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Archives for March 2010

Chronic Disease in Data and Narrative–Susannah Fox

March 24, 2010 By Susannah Fox 60 Comments

For the past 5 months I have been immersed in data and narrative about chronic disease. The result, “Chronic Disease and the Internet,” is a report sponsored by the Pew Internet Project and the California HealthCare Foundation. We find that living with a heart condition, lung condition, high blood pressure, diabetes, and/or cancer has an […]

Filed Under: patient networks, understanding statistics Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, chronic disease, Pew Internet, Pew Research Center

Why is participatory medicine such a tough sell?–Susannah Fox

March 22, 2010 By Susannah Fox 13 Comments

Kevin A. Clauson, Pharm.D. is an associate professor at the College of Pharmacy and adjunct associate professor at the College of Medicine – Biomedical Informatics Program at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale,  FL.  He teaches a course on Consumer Health Informatics and Web 2.0 in Healthcare and blogs and conducts research about related topics. […]

Filed Under: research issues, trends & principles, Why PM Tagged With: Centers For Disease Control, Consumer Health Informatics, participatory medicine, Pharmacists, social media

All Together Now: The Internet Does Not Replace Health Professionals–Susannah Fox

March 4, 2010 By Susannah Fox 40 Comments

The March 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine includes a letter from Brad Hesse, Richard Moser, and Lila Rutten, three National Cancer Institute researchers whose work is a continual inspiration to me. Their analysis of data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) shows that the vast majority of Americans, “despite […]

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: hints, national cancer institute, Nejm, Pew Internet

Designing for Better Health

March 3, 2010 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

This is a banner week for people who think good design contributes to better health. On Monday, DiabetesMine and the California HealthCare Foundation launched the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Last year the contest garnered more than 150 entries and awarded a grand prize, a “most creative” prize, and a kids’ category prize. I can’t wait […]

Filed Under: positive patterns Tagged With: Better Health, california healthcare foundation, Center Stage, Clinical Experience, Clinical Settings, Cognitive Decline, Demonstration Projects, design, Design Challenge, diabetes, diabetesmine, Health Care Initiatives, National Advisory Committee, National Program Director, observations of daily living, ODLs, Patti Brennan, Pew Research Center, Premature Infants, Project HealthDesign, Real People, Rise To The Challenge, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Stress Levels, Strict Policies, Taking Center Stage

E-Patient Erin Proves a Point–Susannah Fox

March 1, 2010 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Erin Turner recently wrote: When I arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota a few weeks ago, I was asked: “Who referred you to us?” My answer was not traditional: “Twitter.” (Read her full story on the SpectrumScience blog. And take that, 2.0 doubters!)

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