“Patients” vs. “Health Care Consumers”? Both, If You Ask AmyTComments on: -- http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html because health professionals can't do it alone Tue, 22 May 2012 03:29:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jackie Fox: Why I Joined the Society for Participatory Medicine | e-Patients.net http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html/comment-page-1#comment-74608 Jackie Fox: Why I Joined the Society for Participatory Medicine | e-Patients.net Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:35:42 +0000 http://e-patients.net/?p=1279#comment-74608 [...] is an unusual contribution in our series Why I Joined. As we’ve observed (August 2008, February 2009, February 2011) that language can be important in social movements, because as words change their [...] [...] is an unusual contribution in our series Why I Joined. As we’ve observed (August 2008, February 2009, February 2011) that language can be important in social movements, because as words change their [...]

]]> By: February retrospective on e-patients.net | e-Patients.net http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html/comment-page-1#comment-72300 February retrospective on e-patients.net | e-Patients.net Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:01:53 +0000 http://e-patients.net/?p=1279#comment-72300 [...] “Patients” vs. “Health Care Consumers”? Both, If You Ask AmyT [...] [...] “Patients” vs. “Health Care Consumers”? Both, If You Ask AmyT [...]

]]> By: SusannahFox http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html/comment-page-1#comment-50232 SusannahFox Mon, 11 May 2009 22:21:13 +0000 http://e-patients.net/?p=1279#comment-50232 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@kevinkruse Check out the links in this short post re e-patient vs consumer vs medical googler vs cyberchondriac http://is.gd/i96w</span></span> @kevinkruse Check out the links in this short post re e-patient vs consumer vs medical googler vs cyberchondriac http://is.gd/i96w

]]> By: Kevin Kruse at e-Patient Connections http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html/comment-page-1#comment-23860 Kevin Kruse at e-Patient Connections Mon, 11 May 2009 21:00:38 +0000 http://e-patients.net/?p=1279#comment-23860 Seems like each term has pro's and con's. The reality is that we ARE acting like health consumers, but the term sure is cold and doesn't embrace the elements of being a good, or savvy consumer. e-patient much better at that I think. Health Activist makes me think of people marching on Washington--which although probably not a bad idea--not the right term for everyday actions. Will be nice when "patient" itself embodies all that we want e-patient to mean. Seems like each term has pro’s and con’s. The reality is that we ARE acting like health consumers, but the term sure is cold and doesn’t embrace the elements of being a good, or savvy consumer. e-patient much better at that I think. Health Activist makes me think of people marching on Washington–which although probably not a bad idea–not the right term for everyday actions.

Will be nice when “patient” itself embodies all that we want e-patient to mean.

]]> By: Kevin Kruse at e http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html/comment-page-1#comment-23858 Kevin Kruse at e Mon, 11 May 2009 20:57:59 +0000 http://e-patients.net/?p=1279#comment-23858 Seems like each term Seems like each term

]]> By: Susannah Fox http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html/comment-page-1#comment-6044 Susannah Fox Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:12:40 +0000 http://e-patients.net/?p=1279#comment-6044 How about "Health Activist"? That was a suggestion from Marie Connelly over on DiabetesMine.com. I also like Jane Sarasohn-Kahn's suggestion of "citizen." How about “Health Activist”? That was a suggestion from Marie Connelly over on DiabetesMine.com. I also like Jane Sarasohn-Kahn’s suggestion of “citizen.”

]]> By: Cheryl Greene http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/02/%e2%80%9cpatients%e2%80%9d-vs-%e2%80%9chealth-care-consumers%e2%80%9d-both-if-you-ask-amyt.html/comment-page-1#comment-5981 Cheryl Greene Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:21:00 +0000 http://e-patients.net/?p=1279#comment-5981 I loathe the word "consumer" -- as if we use up healthcare. "Patient" isn't much better, though it goes nicely with "waiting room". I personally lobbied for "Fergusons", but Tom put his foot down on that one. I loathe the word “consumer” — as if we use up healthcare. “Patient” isn’t much better, though it goes nicely with “waiting room”. I personally lobbied for “Fergusons”, but Tom put his foot down on that one.

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