are at the center of the health care equation, thank you, thank you, thank you for making this unequivocal statement about the priorities for health care reform.