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There is another part of the patient empowerment movement that is yet to come: having the medical community – not just the doctors, but their administrative surrogates, including the professionals who run their societies, their hospitals and their clinics, understand that we patients must be in control, not them. Not only is it our health on the line and our decisions to make, but we are their customers.[read more]

With preventable medical conditions such as obesity continuing to grow so does the need for patient involved healthcare. The doctor-patient relationship is critically important to bridging the gap between passive patients and informed medical consumers. Innovative technologies are the enabling factor for this, but are they succeeding — and how long will it be before we start seeing significant changes?[read more]

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The other night when I began watching the movie 50/50, there it was within the first 15 minutes – health care communicators can no longer ignore the number of patients who are looking online for health information.[read more]

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Establishing a digital presence is rapidly becoming a necessity for healthcare professionals, medical practices, and institutions. Many have recognized this fact… yet many more have not. At its heart, digital media is about people, it is about relationships, and it is about communication. A social media presence is about educating, engaging and growing your audience, improving outcomes, compliance, and potentially the bottom line of your practice.[read more]

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A well planned and feature rich practice website allows physicians to assist patients in their day-to-day living by providing timely solutions for all their health queries even after a visit. For a patient, this continued access to expert medical advice via simple online tools is one of the most cherished features of any e-practice.[read more]

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Last week I wrote about the power of patients getting together and trading stories. As I wrote then, meeting in-person is simply unmatched. But now we have something almost as good – connecting on video to make a human connection: “Talking Heads for better Health,” if you will.[read more]

The art of the physical examination, the art of the interaction between a patient and a physician is being lost. Is it because of technology? Perhaps, a little. Is it because of other issues — such as time constraints, decrease in reimbursements, heightened risk aversion due to fear and malpractice — yes.[read more]

HealthCare and Social Media… It Matters! It Works! Tell Me Your Story… “Let Patients Heal Healthcare” @epatientDave[read more]

A satisfied patient is a doctor’s most powerful marketing asset.[read more]

It’s fitting that in a book which talks about how we can use Information Therapy to put patients first , the last word goes to the most important person in the healthcare space – the patient![read more]

I self-published The Web-Savvy Patient a few months ago through great services provided by a division of Amazon that got the book out. A copy of my book went to the famous Jane Brody, author, and New York Times personal health columnist. She said she’d take a look. And then, well over a month later the phone rang.[read more]

Patients want to be taken seriously; they want to take an active role in their healthcare and Bas Bloem says it’s time for doctors to descend from their ivory towers and to become a guide, a coach in the life of patients. These are new roles for both patients and doctors but that doesn’t mean the patient will take over and become the boss – it simply means that collaboration can be significantly beneficial to both parties.[read more]