Society for Participatory Medicine
e-patients.net blog
Significant Impact
patient networks, pt/doc co-care
When Patients Band Together: Far From a Disgrace
When it comes to news sites, I love scanning readers’ comments as much as the original articles. Comments are an unfiltered feed, a window into public opinion (in other words, catnip for someone like me). One thread caught my eye recently. Ron Winslow wrote a very nice piece in the Wall Street Journal about how [...]
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The Markle Foundation’s work on Meaningful Use
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 [...]
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