Global health 2.0
I don't want to jump on any bandwagons just yet, since plenty of what
I've seen in health 2.0 so far is bluster. Sure, there are some
interesting ideas, but whether they actually help in the provision of
care remains to be proven. I am a big fan of disclosure, however, and
I am becoming a big fan of social networking. The latter has helped me
reconnect with several people I'd lost touch with.
On that note, here are a couple of interesting links I picked up
recently:
A hospital rating site in Ireland called RateMyHospital.ie seems to be
attracting a lot of activity. As of this writing, the counter
indicates that 9,896 surveys have been completed. I'm not sure when
the site started, but we're talking about a country with just 4.2
million people.
RateMyHospital is part of a privately run site called IrishHealth.com,
which looks to have all the trappings of a WebMD or Revolution Health,
from consumer health information to personal health records. I don't
know the PHR usage rate, but let's assume it's low.
As Facebook continues to explode in popularity, so does the number of
groups related to health IT. The latest one I've come across is the
IMIA group. So far, it only has 23 members, including a high school
student from Egypt and a healthy contingent from Argentina.
Labels: Facebook, Health 2.0, IMIA, international, Ireland
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