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trends & principles

Recruit doctors. Let e-patients lead. Go mobile.

March 6, 2008 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

The Health 2.0 conference was an opportunity to learn about an amazing array of emerging technologies and, for me, to connect them to a bigger vision of what’s happened and what’s next. Here is the text of my remarks, annotated with as many links as I can (in case you want to dig deeper): The […]

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E-health Reality Check–Susannah Fox

January 14, 2008 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Press coverage of the Pew Internet Project’s recent report, “Information Searches That Solve Problems,” focused on how “libraries still matter” especially among young people. One aspect that I think merits further attention is how people interact with various information sources when they are dealing with a serious illness or health concern.

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: cancer, doctors, e-patient, hints, librarians, survey

Googlers vs. e-patients vs. cyberchondriacs–Susannah Fox

November 26, 2007 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

Tara Parker-Pope’s blog, Well, sparked an outcry last week when she posted, “A Doctor’s Disdain for Medical ‘Googlers’”. Before you read her post and all the comments (275 so far), I recommend reading the actual Time column which inspired it all. I’d love to hear what people think about the issues raised, but I also […]

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Open Internet vs. Closed Doctor-Directed Systems–Susannah Fox

October 11, 2007 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Our research shows that most people just use a general search engine when they have a health question, but many report feeling overwhelmed by what they find. What’s the trade-off? What other resources are out there for e-patients?

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: cancer, CHESS, doctor, e-patients

“Good enough” technology–Susannah Fox

July 18, 2007 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

What else out there in the e-patient world is “good enough” (or not)? It might be OK if your diet and exercise plan is just “good enough,” but you want your surgeon to strive for perfection. What are some other examples of “good enough” technology or care?

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: diagnostics, e-patient, Google, search, technology, Yahoo

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