Forbes
“Mobile devices are proving instrumental for a growing number of healthcare professionals. Smartphones and tablets are progressing beyond ways for doctors and nurses to check in during a busy day, and becoming part of the very fabric of healthcare delivery.
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e-Health-com News
“Wie informieren sich Verbraucher beim Kauf von Arzneimitteln und Gesundheitsprodukten? Welche Einstellungen haben sie zu Gesundheitsthemen?
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Pamela Lewis Dolan, amednews
“The number of consumers using mobile devices to access health information has more than doubled in the past year, and the health care industry is taking note.
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Rebecca Todd, e-Health Insider
“EMIS has re-launched its patient information website with a new look and plans for a a series of apps; including one that will let patients book an appointment from their smartphone.
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Stead Burwell, MedGadget
“Studies show online support groups foster positive health outcomes, including escalating good, healthy habits. People are much more likely to achieve their health goals when paired-up with others who have similar goals. Healthy habits, such as eating right, sharing best practices and exercising, can truly go viral if the proper networks are established for the right information to be passed on.
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e-Health-com News
“Eine von Swisscom in Auftrag gegebene Studie zeigt, dass Patienten ihre Diagnosen vermehrt online überprüfen und ihren Arzt auf die Informationen aus dem Netz ansprechen.
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Christine S. Moyer, amednews
“When Chicago family physician Kit C. Lee, MD, asks patients for their symptoms during office visits, some already have diagnosed their illness.
By visiting the Internet first.
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Mark Britton, Kevin MD
“As a physician, technology cannot replace you, but it can make you more efficient and effective.
This was the message from Richard Satava, MD, who spoke on the future of surgical technology at the recent Seattle Surgical Society Annual Meeting.
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rteston, Buzz e-sante
“BePATIENT se positionne comme une plateforme « eSanté » permettant d’accompagner, de former, d’animer, de fédérer et d’évaluer des communautés de patients volontaires, patients-experts et professionnels de santé, prioritairement dans le cadre des maladies chroniques et de leur prévention.
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Seeman N, Ing A. ElectronicHealthcare, 10(3)
Objectives:
(1) To identify some of the most trusted web pages that relate to patient engagement in their own healthcare, and (2) to identify the key themes of these trusted websites that most capture the attention of participants, thereby fostering the mutual sharing of personal and factual information.
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Gallant LM et al, Journal of Participatory Medicine, 3
Background and Objective:
The nature of health communication is changing as people increasingly seek health information on the internet. The objective of this study was to investigate how hospital websites utilize a variety of e-health tools; online communication technologies such as social media, video, podcasts, and interactive formats.
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Tu HT. HSChange Tracking Report No. 26, 2011
In 2010, 50 percent of American adults sought information about a personal health concern, down from 56 percent in 2007, according to a new national study from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). The likelihood of people seeking information from the Internet and from friends and relatives changed little between 2007 and 2010, but their use of hardcopy books, magazines and newspapers dropped by nearly half to 18 percent.
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le monde de la e-santé
“Internet a dans le domaine de la santé, trouvé toute son efficacité, auprès de ceux qui au départ n’avaient pas ou peu de moyens de s’informer sur un traitement, des symptômes, ou plus généralement concernant l’actualité médicale.
Par le biais des espaces de discussions que peuvent être les forums ou les blogs, le web et vite devenu le « compagnon » du grand public pour les questions de santé.
En effet, 7 jours sur 7, 24 heures sur 24, il permet à chacun de répondre à un manque d’information, à une inquiétude liée à l’accompagnement d’un proche, ou même pour trouver quelque réconfort face à une maladie.
Puis de la recherche d’information, on est vite passé au besoin de s’exprimer, d’échanger ses craintes et ses espoirs, voir ses opinions sur les traitements prescrits et les diagnostics.”
Article (French)
le monde de la e-santé, 18 November 2011
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek Healthcare
“Patients can benefit by getting a variety of healthcare information electronically–as these seven options prove.
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Heike Unverhau, Health Care meets Social Media
“Sind auch Sie ein ePatient? Wenn sie Informationen zu Gesundheitsthemen online abrufen, dann gehören auch Sie zu der immer grösser werdenden Gruppe an Menschen, die in Ergänzung zu den klassischen Informationsmedien auch im Internet nach Informationen über Krankheiten und Behandlungsmethoden suchen.
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La bitácora de Fran Sánchez
“He dedicado alguna de mis últimas entradas a comentar el derroche de recursos (personas, tiempo y dinero) que en no pocas ocasiones se comete para construir verdaderos esperpentos bajo el amparo de un concepto mal entendido: el 2.0 (concepto ya muy trillado y que empieza a cansar, así que a partir de ahora lo llamaré “web colaborativa“, ¿os parece?).
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Digital Journal
“Merck Canada today announced an agreement with MiHealth Global Systems Inc. to promote to Canadian doctors a mobile patient health record (PHR) system that involves doctors in the validation of patient health information. Its high level of security, along with this validation, means the mihealth™ system provides accuracy and credibility, without compromising patient privacy, so the data can be useful to all health professionals as well as patients and their families.
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Angela Haupt, US News
“When Henry Feldman wants to give a patient a quick tutorial on her gall bladder or hip joint, or explain the message behind a white blob on her X-ray, he pulls out his iPad and taps the screen to call up electronic records, test results and images, and massive reference resources in an instant. “I’ll sit on the side of the bed and show patients their imaging results, and then I’ll bring up a perfect drawing of the anatomy, sometimes in 3-D,” says Feldman, a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. “And they really respond. I remember one patient saying, ‘Wow. This is the first time I’ve understood what’s going on.’ ”
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Jill of All Trades, KevinMD
“During my transition from public to private health, I have indeed noticed some interesting differences that have forced me to practice medicine a perhaps a tad differently. One big surprise: in private health, I have to admit that I have been pretty astounded to see that my patients quite heavily rely on the Internet before they even come to see me for their given ailments.
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Lisa Collier Cool, healthymagination
“Have you texted your doctor lately? 9 million Americans have done so, while another 17 million have emailed their healthcare providers and 6 million have sent instant messages, according to a new survey by Manhattan Research, unveiled at the HealthWeb Leadership Forum in New York City on October 6.
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