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The FDA launched an impressive patient network website this month, after nearly four years of research, focus groups, usability testing and more. The twin goals for this website are promoting the educational mission of the FDA, and promoting opportunities for patient advocacy within the FDA.[read more]

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A conversation with Carestream’s Julie Weidman, marketing manager for the U.S. and Canada, and Cristine Kao, global marketing manager for the company’s Healthcare Information Solutions (HCIS) division. The two dive into the trend of patient engagement and medical professionals’ opinions on this trend.[read more]

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These days, due to the growing presence of smartphones, tablets and other portable devices, patients are just as likely to walk out of their doctor’s office with instructions to download a medical mobile application to their phone as they are to walk out with paper prescriptions or instructions.[read more]

Medseek works with 1,000 plus hospitals in the US and concentrates on website design and portal functionality. Their sole focus since 1996 is patient engagement and they work with many of large EMR companies. They integrate and collaborate and that is music to my ears!! So I could not wait to present at their event![read more]

Dave Chase, CEO of Avado

With ACOs, patient-centered medical homes and Meaningful Use requirements, patient engagement is the shiny, new component of the modern healthcare system that rightfully is receiving a lot of attention. Will patient engagement supplant hospitals’ old patient experience efforts to create a real relationship with patients?[read more]

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Medicine, although quick to adopt many new technologies, has been slow to embrace social media outlets and, in particular, Twitter. The ability to share ideas and information in 140 characters provides a unique platform for physicians to communicate with one another, patients and the world.[read more]

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Current approaches to patient-centered care are based on aggregated preferences rather than individualized needs. Researchers and health systems deploy focus groups and surveys to assess general patient preferences in an effort to determine “what patients want.” But patients are a diverse group with diverse needs.[read more]

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Patient Centered Medical Homes are not physical places but a model of healthcare based on the principles of providing care which is accessible, coordinated, comprehensive, patient centered and is committed to quality and safety. Wow, that is a mouthful. Let’s break down each part.[read more]

Many savvy Indian entrepreneurs have already smelt the coffee. Now, many stages of healthcare services can be accessed online. You can track your health using Smartphone apps and websites. When unwell, you can check your symptoms to arrive at a presumptive diagnosis online. It’s easy to search for a suitable physician in your geographical area who you might want to consult. Compare rates and services at various hospitals. Book your appointments.[read more]

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We've been having a hard time promoting patient education in India, even though there is such a great need for it. Patients are all online, and are looking for information which they can trust - but they often get lost and confused , because there is much garbage online. Doctors often get irritated by patients who carry pages and pages of Internet information, because so much of it is unreliable.[read more]

For the past two years The Walking Gallery gathered in the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health. It was a great venue for the first two years. Thank you Kaiser Permanente for your gracious support! The first year we had 54 Walkers wearing their jackets. The second year we had over 80. In our third gathering I hope to see over 100 Walkers and many additional guests.[read more]

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Our work in connected health has shown that engagement with measured information about oneself is variable and unpredictable. On the one hand, we have the ‘quantified selfers’ who are forever measuring data about their health, reporting it out and adjusting lifestyle to be more healthy – very thermostat like. On the other, we have patients that we’ve cared for at our Center who are completely disinterested in measuring and learning from biometric information, regardless of how much their doctor recommends it or how much their health will benefit.[read more]