Interview with Thomas Goetz (author of The Decision Tree)

The Value of Openness: The PatientsLikeMe Blog

18 February 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Information Sharing, Online Communities, social-network

PatientsLikeMe buys ReliefInSite

Matthew Holt, The Health Care Blog

16 February 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Online Communities, Tracking

Patients, Physicians and Online Communities

Olivier Laurent, Coligane Group

14 December 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Clinician-Patient Relationship, Decision Support, Health 2.0, Internet, Online Communities

Social support in an Internet weight loss community

Hwang, Kevin O. et al, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 79(1)

2 December 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: Science - Tags: Internet, Lifestyle, Obesity, Online Communities

Hospitals embracing social media

Kelly Bothum, Delaware Online

11 November 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Hospitals, Online Communities, Social Media

Healthcare’s Google-Facebook-Twitter Platform

phil baumann online

6 November 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Health 2.0, Online Communities, Platform, Privacy, Social Media

Patient-Driven Research: Rich Opportunities and Real Risks

Frydman, Gilles J., Journal of Participatory Medicine, Launch Issue

1 November 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: Science - Tags: Online Communities, Orphan Disease, participatory, Research

Power to the Patients

Clayton M. Christensen, Jason Hwang, The Atlantic

5 October 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Consumer, Empowerment, Health Information, Online Communities, Patient

Rare Diseases: Well-Done Online

The Value of Openness: The PatientsLikeMe Blog

17 July 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Networks, Online Communities, Orphan Disease, Patient, Web

AHRQ embraces Participatory Medicine. The President? Not So Much!

Gilles Frydman, e-patients.net

6 May 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Clinician-Patient Relationship, e-patient, Online Communities, Orphan Disease, participatory

Dell IdeaStorm Offers Crowd Sourcing for Medical Record, Biotech

Michelle Maisto, eWeek

6 April 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Biotechnology, emr, Health Information Technology, Innovation, Online Communities

The Role of Online Support Communities – Benefits of Expanded Social Networks to Patients With Psoriasis

Idriss, Shereene Z. et al, Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(1)

26 January 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: Science - Tags: Dermatology, Education, Online Communities, Patient, social-network

AARP, online trends health IT and fixing US Healthcare

24 December 2008 | No Comments »
Categories: News - Tags: Health Information Technology, Internet, Online Communities, phr

Health related virtual communities and electronic support groups: systematic review of the effects of online peer to peer interactions

Eysenbach, Gunther et al, BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 328(7449)

17 December 2008 | No Comments »
Categories: - Tags: Clinical Trials, Internet, Online Communities, Research

The role of sociability in developing online health communities for people with diabetes

15 July 2008 | No Comments »
Categories: Science - Tags: Diabetes, Online Communities, social-network