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”

• Getting a Grip on Time and Being Healthy Too

  
  EKIVE - Thoughts and Ideas as Web 2.0 meets Health Care via HealthCamp — Authority: 469
  I am always interested in Time Management. It is so easy to let time slip away from us. Over the years I have used  Time Management Internationals  system and accompanying binder and their goal oriented approach. I have also worked with David Allens   Getting Things Done . I also am still a big believer in Stephen ...
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• Most Creative Presentation Ever: E-patient Stories in Limerick

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  Kevin, MD has recently shared a video of Better Health’s Val Jones who is a fellow blogger of mine on Better Health Network, and who gave a presentation at the e-Patient Connections 2009 Conference. She used limericks to tell the stories of two e-patients. What is a limerick ? Here is an example: The ...
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• Health 2.0 News: Lifehacks and Patients

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  ePatient2009: Voice of the Patient. (SixUntilMe): Kerri Morrone Sparling has recently talked at an epatient conference. An Interview of @EndreJofoldi of HealthMash (Phil Baumann) FDA regulations for e-marketing of Drugs First Keas DiabetesMine Health Plan Goes Live (!) on D-Blog Day (Diabetes Mine) ...
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• Pew Internet Research: Healthcare FAQ

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  A few months ago, I wrote about the latest Pew Internet Research report that focused on online health information and the world of e-patients. I also shared excerpts: 61% of American adults look online for health information. In 2000, 46% of American adults had access to the internet, 5% of U.S. households had ...
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• Today’s Health Content Headlines

  
  Health Content Advisors — Authority: 114
  Please scroll down if the story you are looking for is not the first headline.  New stories are added throughout the day and I may have provided a link to the most current story that is now lower down on the page.  Follow me on Twitter @janicemccallum.
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• Interview with James Currier, Medpedia

  
  The Health Care Blog — Authority: 609
  By Matthew Holt James Currier founded Tickle, a self assessment testing company later sold to career site Monster.com. But hes set the bar much higher in his next venture, Medpedia, Medpedia, as the name suggests, aims to be a comprehensive...
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• On eBay, the Fax and Healthcare Interop

  
  Wes Rishel — Authority: 114
  This is a reply to Shane Taylor’s interesting comment on my Simple Healthcare Interop for Easy Applications post. I am using his comment as an opportunity to flog some important notions. Notion 1: You Can’t Step on Someone’s Toes with a Thoughtful Blog Comment Shane expressed a concern that his ...
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• Ηλεκτρονικοί ασθενείς. Μόδα ή πραγματικότητα?

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 153
  “Στο “διεθνές” διαδίκτυο υπάρχει ένας μεγάλος αριθμός ασθενών οι οποίοι είτε μπλογκάροντας, είτε συμμετέχοντας σε μεγάλες κοινότητες, μοιράζονται, συνεργάζονται, ...
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• PeRSSonalized Medicine: Quality News and Resources about Leukemia

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  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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• Health 2.0: Take a Lesson From the Web

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 153
  “Believe it or not, this is about the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) and maybe the Health Internet, whatever that turns out to be. But I’ll get back to that.As discussed in Healthcare 2.0: Better Tweetment? I am on a mission to find concrete value propositions for Health 2.0. By this I mean not the ...
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• Rosabeth Moss Kanters 15-minute competitive advantage

  
  Christine Kraft's Blog — Authority: 108
  Just like your children need to be able to understand and incorporate changes in roles and expectations at home, so do your clients need to understand and incorporate the innovations you present to them before they will support you. This is especially important for innovations within the health care system. For ...
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• Practice Fusion throws its hat in the consumer ring

  
  The Health Care Blog — Authority: 609
  By Matthew Holt Practice Fusion has been making a fair bit of noise recently with its investment from Salesforce and its trumpeting of 18,000 + physician users. If that number is true it probably makes it the most used EMR...
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• RealSelf, Backed by Second Avenue and Rich Barton, Blazes Trail with Cosmetic Review Site

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 703
  startups , Internet , trends Gregory T. Huang wrote: Who says consumer websites are dead? Maybe you don’t need the ridiculous traffic of, say, Seattle-based Cheezburger Network (LOLcats) to survive on advertising revenues. Maybe user-generated content around a targeted niche, especially where there ...
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• Health 2.0: Take a Lesson From the Web

  
  Wes Rishel — Authority: 114
  Believe it or not, this is about the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) and maybe the Health Internet, whatever that turns out to be. But I’ll get back to that. As discussed in Healthcare 2.0: Better Tweetment? I am on a mission to find concrete value propositions for Health 2.0. By this I mean not the ...
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• List of Hospitals in Social Media: Update

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  Ed Bennett has been updating a huge list of US hospitals that are engaged in social media. They manage a blog, or have Twitter, Youtube or Facebook accounts. Now there are 441 hospitals in the list and it’s still growing. 213 YouTube Channels 241 Facebook pages 323 Twitter Accounts 55 Blogs  
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• From Paper to Medical Records: Shareable Ink

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  The best medical blog out there, Medgadget.com , has recently covered the TEDMED 2009 conference and they have been sharing video interviews with us for weeks. One of the most interesting interviews is about Shareable Ink . It might make it easier for hospitals and practices worldwide to create electronic ...
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• Health 2.0 in Paris: Webicina.com Case Study

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  The biggest conference in the field of health 2.0 will come to Europe in 2010 and it’s an honour to be invited as a speaker. I was asked to present the case study of Webicina.com , the first medical web 2.0 guidance service. Four case studies will be presented: West Shell, Healthline Networks Steven Krein, ...
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• World Diabetes Day 2009 + An Intro for the Newly Diagnosed

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 581
  It was a great day this Saturday. Many more people came out for the San Francisco World Diabetes Day event than last year. Probably because the Ferry Building is centrally located and a wonderful place to catch the attention of passers’-by.See how pretty:I’ve got more photos to share, but before I go on, an ...
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• Google Flu Shot Finder

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  Google is now trying to collect information about flu shots across the USA. Here is an example featuring where you can find seasonal (red) and H1N1 (blue) flu shots near New York . An excerpt from Google Blog : You can check out the flu shot finder at www.google.com/flushot . The same tool will also be ...
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• TEDMED 2009: Summary

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 470
  My friends at Medgadget have recently attended the interesting TEDMED 2009 event. I hope I can make the next one. Here are the entries they wrote focusing on the newest innovations in medicine. TEDMED 2009 – Day 1 TEDMED 2009 – Day 2 TEDMED 2009 – Day 3 TEDMED 2009 – Day 4 (The Final Day) ...
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