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peer-to-peer health care

I’m leaving Pew Research

July 17, 2014 By Susannah Fox 84 Comments

Believe it or not, 14 years ago, the idea of using the internet for health was a novel concept. That’s when Pew Internet published its first report about the social impact of the internet on health and health care, raising eyebrows across the U.S. Our data was cited in mainstream news outlets, in JAMA, and, […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, trends & principles Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Pew Internet, Pew Research Center, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Thomas Goetz, Tom Ferguson

How did we get here? And where are we going?

July 15, 2014 By Susannah Fox 17 Comments

The Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628

Video of my talk in Sweden is now online (skip to minute 7 unless you speak Swedish): It’s a comprehensive summary of my research so far, as well as an argument for listening to patients and caregivers as we move forward into the future. I opened with an example that was inspired by a visit […]

Filed Under: participatory research, patient networks, peer-to-peer health care, trends & principles Tagged With: C3N Project, cystic fibrosis, patientslikeme, peer-to-peer healthcare, Pew Internet, Pew Research Center, scurvy, Sweden, video

Just in time someone like me

July 8, 2014 By Susannah Fox 12 Comments

Teens want just in time someone like me

In 2005, I took a call from someone who worked at Planned Parenthood. He wanted the conversation to be off the record, so I didn’t even write down his name, which is a shame because that conversation changed the direction of my career. The caller had seen media coverage of Pew Internet’s health research, probably […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: peer-to-peer healthcare, Pew Internet, sexual health, Tom Ferguson

Health Care Hackers

June 25, 2014 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Destination DIY is an independently-produced public radio show and podcast featuring creative solutions to big problems. Sarah Yahm did a beautiful job producing the latest show and I was honored to be part of it: https://soundcloud.com/destinationdiy/health-care-hackers A few footnotes: I name PatientsLikeMe as an example of an organization that helps people who want to help […]

Filed Under: patient networks, peer-to-peer health care

The internet spins both ways

June 18, 2014 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Did you know some doctors once had a hand signal to warn their colleagues about internet-using patients? I talk about this and other health care history, plus a bit about the possible future (including some market opportunities), in an interview with Alex Howard: One study I cite in this segment of our conversation centers on […]

Filed Under: patient networks, peer-to-peer health care, social media, trends & principles Tagged With: Alex Howard, Health Datapalooza, peer-to-peer healthcare, self-tracking, Tracking for Health

Just-in-time help

April 18, 2014 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

One man helping another with his tie on the T by jsperber

Jodi Sperber snapped this photo of an older man helping a younger man with his tie on the T in Boston. I love it and shared it online (after getting Jodi’s permission). Roni Zeiger was one friend I sent it to and he replied, “Networks of microexperts ready to help each other: you never know where […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder, peer-to-peer health care, social media Tagged With: altruism, microexperts, Unmentionables

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