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By: Mobile, Social Health at the National Library of Medicine | e-Patients.net

Mobile, Social Health at the National Library of Medicine | e-Patients.net — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:27:14 +0000

[...] of the Patient Activation Measure…” For an overview of what I think, please see “Mobile could be a game-changer…” And I’d welcome other views and [...]

By: Gregg Masters

Gregg Masters — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:32:07 +0000

RT @SusannahFox: Deloitte and Edelman found consumers DO want to participate in decisions http://is.gd/JbTe (@lostonroute66 #HCIL_CHI)

By: David Hale 

David Hale  — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:19:11 +0000

thx! RT @SusannahFox: Deloitte and Edelman found consumers DO want to participate in decisions http://is.gd/JbTe (@lostonroute66 #HCIL_CHI)

By: SusannahFox

SusannahFox — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:14:17 +0000

Deloitte and Edelman found consumers DO want to participate in decisions http://is.gd/JbTe (@lostonroute66 #HCIL_CHI)

By: Media Coverage of Ix-Health 2.0 Conference | Information Therapy (Ix) Blog

Media Coverage of Ix-Health 2.0 Conference | Information Therapy (Ix) Blog — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:01:47 +0000

[...] Mobile could be a game-changer – but only for those who get in the game by Susannah Fox on e-Patients.net [...]

By: ICMCC Website » Blog Archive » Presentation WHCC Europe 2009

ICMCC Website » Blog Archive » Presentation WHCC Europe 2009 — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:24:24 +0000

[...] survey by the Pew Internet Project in the USA which was performed in December 2008 and will be published in the next coming weeks, shows that 8 in 10 internet users, or 61% of U.S. adults, have looked online for health [...]

By: ICMCC Website - Blog » Blog Archive » Observations from a distance - Health 2.0 Conference Part 1

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:18:20 +0000

[...] finally two really content oriented posts, one from Susannah Fox on her own session and Healthcare IT News on the real discussion between Ix and Health [...]

By: Deborah Bell

Deborah Bell — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:38:13 +0000

Okay, I’m in… and I just changed my twitter ID but I’m not going to post it here for fear of being deluged. I do have it set not to text me. I put several of you on my list I’m following… :-) OMG I’m changing to someone who’s more plugged in..?
Thanks, Dave and Susannah

By: e-Patient Dave

e-Patient Dave — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:52:03 +0000

Deborah, you can easily tell Twitter not to text you. Long ago it was mainly a cell phone thing, but I’d die if I used it that way.

To look at it all you have to do is go to http://twitter.com/yourtwittername. Mine is http://twitter.com/epatientdave, Susannah is http://twitter.com/SusannahFox, etc.

Honestly the thing I like most about Twitter is that I can use it as little or as much as I want. Whole days of tweeting can go by and I don’t know what was said and don’t care. If something important happens, someone will tell me. :)

By: Susannah Fox

Susannah Fox — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:36:11 +0000

Deborah, you would be a great addition to the Twittersphere! You’ll see that our “tribe” is friendly and focused (@ePatientDave, @gfry, @TrishaTorrey, @jenmccabegorman, @tedeytan, just to name a few). Whenever you’re ready, create a new account, start fresh, and join us — but only when you want to :)

By: Deborah Bell

Deborah Bell — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:44:05 +0000

I have a twitter account but since I refuse to let it text message me all the time, it is silent. I forget how to look at it. I have to pay extra for texting… bah, humbug!

By: Deborah Bell

Deborah Bell — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:43:11 +0000

Thanks, I didn’t think you were pushing for all of us to be connected all the time. I wonder what life will be like for people who are always multi-connected – I suspect that the way today’s teenagers learn and react will be different from the way people my age do (early baby boomers). I wonder if all this constant information flow is good for them – will they be able to analyze situations in a productive way? What happens in a power failure when they can’t recharge things? :-) Oh, I am showing my age!!!!

By: Susannah Fox

Susannah Fox — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:46:16 +0000

Hi Judy,

Great question! 6% of “online health seekers” (or “e-patients”) have posted comments, queries or information about health or medical matters in an online discussion forum, compared with 1% of internet users who say they have not looked online for any of the health topics we list. Maybe I should have featured that data point in the first place since it keeps the comparison apples to apples, if only in that section.

I should note that our survey included a whole series of questions about other “social technology” activities and whether the respondent used them for health/medical purposes: tagging, listserve participation, posting comments to news sites, listening to podcasts, sharing audio/video/photos. Stay tuned! I’m writing as fast as I can :)

By: Judy Feder

Judy Feder — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:00:57 +0000

Susannah — such a great presentation. Thank you for sharing. The one stat I have a question about is the 5% of internet users who’ve posted healthcare information. That sounds reasonable for the entire population. Did you break it out for e-patients? Thanks, Judy

By: Guus van den Brekel

Guus van den Brekel — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:03:19 +0000

RT @Berci: Health 2.0 meets Ix: Susannah Fox’s presentation http://bit.ly/1Kezn

By: Guus van den Brekel

Guus van den Brekel — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:03:19 +0000

RT @Berci: Health 2.0 meets Ix: Susannah Fox’s presentation http://bit.ly/1Kezn

By: Susannah Fox

Susannah Fox — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:57:22 +0000

Over the next two weeks I am going to be writing the full report based on the Dec08 survey we conducted in partnership with the California HealthCare Foundation.

One piece of feedback I got directly after my talk was that I didn’t make it clear when I was transitioning between talking about “all adults,” “internet users,” and “e-patients.” That is incredibly important and I’ll be sure to incorporate that into the final paper.

All feedback is welcome, so fire away with questions, concerns, or critiques!

By: Bertalan Meskó, MD

Bertalan Meskó, MD — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:55:44 +0000

Health 2.0 meets Ix: Susannah Fox’s presentation http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/04/health-20-meets-ix-susannah-foxs-presentation.html

By: SusannahFox

SusannahFox — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:46:29 +0000

@JessieNYC My #health2con remarks: e-patients.net version for discussion (http://is.gd/uhYH); Pew Internet for context (http://is.gd/uhYe)

By: Susannah Fox

Susannah Fox — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:29:35 +0000

Hi Deborah,

I hope it’s clear that I am describing these groups, not praising one over the other. I agree that it may not be worth the extra cost to be “always connected.”

In fact, I came away from the Health 2.0 meets Ix conference with a deeper appreciation for how valuable established desktop applications and services can be, plus how difficult implementation of mobile health will be!

There was specific discussion of how bleeding edge the event participants were (129 Twitterers for goodness sake) and acknowledgement that we needed to remember the reality of most people’s lives. That is why I ended my talk with a line that I added last-minute: Mobile could be a game-changer but only for those who get in the game.