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 Engagement
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
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
Consumers Today “Participate” in Marketing
(This is a brief excerpt from an article I wrote that appeared in the November issue of eHealthcare Strategy &Continue 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
Jennings, Hive Strategies & CareHubs Launch Online Community Partnership
A decade ago, Jennings (my company) developed its first online patient support community – NCCancerStories.org – a virtual gathering placeContinue 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
MedCity Engage: Innovation in Patient Engagement
Looking for an event to attend in late September? Or perhaps your organization, like so many others, is chasing theContinue 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
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