Connected Health

positive patterns

Conference Season: Patients and Caregivers Welcome

Susannah Fox | October 4, 2011

We are deep into the fall conference season. One of my favorite trends is the increasing rate of inclusion of patients and caregivers at health care events, on stage or in the audience. The California HealthCare Foundation was a pioneer in this regard. Patients 2.0, an off-shoot of Health 2.0, and e-Patient Connections represent a [...]

medical records, policy issues

What people living with disability can teach us

Susannah Fox | January 26, 2011

The Pew Internet Project recently issued a short report noting that people living with disability are less likely than other adults in the U.S. to use the internet: 54%, compared with 81%. The first question many people ask when they hear that is, Why? The second is, What can be done? The third is, or [...]

hc's problem list, patient networks, reforming hc

The Future of Health: Robots, Enchanted Objects, and Networks

Susannah Fox | November 22, 2010

I have seen the future of health and it’s networks (with apologies to Lincoln Steffens). Chronic disease is exploding in the U.S. The number of primary care health professionals is declining. Behavior change is difficult. But what are we going to do about it? Here are three ideas I’ve brought back from my travels: robots, [...]

found on the net

Connected Health: Patient networks panel

Susannah Fox | November 22, 2010

My research findings and their connection with real-life health care were given new life when I discussed them with Lisa Gualtieri, Josh Bernoff, Tim Edgar, and the audience at the Connected Health symposium. If you’re intrigued, watch a video of the panel and look for these highlights: Minute 2: Josh Bernoff’s opening remarks included advice [...]

policy issues, positive patterns

Social Media’s Promise for Public Health

Susannah Fox | August 18, 2009

Federal agencies can, and should, be the first responders to health questions. Social media can help. That’s my summary of presentations from last week’s National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media conference, where I had the sense, once again, of a tribal meeting, but this one had the urgency of war council. The enemy [...]