American Medical News Explores Social Media’s Pitfalls and Opportunities for...
A report on a recent American Medical News article that explores the special challenges posed by social media to physicians and medical students.
View ArticleThe Madness and Literature Network Website
This "On the Web" piece looks at a website that aims to foster an interdisciplinary, global dialogue about the issues raised by representations of madness in literature.
View ArticlePew Internet Report on “Peer-to-peer Healthcare”
A new study published online by the Pew Internet Project will be of interest to health care professionals and laypeople who are curious about how social media have impacted health care.
View ArticleRecommended Post: “Time to Tango”
JoPM's Editor in Chief recommends his former co editor's blog post reflecting on why doctor-patient partnerships are still not as common as we would hope.
View ArticleSPM Members Weigh in on “Quality”
To read more comments on Dave deBronkart's recent JoPM article about quality, visit the Society for Participatory Medicine's public listserv archives.
View ArticleRecommended Website: “Team Up for Health”
This is a good example of an online tool that helps primary care providers support patients in the self-management of their chronic conditions.
View ArticleCMS Releases New Tools and Enhancements for Consumers and Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new online tool and improved others to empower consumers to make informed choices about their health care, and to help improve the...
View Article“Experience-Based Co-Design” Helps Providers Improve Care
The King's Fund's online toolkit for health care professionals promotes communication with patients to help design a better care experience.
View ArticleIOM Calls for Enlisting Patients to Improve Care and Lower Costs
The new IOM consensus report, Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America, presents specific and very "participatory" recommendations for improving the efficiency...
View ArticleNeurofibromatosis Social Media Trends
According to a new survey, neurofibromatosis (NF) patients use NF-related social media for information gathering more than emotional support.
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