Tag Archives: patient engagement

Ending Patient Volunteerism. How can Patients be Compensated?
Should patients be compensated for participating in research, studies, and advisory counsels? The simple answer is yes. Not only is it the ethical thing to do, it also will help improve health equity AND healthcare overall. Why? Because patient volunteerism (not paying patients) means that only people who can afford the time and expense will […]

Things Will Never Be the Same. Or will they?
This chat was originally scheduled for Tuesday June 2nd, but in recognition of everything happening in the world right now, we decided to not go forward with it on that day. We joined many in the #hcldr community in support of #BlackOutTuesday – a time to stop pushing our own agenda/promotions on social media so […]

Healthcare Social Media 2019
Blog post by Colin Hung This week on #hcldr we are going to revisit an always-popular chat topic – social media. Using social media to connect, stay informed and find professional opportunities is second nature to members of the #hcldr and other online communities (#pinksocks, #HITSM, #bcsm, #HITMC, etc). We have all drank the proverbial […]

Role of Patients Seen Through the Lens of The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Blog post by “e-Patient Dave” deBronkart (Introduction by Joe Babaian) Introduction We are honored this week to welcome a very special guest to #hcldr. Dave deBronkart better known as @ePatientDave is a globally recognized advocate for patients. His own healthcare journey propelled him to use his voice along with his singular passion and determination to advocate and push for […]

Patient Support, Engagement and Experience
On Wednesday April 3rd, The Beryl Institute will be holding it’s annual Patient Experience Conference #P2019 in Dallas TX. Back in 2015, Jason A. Wolf @jasonawolf, President of The Beryl Institute, and I decided to do a live #HCLDR chat from the floor of #PX2015. #hcldr chat live at #PX2015 starting in 1 minute! Special […]
Moving Patients to Partners
Blog by Asim Masood (Introduction by Colin Hung) We are really excited to welcome special guests from Canada Health Infoway this week on #hcldr: Asim Masood @HikarambaAsim, Chief Medical Officer, Canada Health Infoway Shelagh Maloney @12Maloney, VP, Canada Health Infoway Christina Wong @christinajwong, Canada Health Infoway Annette McKinnon @anetto, Patient Advisor at Canada Health Infoway […]
The Connected Cancer Patient: Future Vision and Recommendations
Blog post by Janet Freeman-Daily, Corrie Painter, and Stacey Tinianov The March 14 #HCLDR Chat “Data Sharing for Research & Care” was so helpful in gathering inputs for the March 26 President’s Cancer Panel (PCP) workshop that the PCP decided they wanted another tweetchat prior to the July 9 workshop. The PCP 2014-15 workshop series, Connected […]
A New Health Ecosystem based on 95 Theses
Blog post by Colin Hung Recently two of healthcare’s leading out-of-the-box thinkers teamed up to create a set of principles designed to guide health/healthcare into the next decade. Called the 95 Theses, Leonard Kish and Dave Chase have created and curated a list of 95 ideas that can and should shape the health industry for […]
Patient Experience, Health IT and Government
Blog post by Colin Hung Over the past two weeks I attended two amazing events: The Beryl Institute’s Patient Experience (#PX2015) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (#HIMSS15) conferences. At both #PX2015 and #HIMSS15 I had the honor and privilege of participating as a social media ambassador [the perfect excuse to tweet even […]
Patient Experience – A “New” and Lasting Healthcare Reality
Blog post by Jason A. Wolf PhD, President, The Beryl Institute I have written for a while now that while some may have believed patient experience was a passing idea in the midst of a chaotic healthcare marketplace or even a fad, I believe and remain steadfast in the idea that patient experience is not a […]