Comments on: PatientsLikeMe: A New Disease Management Tool? http://ajfortin.com/2008/10/31/patientslikeme-a-new-disease-management-tool/ Musings on health care policy, china, biking, music, and other pursuits Tue, 26 May 2009 07:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Melissa http://ajfortin.com/2008/10/31/patientslikeme-a-new-disease-management-tool/#comment-2442 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:42:20 +0000 http://ajfortin.wordpress.com/?p=1085#comment-2442 PatientsLikeMe is part of the Health 2.0 industry – with user/patient generated content and also the next wave of web technologies being deployed. The real “next wave” is to move beyond the passive text of WebMD (and others) which is search engine friendly but not effective for adult learning. The use of multimedia, simulations, instructional games and (yes) Web 2.0 communities will be the gold standard.

Melissa
Community Manager, http://www.insomnia123.com

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