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The internet has changed people’s expectations of their relationship with health professionals. One possible next step is the concept of participatory medicine.
The New York Times quoted our data in an article entitled Logging On for a Second (or Third) Opinion. We happen to be preparing our next health…
A recent workshop gave me new insights into the strengths and weaknesses of our data.
More than one-fourth of Hispanic adults in the United States lack a usual health care provider, and a similar proportion report obtaining no health care information from medical personnel in the past year.
The Pew Internet Project recently updated our top three Latest Trends charts: Who’s Online, Internet Activities, and Daily Internet Activities.
A recent JAMA article warns doctors to follow their own digital footprints since patients may be doing so already. But is searching for information about a doctor so different from searching for information about a neighbor, classmate, or colleague?
Participatory medicine and why people are “looking for the mouse.”
Alicia Chang’s story on doctor-patient email has generated quite a bit of coverage and comment across the Web. Secure email is just one facet of e-health, of course. For more discussion of technology’s role in health care, check out these recent essays posted on some influential blogs: Realizing the Power of PHRs Ending Secrecy: Physician […]
Deloitte has created a new health consumer typology that is worth checking out, despite their reliance on an online-only sample.
E-patients are at the center of the health care revolution, but how will Health 2.0 attract and serve the majority, not just the elite?
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