e-Patient Dave joined this group in March 2008 thanks to an introduction by Danny Sands, MD, his primary care physician. Dave quickly established himself as the number one fan of the “white paper,” which we had edited and published after Tom Ferguson’s death. On his home blog, The New Life of e-Patient Dave, he noted […]
Nexthealth: a picture worth a thousand words–Susannah Fox
Jen McCabe Gorman drew a picture at HealthCampDC on Friday that I really liked. Luckily, I found this image of her Medicine 2.0 presentation, so nobody has to decipher my sketch. Click image to view full size original. The one difference is that, on Friday, Jen pointed out that the outer square (“content”) is Health […]
Participatory Medicine at NIH, part 2–Susannah Fox
The National Institutes of Health recently gathered a group of consumers and people who study them. We met off-site at a hotel in Bethesda, which I thought was an apt metaphor for the day’s question: How can NIH better communicate with the public? First, I said, make it easier to access your research. Make your […]
Safety Net Populations–Susannah Fox
I recently spoke at a workshop entitled Patient Online Access in the Safety Net. (Check out these related posts.) Click image to view full size original. The organizers, Ted Eytan and Veenu Aulakh, asked me to create a participatory presentation, which definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone since I had to be ready […]
Comarow on Quality–Susannah Fox
Avery Comarow’s blog on USNews.com is my personal find of the week. I once worked with Avery, so I know he tells it like it is, and he’s tackling an important topic. Check out his take on the CMS Hospital Compare page: Hospital Deaths Go Public.
Not Just a Pretty Picture–Susannah Fox
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute published health risk data in a way that only a researcher would love (Reason.com’s Hit & Run blog links to the subscription-only charts here in case you want to marvel at the ugliness). Luckily The New York Times took notice and painted a picture that everyone can appreciate. […]
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