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Shared Decision Making in the News

Jessie Gruman | June 28, 2011

Media coverage of the challenges we face in making good treatment decisions often focuses on and sensationalizes medical errors, catastrophes and risks. So it was great to see this impressive TV news clip circulated by Gary Schwitzer of HealthNewsReview.org in his blog last week. Reporter Jeff Baillon of Minnesota’s FOX 9 news does a great [...]

Health News Review launches new site with improved e-patient training

e-Patient Dave | December 4, 2009

There’s a new resource for a vital e-patient skill: reading health news responsibly. It helps us be smarter before we bring new findings to the attention of other patients and our providers – not to mention smarter for our own benefit. When “Doc Tom” Ferguson defined “e-patient” in the 1990s, “Educated” wasn’t one of his [...]