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”

 

• Educational Comics: Schizophrenia and more

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 109
  Last week, I gave a presentation about how people with mental conditions and their doctors use the web and social media at the Congress of Psychiatry and I saw a great idea when walking around after my talk. The comics book shown below (Microchip in the brain) is used for educating people dealing with schizophrenia. ...
  3 days ago

• Hospital blogs strike fear in the heart of marketers

  
  The Buzz Bin — Authority: 102
  By Jenn Riggle One of the best ways to create thought leadership and develop a national reputation is to develop an external blog. Yet only 149 of the nation’s more than 5,700 registered hospitals have a corporate blog. This is a big issue because some community hospitals are now interested in building ...
  1 week ago

• From 9 Tablet Tips to the 15 Most Wired Hospitals

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 109
  Study: For Now, Web-Based Healthcare Tools Are Mostly Ineffective A  study  published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association accents the limits of web-based health management tools that are currently available. Dr. Bryan Vartabedian – The MDigitalLife Interview Mobile health ...
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• Games for Health Amsterdam: My Keynote Speech

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 109
  A few weeks ago, I  was a keynote speaker  at the  Games for Health  conference in Amsterdam. I talked about social games, crowdsourcing in medicine and science and also about the importance of including health gaming in medical education. My speech is now published.
  3 weeks ago

• Hands-Only CPR video with Vinnie Jones: The European Way

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 109
  A few weeks ago, I shared a video in which hands-only Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was described by Ken Jeong in the American way. I was a bit jealous back then but now here is our own European version created by the British Heart Foundation featuring Vinnie Jones (actor e.g. from Guy Ritchie films). ...
  4 weeks ago

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