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e-patient stories, key people

Participant-Entrepreneurs: Innovating Toward Better Health

Susannah Fox | May 13, 2010

Nikolai Kirienko, Crohnology.MD Project Director, is setting a new standard for transparency in research and innovation as he blogs about his work with Project HealthDesign: On days where I could have benefited from the feedback of [Observations of Daily Living] the most, I was the least likely to be recording them. Why? On the worst [...]

positive patterns

Designing for Better Health

Susannah Fox | March 3, 2010

This is a banner week for people who think good design contributes to better health. On Monday, DiabetesMine and the California HealthCare Foundation launched the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Last year the contest garnered more than 150 entries and awarded a grand prize, a “most creative” prize, and a kids’ category prize. I can’t wait [...]

found on the net

“Patients” vs. “Health Care Consumers”? Both, If You Ask AmyT

Susannah Fox | February 2, 2009

Amy Tenderich weighs in on the name debate: patient vs. consumer. Almost anything is better than cyberchondriac or medical googler, but e-patient is still my favorite.

key people, net-friendly docs, patient networks, positive patterns

Doing Our Best to Blow Your Minds (Emerging Trends in Chronic Disease Care)

Susannah Fox | January 8, 2009

Here is my third post in a series of look-backs at the November 2008 Chronic Disease Care conference in San Francisco. (OK, yes, it’s now January 2009 — I’m savoring the experience, not Twittering it!) The first post was about spreading improvement beyond early adopters, the second was devoted to patient voices, and this will [...]

reforming hc

Help Me Choose: Sessions at the Chronic Disease Care Conference

Susannah Fox | November 3, 2008

I will be heading to San Francisco this week to attend the Chronic Disease Care conference sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation. Registration is closed but I promise to take notes on as many panels as possible. Please help me choose from the smorgasbord of topics and I’ll make you a plate.