health 2.0

Health 2.0 is the term used to describe the next generation health movement in which patients are active, empowered managers of their own health. The term originated as a derivation of Web 2.0, with a strict definition related to user-generated health information. Today the term more broadly represents innovative approaches to healthcare which are patient-centered, social media or community-driven, and leverage digital technologies.

There is some debate over the future of the Health 2.0 movement. In 2008, for the first time, more U.S. adults used the Internet than doctors to obtain health and medical information, yet few Health 2.0 companies have been able to monetize their business successfully.  The increase in information seekers on the web has led to growth of blog sites and articles about a variety health-related topics.  Some bloggers give health advice while others warn about misinformation.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “health 2.0”

• Conspiracy theory Friday (FDA & CCHIT related)

  
  The Health Care Blog — Authority: 574
  By Matthew Holt Two fun things—First, Mark Leavitt says he’s quitting CCHIT in March. He says that he’ll be 60 then and wants to go do other stuff. Of course the cynics among you will say that he’s had enough...
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• Ironwood Nabs $75M in Deal With Japanese Firm, Gloucester Drug Gets FDA Approval, Alnylam Branches Into Biomanufacturing Tech, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 710
  Roundup , Life Sciences , FDA Rebecca Zacks wrote: Several of New England’s life sciences firms had good news to report this week. —Ryan gave a run-down of the key insights to emerge from our Xconomy Forum on pharma innovation . Sirtris CEO Christoph Westphal, for example, offered insight into one of ...
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• Where’s the flu shot? Ask Dr. Google!

  
  Children's Health Blog — Authority: 120
  Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is InFinding the flu shot lately, seasonal or H1N1, has become a modern day game of Where’s Waldo!In typical fashion, Dr. Google has come to the rescue with a new tool, www.google.com/flushot:Simply type in your location and up comes results for both seasonal and H1N1 clinics in your area, ...
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• Where’s the flu shot? Ask Dr. Google!

  
  1800blogger — Authority: 167
  Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is InFinding the flu shot lately, seasonal or H1N1, has become a modern day game of Where’s Waldo!In typical fashion, Dr. Google has come to the rescue with a new tool, www.google.com/flushot:Simply type in your location and up comes results for both seasonal and H1N1 clinics in your area, ...
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• The Diabetes Technology Society: From Algorithms to Adherence

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 538
  The Diabetes Technology Society held its annual meeting last Thursday through Saturday, which always takes place just about a mile and a half from my house. But guess what? This was the very first year that I found myself on the inside of this exclusive event, participating in a panel (the very last panel of [...]
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• Wayback Wednesday: Diabetes Appreciation?

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 538
  Here’s a new theme idea for National Diabetes Awareness Month: making peace with your illness. For those of us who already have diabetes, expanded public awareness is nice to have, but doesn’t necessarily change anything.  This train of thought brought me back to my oldest daughter’s little challenge a few ...
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• More Health 2.0 Technologies

  
  Medical Executive-Post @ Healthcare Financials.com — Authority: 133
  Become Privy to Some New Product LaunchsBy Staff ReportersVisit the virtual Health 2.0 Conference Exhibit Hall of piooner blogger Matthew Holt www.Health2con.com,  or click-on each individual product launch where you’ll see the introduction of  brand new technologies from the following vendors:Remedys eRX, Matt ...
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• SexEd Abstracts Due For SexTech Summit: Not Your Mother’s Media

  
  Shaping Youth — Authority: 121
  Nov. 8, 2009 One of our SexTech.org ‘top ten’ posts continues to be the Top Ten Teen SexEd videos created by students, for students in an effort to improve the lousy coverage of an inevitably touchy subject in schools. If you’re unfamiliar with Isis-Inc.org (Internet Sexuality Information ...
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• How Facebook and Twitter are Changing Healthcare

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 471
  My good friend and mentor, Kevin Clauson, just published a great slideshow:
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• First Keas DiabetesMine Health Plan Goes Live (!) on D-Blog Day

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 538
  Today, I’ve got butterflies in my stomach, which usually only happens when I sit in the back seat of a moving vehicle. That’s not because it’s D-Blog day today, either, although I want to start out by sending lots of love to all my fellow diabetes bloggers, and you wonderful people who read our [...]
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• Drug Adherence Tools That Meet Patients Where They Are

  
  Disruptive Women in Health Care — Authority: 126
  The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Julie Murchinson , Founder, Health 2.0 Accelerator and Managing Director with Manatt Health Solutions. The tools are coming! The tools are coming! For a while now, tools to manage drug adherence have been developed, many designed to enable ...
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• Adventures in Primary Care

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 538
  In the years since my diagnosis, I’ve often wondered why I needed a primary care physician.  Since my health is all about controlling blood sugars and staving off D-complications these days, I literally have only seen our family doctor two or three times in the past six years.  And then recently, we got a letter ...
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• Maneuvering Medical Institutions Through the Wild Waters of Social Media: A Talk With John Sharp of the Cleveland Clinic

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 148
  “Before we begin, John, I would like to provide a little background to readers who may not be familiar with the subjects we will cover in this interview: the use of social media in medicine, Medicine 2.0 and Health 2.0 and the e-patient movement. I am somewhat new to these subjects and as I have [...]
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• Healthcare’s Google-Facebook-Twitter Platform

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 148
  “Can’t we just have one place on the web where all of us around the world can congregate to acquire reliable health care content, connect patients with each other, have conversations, trade experiences and otherwise partake in the vastness of health care?That certainly is a dream – an idea which many patients ...
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• Webcams, IMs, and File Shares, Oh My! Web-Based, User-Friendly Healthcare

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 148
  “We’ve just been introduced to an interesting company: Doctations. This relatively new site aims to open communication channels and online services to turn any doctor’s practice into a web-based community.The software, an Internet-based healthcare transaction interface, allows doctors to upload and save medical ...
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• Interview for Significant Science

  
  eHealth — Authority: 111
  Having met Hope Leman at Medicine 2.0, I was impressed with her Scan Grants website . Hope asked me for an interview for her new blog Significant Science . Who could refuse to be a part of significant science. The interview appeared today . It made me think about how my thinking about the web has evolved from ...
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• Canadians and Ruse of Healthcare 2.0

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 148
  “Healthcare is the world’s most information intensive industry. Every day this industry produces massive volumes of data that, if properly used, can improve clinical practice and outcomes, guide planning and resource allocation, and enhance accountability. Electronic health information is fundamental to better ...
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• Senate Inquiring About How Much of Policy Money from Insurers Actually Goes to Healthcare

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 515
  Senator Rockefeller is convinced they are not being told the truth, and there might just be something to that, as in California the State has inquired and brought investigations about several times.  Several states have also looked into the amount of “reserves”, in other words rainy day money that is ...
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• On the road--ACHE Social Media, NCI, Healthcamp NYC, Blogging networking LA

  
  The Health Care Blog — Authority: 574
  By Matthew Holt My time off for good behavior is at an end and today I get back on a plane for four fun conferences and a party. Wednesday I’m keynoting the ACHE Social Media in Healthcare meeting in San...
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• PeRSSonalized Epilepsy: Follow Quality News and Resources

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 471
  I launched PeRSSonalized Medicine to help patients and doctors keep themselves up-to-date more easily without any kind of IT knowledge. It is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or ...
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