Healthcare as a Participatory Sport
I’m always seeking out patient stories and the patient perspective, knowing they make me a better informed and more thoughtfulContinue Reading
Category: Patient Empowerment
An Awards Program Celebrating Patient Leaders
If you’re not familiar with WEGO Health, they have an amazing network of Patient Leaders, working across virtually all healthContinue Reading
Inspire Grows Online Patient Community To One Million Strong
It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Inspire, the social network for patients. In 2014, I organizedContinue Reading
The Power of a Patient’s Voice
My friends at Inspire.com sent me a link to this amazing article in STAT. The story is by Bob TedeschiContinue Reading
A Day Dedicated to ePatients
Tuesday was a remarkable day. For me, it started out in the mountains of New Hampshire at the New HampshireContinue Reading
Patient Empowerment Infographic
Patient empowerment has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, and it’s happening at a time when patients have more information atContinue Reading
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Report: Inspire’s Insights for Engaged Patients
The Voice of the Patient Inspire recently published the results from the inaugural survey of its patient members. The reportContinue Reading
The Power of an Informed Second Opinion
My sister Kerry has been undergoing treatment for Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer for the last several years. She has doneContinue Reading
Participate in this Patient Engagement Survey
My friend, Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, ScM, a leader in the field of digital health communication, is conducting a survey forContinue Reading
METAvivor Won’t Go Quietly Into the Night
An Introduction to METAvivor METAvivors are different from traditional cancer survivors (http://www.metavivor.org). This is a community of people living withContinue Reading
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