Health 2.0
August 25th, 2008 | by Brian Schwartz |
Last week’s latest Health Wonk Review links in a post about “Health 2.0,” and its use in clinical cancer trials:
The traditional meaning of Health 2.0, according to Jane Sarasohn-Kahn’s “Wisdom of Patients” has been the use of social software and light-weight tools to promote collaboration between patients, their caregivers, medical professionals and other stakeholders in health.
From the abstract of Sarason-Kahn paper:
…the growing demand for transparency will drive the evolution of social media in health. A growing array of tools will become available that are increasingly mobile, as well as personal health data storage in commercial products like Microsoft Health Vault, Google Health, and others. The author concludes that the ongoing demands of a consumer-driven health marketplace will inspire innovation in applications that integrate clinical, financial, and ratings information.
For more, check out this article about Health 2.0 in The Economist.
