Recent Papers
Physicians Slow to Adopt Patient e-mail
Allison B. Liebhaber and Joy M. Grossman
Data Bulletin No. 32, September 2006
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Health 2.0: The next generation of Web enterprises
Joseph Conn
Modern Healthcare Online December 11, 2007
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Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs. Report Brief for Patients
Institute of Medicine
Report Brief October 2007
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Recent News
Dr. YouTube Accused of Malpractice
December 14, 2007. Medical
professionals have figured out that video sharing on YouTube is a great
way to provide vital medical information to a wide audience. Back in January,
I blogged about internet videos detailing breast examinations,
effective condom use, and attention deficit disorder treatments, all
freely available on YouTube. Back then, I stressed that verifying the
facts was important. Now another prob...
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The rise in consumerism
November 12, 2007. The "rise in consumerism - the ability of the consumer, through
advances in technology and transparency, to gain hold of and manage his
or her medical information and to make decisions about healthcare" was cited as the biggest issue in healthcare today at
Gartner's Healthcare Summit.
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The Road to Health Goes Through the Workplace By Mary Albanese
November 11, 2007. From The Human Equation Studies
show that for every $1 spent on workplace wellness, employers save $3 in health
care costs. So why doesn?t every company have its own workplace health
promotion plan? Too expensive? Not effective? Difficult to implement? Not
so! Read on to learn proven strategies for building a health program that
works?at work. Close your...
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Recent Community Reviews
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
November 12, 2007. Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's (ALSF) new web site is in
development by an independent company, and is structured through an open source
platform called Drupal (Drupal.org). Drupal consists of a bunch of
developers who create website templates/modules that are
fully customizable, and uses a database for easy upgrades in the future.
The site will allow for user accounts, which will give acce...
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PatientsLikeMe
November 11, 2007. PatientsLikeMe focuses on treatments, symptoms, and outcomes and has active communities for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson's Disease/PSP HIV/AIDS
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My Cancer Blog
November 4, 2007. I was looking at something on NPR's website and noticed a link to Leroy Sievers' Cancer Blog in the sidebar. The blog starts off, "After that day, your life is never the same. 'That day' is the day the
doctor tells you, 'You have cancer.' Every one of us knows someone
who's had to face that news. It's scary, it's sad. But it's still life,
and it's a life worth living. 'My Cancer' is a daily acc...
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