Archive for February 22nd, 2007
Steve Case on Good Morning America
February 22, 2007
On his blog, Steve comments on his appearance on this mainstream morning show. He seems irritated with Tim Johnson’s old school approach. A video of the interview is posted on YouTube. He believes in a mix of standard medical information from trusted sources (Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic) and social networking. Some skepticism of the interviewers on personal health records brought him back to his consumer advocacy stance – he wants the consumer to be in charge of their health information. He really wants to jumpstart change in health care, and his is one of the strongest Web 2.0 approaches in health care yet.
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More on Web 2.0 in Health Care
February 22, 2007
In a post from December on Connected For Health Discussion Forum, Sally Lakeman from Australia asks some provocative questions:
- “Using social networking tools, is it possible for us to deliver health solutions that encourage the patient to actively participate in an online environment?
- Can we create an online space where people can not only manage their conditions but are encouraged to create, participate and collaborate in driving online health applications?”
Some interesting comments follow including an emphasis on the need for secure data exchange (from Web 2.0 technologies?) and the fact that these technologies will consume us in the health care professions rather than us consuming them.
Still more questions and hypotheses than answers.
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