The Power of Mobile
What will happen when the untapped knowledge of every patient, of every caregiver, of everyone who has something of value to share actually has the opportunity to share it?
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
What will happen when the untapped knowledge of every patient, of every caregiver, of everyone who has something of value to share actually has the opportunity to share it?
Speaking to the senior staff of the National Library of Medicine last week was like going before the best kind of murder board. Our jumping-off point was the Pew Internet Project’s latest research on internet penetration, mobile use, and the socia…
Consumers are often described as the greatest untapped information resource in medicine, but our research shows that patients and caregivers are already accessing that knowledge.
The internet does not replace health professionals, but rather provides a way for people to gather and share information in a rapid-learning system that can best be described as “participatory medicine.”
I concluded a recent speech with a challenge: If chronically ill patients can find ways to connect and learn from each other, why can’t your organizations find ways to connect and learn from them? One executive’s positive reaction surprised even m…
A panel discussion focused on digital innovation and public health. Update: Video of the event is now available.
Highlights from some of the key presentations made at a National Institutes of Health workshop held in November 2009.
Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others–up from 11% in April.
Connected patients spread new ideas, new treatments, and new ways of approaching a condition. Put them on your team.
How we measure Twitter and status updating (and an invitation to help us improve).
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