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What Physicians Say About Patient’s Internet Research

What Physicians Say About Patient’s Internet Research

Posted by on Dec 8, 2013 in Blog | 1 comment

Last month we published results of a survey about how patients discuss Internet health information with their doctors. Here are the results of a survey of  doctors on LinkedIn and Twitter conducted in October that included 17 doctors. Despite the small number of Internet-savvy participants, this material is a window into the thoughts of physicians who...

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E-patient? Smart Patient? What’s the story?

E-patient? Smart Patient? What’s the story?

Posted by on Aug 19, 2013 in Blog | 6 comments

There are two phrases making the rounds that describe you, a member of the growing Medivizor.com community. One is “e-patient” and the other is “smart patient.” What is an e-patient?  Who created the phrase? Published in March of 1996, Health Online: How to Find Health Information, Support Groups, and Self-Help Communities in Cyberspace, first...

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Say What? Health Literacy

Say What? Health Literacy

Posted by on Apr 25, 2013 in Blog | 1 comment

“Do you suffer from epitaxis?”   When doctors use difficult words to describe common problems, like nose bleeds, it can be distressing for patients.  Why do doctors do this? Imagine going to college for four years, working exclusively on science and math. Then, throughout the four years in medical school, they learn a whole new language.  Upon...

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