Peer-to-peer Healthcare: Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Obvious.
Is “peer-to-peer healthcare” an idea whose time has come? Evidence and recent examples.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
How Facebook Saved a Life Previous research by the Pew Internet Project identified something we call “The Mobile Difference.” When you hand someone a smartphone they are more likely to share, to create, to forward, to record and upload a video, to update their status – to participate, not just consume. And when we talk […]
Eight in ten adult internet users look for information online. Again, 80% of internet users have looked online for information about at least one of the following topics:[11.numoffset=”11″ “Health Topics” (2011). See: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2011/HealthTopics.aspx] Internet access drives information access. Since one-quarter of U.S. adults do not go online, the percentage of health information seekers is lower […]
Health professionals, friends, family members, and fellow patients are all part of the mix. When asked about the last time they had a health issue, 71% of adults in the U.S. say they received information, care, or support from a health professional. Fifty-five percent of adults say they turned to friends and family. Twenty-one percent […]
Many people – especially those living with chronic and rare diseases – use online connections to supplement professional medical advice.