This story from PBS Newshour clearly shows how important it is to ask questions, and shop around, when it comes to prescription drug prices. Think a generic drug guarantees a lower price? Not so much. Watch this story, and learn
Terminating the doctor-patient relationship …
Inspired by this, I wrote the following. The first list is from the linked post, the second is my take. In the wake of recent #epicfail blogging by rheumatologists, I’m semi-amazed that this “how to terminate” thing got posted, although
How much IS that? I’m not the only one who thinks that’s a great healthcare question …
Thanks to ePatient Dave deBronkart, who is another powerful voice in patient engagement and healthcare price transparency, I now know that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – one of the most respected research foundations in healthcare – also thinks that
Nothing about me without me
The last few weeks have been a cluster-dance of activity in the e-patient community. Actually, pretty much any week is a fast dance in the participatory medicine world, given the drive toward healthcare reform in the US. The loudest dance
I learned about patient advocacy the hard way
Well, maybe it wasn’t the hard way for *me*, but it was a hard lesson nonetheless. When I was in my early 20s, my maternal grandmother (the Admiral’s wife) had a serious health event that involved hospitalization, and fear that
