by Russ Ward (@russcward)
Can science be crowdsourced? Can medicine take advantage of the knowledge of the masses to leapfrog to advances? Can we use social media tools to cure disease?
These are (increasingly specific) questions about the utility of digitally shared intelligence to improve healthcare – sometimes called “citizen science” (similar to “citizen journalism”). While nobody is [...]
Tags:Communities·crowdsource·crowdsourcing·FoldIt·Health·Health care·health tracking network·healthcare·John Mack·patient·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·science·SETI@Home·Trends
We had to include this powerful interview in our Year In Review. From E-Patient Connections 2011, renowned Soprano, Charity Tilleman-Dick shares her inspiring story with Pixels and Pills.
If you’ve seen it already, it’s definitely worth watching again.
Tags:#epatcon·Charity Tilleman-Dick·Communities·conference·Conferences·epatient·ePatient Connections·inspiration·patient·Patients·Video
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
For over half a century, the Breathalyzer has given law-enforcement officials a portable, fairly reliable instrument to test for, and prevent, driving under the influence.
However, when you start to listen to the critics of the technology complain that diabetics, dieters, hyperventilaters, mouthwash users, cold medicine users or smokers can have incorrect results [...]
Tags:analyze·breathalyzers·data·Digital Tools·future·patient·Patients·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·technology·Trends·User Experience·user needs
This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
Yesterday you [...]
Tags:doctor·doctor's office·doctors practice·Education·epatient·healthcare·information·patient·Pharmaceutical industry·technology·Trends
This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz)
I’m not [...]
Tags:doctor·doctor's office·doctors practice·Education·epatient·healthcare·information·patient·Pharmaceutical industry·technology·Trends
by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
Imagine the embarrassment of your sexual dysfunction being made public.
Imagine the worry, especially in this tenuous economy, of your employer finding out that you have a genetic condition that could grow to be debilitating.
Imagine trying to protect your family’s privacy only to discover that your child’s schoolmates have learned [...]
Tags:Electronic health record·electronic health records·electronic medical records·EMR·patient·Patients·privacy·safety·technology
by Sven Larsen
Are you ready to make a life-or-death decision?
Most decisions aren’t as dramatic as the one the main character faces in the movie Sophie’s Choice – deciding which of her children will live or die at the hand of Nazi prison guards – but how you approach health care privacy can be the difference [...]
Tags:Communities·community·Digital Tools·Education·Health care·healthcare·information·innovation·patient·Patients·privacy·technology·Trends·user needs
by Russ Ward (@russcward)
Browse through the business press, and you won’t have to search long before you find articles about pharma, patents and a whole lot of drama. From a patient perspective, what’s the big deal?
The issue: Within the next few years, multiple pharma companies are set to lose their exclusive production rights to some [...]
Tags:drug patents·Legal Issues·marketing·patent·patents·patient·Patients·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·Trends
by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
Amit Gupta is dying.
And the tech world is rallying to help.
This makes sense, right, he’s a tech guy, protégé of Seth Godin, and founder of PhotoJoJo, and his community wants to help him. They want to heal him. By any means necessary.
Several months ago, as part of Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored in [...]
Tags:Amit Gupta·communication·Communities·community·digital strategy·Digital Tools·Education·leukemia·National Marrow Donor Program·patient·Seth Godin·social media·social networks·transplants·Tribes
Today’s guest post comes from Ken Thorlton, SVP, Creative Director, of HealthEd. Ken has been with HealthEd since 2004, now serving as senior vice president, creative services. In this role, he manages design teams and oversees all aspects of creative development—interpreting clients’ communication strategies, visually capturing patient insights and needs, and unifying that vision into [...]
Tags:Compliance·Design·Education·health literacy·patient·Patients·Thought Leaders·user needs
