Archive for the ‘e-patient’ Category

Part 2 in a series. Read Part 1: Brick Walls Are No Match For Regina Holliday’s Medical Advocacy “Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” ― Mary Anne Radmacher Think about the last time you saw, heard or experienced something [...]

In my last post, I talked about the concept of slacktivism in the era of social media. Slacktivism is sort of a pseudo-activism , where participants takes part in gestures – like changing their Facebook profiles photos to that of a cause – that make them feel good, but are meaningless in making any real social change. [...]

“In the past man has been first. In the future the System will be first.” –Frederick Winslow Taylor “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.” There was a time when engagement was the one-on-one relationship between a patient and physician and you could call your doctor on the phone. Do you remember that time? [...]

I learned a new word last week – slacktivism. It’s fitting I learned this word through Twitter since it, and other social media networks, are said to play a role in the phenomenon. So, what exactly is slacktivism? The word itself is a combination of the terms slacker and activism. If those words sound like they’re [...]

Much has been written about the demise of small and medium-sized EHR vendors. The conventional wisdom is that Stage 2 of Meaningful Use is the dagger to the heart of all but the largest vendors. However, the smart small and medium-sized vendors are pursuing a strategy I’ll outline below that will position them to thrive [...]

When I was a kid, I loved the “Ramona” children’s book series by Beverly Cleary. I enjoyed them so much that I was inspired to write my first, and very rare, fan letter. I told Ms. Cleary how much I liked her books and suggested she write a book about my cat. I was thrilled to [...]

For Christmas my husband wanted to buy me a Pebble Watch. I politely declined. Actually I said, “That’s too much to spend on me this year. And besides, I don’t want to be connected to my email, Twitter and Facebook all day long.” I’ve admitted before that I’m a second-wave adopter and am not someone [...]

In today’s social networked world, “Good Ideas Can Come from Anywhere“, as I wrote in a previous post. …Except ideas and knowledge hidden behind a paywall — including most scientific and medical research. You Need Access to Dots to Connect Them In our increasingly networked world, the ability to make connections, especially across disciplines, is key [...]

Recently the HHS Office of the National Coordinator announced the new and improved Blue Button+.  The original Blue Button initiative was aimed at making it easy for patient’s to access their personal health information in a useable and safe digital format. It started with the federal government and then spread to the private sector. The [...]

It sure seems you can’t throw a stick without hitting a digital health accelerator these days, and the partnerships are getting interesting. The latest, biggest example is that GE has just partnered with Startup Health to provide a program for entrepreneurs in the consumer health space. It’s way too early to make any predictions, but the GE partnership certainly casts some [...]