Amy Ohm introduces us to using #TreatDiariesChat a new service from Treatment Diaries.
Why not take part in #TreatDiariesChat!. We are excited to hear your expertise, stories, and to have you engage with fans. Below is a list of directions to familiarize you with #TreatDiariesChat.
If you’re not sure what a Tweet Chat is…
A Tweet Chat is an organized group discussion held between Twitter users. Click here for more
During the last five years, social networking has exploded in popularity and has quickly become a global phenomenon. This technology revolution has changed the way people share, communicate, and strengthen human relationships online. While social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn have proven themselves to be great platforms for sharing personal information with others, the very openness they depend on has prevented them from being effective tools for health-related sharing and support. This is because the two key requirements for publicly sharing health data – privacy and anonymity – are generally suppressed in traditional social networking forums. Click here for more
In my Humble Opinion, I think authentic Patient participation in “Health Care Social Media” (“HCSM”) will CHANGE the Status Quo of the Oil-Cartel-like practices employed by some Health Insurers which are causing Gross Inefficiencies in our Health Care System such that prices are inflated, the quality of services rendered are either rushed or diluted and access to quality healthcare is therefore limited. Medical Professionals and Hospitals can’t fight Health Insurers on this because that would mean biting the hand that feeds them as, for the most part; Health Insurers control every payment for goods and services rendered by them. But, Patients inherently yield a power independent of Health Insurers such that if they join together they will have more power than the Health Insurers because without Patients there is no revenue of any kind. However, up until now, there has been no organized “movement” for Patients to consolidate, recognize and exercise this power. But, now they have HCSM, which is a Patient-Driven “Medium” comprised of the seemingly unlimited Social Media Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Podcasting, Blogging, Vlogging, Virtual Patient Communities, Yahoo/Google Groups and Healthcare Portal Websites such as WEGO Health, Web MD, Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media and Discovery Health.Click here for more
Medicalinsider.com is a non-profit information resource for sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS or CFIDS), covering causes and treatments. Its purpose is to increase the level of awareness of the issues involved in CFS, for patients as well as carers and practitioners; to help patients to get a basic understanding of their individual conditions, as well as giving them pointers to general areas that they may wish to have looked into, and also how to find the right specialist or treatment. Pat has found that it is best to take a proactive approach to one’s health and learning about one’s health, and working together with health practitioners and providing them with valuable feedback, rather than just being a passive patient.Click here for more
TreatmentDiaries.com is a unique online resource, because it provides real information exchange between real people coping with or car¬ing for anyone with a chronic illness or rare disease. It fills the everyday needs of those learning to cope with a condition that never goes away. It’s a community of people who understand exactly what you are going through and who become inspired by helping others get through the day, even when they don’t feel well.
This virtual support group is free and always available; offering a safe place to anonymously keep multiple diaries of your daily journey, across more than one condition – either privately or shared out with others, allowing for shared coping strategies, support for others and the exchange of information.Click here for more
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