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A new blog worth noting: “Evidence In Medicine”

e-Patient Dave | November 23, 2009

Understanding medical research, at some level, is a fundamental e-patient skill. As we start digging for reliable new information, we have to learn to separate quality from questionable. (If you think medical journals are academically pure, you’ve got learning to do.) A new blogger has emerged who’ll be a big help: David Rind, MD.

The e-patient white paper: Seven Preliminary Conclusions

e-Patient Dave | January 27, 2009

One year ago today I finished reading e-Patients: How they can help us heal healthcare, the e-patient white paper. It turned my head around because although I’d experienced excellent care in almost all ways, it showed that I as a patient have far more to contribute than I ever would have imagined. The people who [...]