Health /Medical Consumerism

Kickbacks: Doctors, Pharma, Insurance and Surprise! Patients Caught in the Middle

1 Comment / Health /Medical Consumerism, Healthcare Quality, Media, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Tools, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Politics and Medicine, Self Help

See if you can get your arms around the following conundrum, which is typical of our dysfunctional American Healthcare System — only this time with a twist. We’ll begin with point-of-view: Consumers (that’s us patients!): When we need a prescription drug to improve our health, we want the best drug for what ails us, at […]

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From the Desk of (11/24/07)…

Doctor Communication, Health /Medical Consumerism, Media, Patient Empowerment, Patient Tools

Some miscellany from the week, not requiring blog posts on their own…. Hope you all had a delightful Thanksgiving and that your leftovers are no longer left over. ……………………………….. Another quiet week with the arrival of the holiday. I did hear from some folks I’ve not heard from in awhile, with atta-girls for my mention

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From the Desk of (11/24/07)…

Doctor Communication, Health /Medical Consumerism, Media, Patient Empowerment, Patient Tools

Some miscellany from the week, not requiring blog posts on their own…. Hope you all had a delightful Thanksgiving and that your leftovers are no longer left over. ……………………………….. Another quiet week with the arrival of the holiday. I did hear from some folks I’ve not heard from in awhile, with atta-girls for my mention

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WSJ Interviews Every Patient’s Advocate

Doctor Communication, Health /Medical Consumerism, Healthcare Quality, Media, Patient Empowerment, Pharmaceutical Drugs

Not only was I privileged to contribute to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal (You Doctor’s Business Ties are Your Business, Too ) — but I actually learned even more than I knew before from the article! The question asked by the author, David Armstrong, was whether patients have a right to know about

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WSJ Interviews Every Patient’s Advocate

Doctor Communication, Health /Medical Consumerism, Healthcare Quality, Media, Patient Empowerment, Pharmaceutical Drugs

Not only was I privileged to contribute to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal (You Doctor’s Business Ties are Your Business, Too ) — but I actually learned even more than I knew before from the article! The question asked by the author, David Armstrong, was whether patients have a right to know about

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Doctoring: the Ultimate in Customer Service? Or not.

Doctor Communication, Health /Medical Consumerism, Healthcare Quality, Patient Empowerment, Patient Safety, Patient Tools

My husband works for a large, international corporation that offers tech support 24/7 for his computer. Beginning last Friday when his laptop began giving him fits, he contacted tech support for help. In the span of 2-1/2 days, and a dozen calls, his laptop is still not functioning correctly. His experience struck me as the

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Another PHR Program that Violates Your Privacy

Health /Medical Consumerism, Health Insurance, Medical Records, Patient Empowerment, Patient Safety, Patient Tools, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Self Help

I learned this week that a loved one who has been battling cancer for many years was encouraged to sign up for an online personal health record (PHR) called Caring 4 Cancer. It’s a perfect example of the kind of PHR that I think can be dangerous for patients because there is no privacy. Even

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Doctors and Patients: It’s All About POV

1 Comment / Doctor Communication, Health /Medical Consumerism, Healthcare Quality, Patient Advocacy, Patient Empowerment, Patient Tools, Self Help

Point of view — I was struck as I read through the various essays written by Dr. Scott Haig, and published through Time and CNN during the past several weeks, how much point-of-view changes how we look at the world. More importantly, I have a better understanding about how communications improve when we see OUR

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