Health Outcomes

maternity, research issues

Are consumers at the bottom of the evidence pyramid?

e-Patient Dave | March 9, 2010

We’re pleased to present another guest post by Amy Romano, which first appeared on the phenomenal maternity blog Science and Sensibility. See also her newest post, last night, here – including a terrific BlogTalkRadio interview in which she expresses herself on the virtues of Participatory Medicine. I have argued (here and here on e-patients.net, and [...]

pt/doc co-care, pts as teachers, reforming hc

Adopting a Style for Improved Health Outcomes

Alan Greene | May 27, 2009

Not Your Father’s Doctor-Patient Relationship – A Positively Revolutionary Approach In pediatrics, research has shown that not all parenting styles produce equal outcomes. Researchers often categorize parenting styles into four groups according to parents’ level of expectations for their children and their level of empathy, their responsiveness to their children’s cues. What would high expectations [...]

e-pts resources, general, medical records, policy issues, positive patterns, pt/doc co-care, reforming hc

The Markle Foundation’s work on Meaningful Use

e-Patient Dave | May 10, 2009

Last night I posted my own thoughts on the definition of “meaningful use,” a term that will have significant impact on our next-generation medical records systems. To me it’s vital that the term be defined to include full access for you and me (patients) to our own medical data. I’ve come to the conclusion that [...]