Comments on: The Doctor Will Google You Now http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Medicine Matters » Blog Archive » The Doctor Will Google You Now http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63269 Medicine Matters » Blog Archive » The Doctor Will Google You Now Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:18:32 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63269 [...] internet on medical practice on Christopher Lydon’s Radio Open Source on WGBH Radio. The Doctor Will Google You Now This entry was posted [...] [...] internet on medical practice on Christopher Lydon’s Radio Open Source on WGBH Radio. The Doctor Will Google You Now This entry was posted [...]

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]]> By: AZgarfield http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63268 AZgarfield Thu, 02 Jun 2005 15:22:03 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63268 Chris what are you talking about? "Needing to be ruder..?" This wasn't the kind conversation that asked for rudeness and controversy--nothing is more boring than listening to raw anger on the radio. (I doubt there are lots of patients out there full of raw anger on this issue anyway--leave that for a show on malpractice) Chris, you had a great conversation going; , one that covered lots of intersting turf. I agree, you could have talked for two hours--there's just SO much to talk abo when it comes to Healthcare. As Abby mentions, you guys need to a lot of shows on this topic. Chris what are you talking about? “Needing to be ruder..?” This wasn’t the kind conversation that asked for rudeness and controversy–nothing is more boring than listening to raw anger on the radio. (I doubt there are lots of patients out there full of raw anger on this issue anyway–leave that for a show on malpractice) Chris, you had a great conversation going; , one that covered lots of intersting turf. I agree, you could have talked for two hours–there’s just SO much to talk abo when it comes to Healthcare. As Abby mentions, you guys need to a lot of shows on this topic.

]]> By: bft http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63267 bft Thu, 02 Jun 2005 11:23:49 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63267 I tried, Chris! They told me the doctors were happy talking about doctors playing God. Thanks for the post-game note about patients' anger. But it wasn't anger I wanted to express, it was facts. Sorry, folks, if it came out the other way. I tried, Chris! They told me the doctors were happy talking about doctors playing God. Thanks for the post-game note about patients’ anger. But it wasn’t anger I wanted to express, it was facts. Sorry, folks, if it came out the other way.

]]> By: Abby http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63266 Abby Wed, 01 Jun 2005 02:51:20 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63266 Mhmm, I think you could do a lot of shows on healthcare before I'd get bored. There are so many angles. Can we use the internet to make healthcare cheaper? Right now, I'd say no. Technological innovation is very slow to be adopted. And please do shows on the coverage crisis. In Boston the GBIO is trying to push a bill supported by Health Care for All Massachusetts, but I'm sure that there are other bills in other places. It's a local issue with national repercussions. Two blogs to look at. (1.) <a href="http://matthewholt.typepad.com/the_health_care_blog/" rel="nofollow">The Health Care Blog</a> (2.) Jim McDonough of HCFAMA's <a href="http://www.hcfama.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageID=464" rel="nofollow">A Healthy Blog</a> Mhmm, I think you could do a lot of shows on healthcare before I’d get bored. There are so many angles.

Can we use the internet to make healthcare cheaper? Right now, I’d say no. Technological innovation is very slow to be adopted.

And please do shows on the coverage crisis. In Boston the GBIO is trying to push a bill supported by Health Care for All Massachusetts, but I’m sure that there are other bills in other places. It’s a local issue with national repercussions.

Two blogs to look at.

(1.) The Health Care Blog

(2.) Jim McDonough of HCFAMA’s A Healthy Blog

]]> By: Kerry647 http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63265 Kerry647 Tue, 31 May 2005 23:53:48 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63265 I have noticed as a lupus patient, and therefore all too familiar with the medical community in Boston, that many doctors seem to get threatened by any research done on the web on my own. They do not want me to have access to my lab results unless first okayed by them. Often, even a request to have the test results mailed is met with a kind of surprise. I would say many doctors are not yet ready for patient access online to lab results, or especially afternotes taken. Could you please post a listing of good websites for patients simply looking for in depth information on a particular disease? I have noticed as a lupus patient, and therefore all too familiar with the medical community in Boston, that many doctors seem to get threatened by any research done on the web on my own. They do not want me to have access to my lab results unless first okayed by them. Often, even a request to have the test results mailed is met with a kind of surprise. I would say many doctors are not yet ready for patient access online to lab results, or especially afternotes taken. Could you please post a listing of good websites for patients simply looking for in depth information on a particular disease?

]]> By: mijohn http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63264 mijohn Tue, 31 May 2005 23:47:13 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63264 Hey, you guys read my question on air and it sounded like your guests aren't impressed by the info about doctors that's available online. They're thinking about this in a very traditional way. I went beyond the usual malpractice database. For instance, I did a Lexis.Nexis search and found several recent news articles that showed one surgeon had operated on a city official and had been named one of the top doctors in his field in Boston. That's not info I would have found out by asking a neighbor. There are also tons of discussion forums on various ailments and people are very quick to drop a dime on doctors, good and bad. Patients have gotten a bit savvier about how they use the web, and that includes going beyond the usual sources to research people in the medical field. Hey, you guys read my question on air and it sounded like your guests aren’t impressed by the info about doctors that’s available online. They’re thinking about this in a very traditional way.

I went beyond the usual malpractice database. For instance, I did a Lexis.Nexis search and found several recent news articles that showed one surgeon had operated on a city official and had been named one of the top doctors in his field in Boston. That’s not info I would have found out by asking a neighbor.

There are also tons of discussion forums on various ailments and people are very quick to drop a dime on doctors, good and bad.

Patients have gotten a bit savvier about how they use the web, and that includes going beyond the usual sources to research people in the medical field.

]]> By: deccher http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63263 deccher Tue, 31 May 2005 23:43:02 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63263 Good sources of health info online: http://medlineplus.gov http://www.cdc.gov http://www.askme3.org Please recommend these. Good sources of health info online:

http://medlineplus.gov

http://www.cdc.gov

http://www.askme3.org

Please recommend these.

]]> By: jefem http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63262 jefem Tue, 31 May 2005 23:41:53 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63262 Regarding mental health care and the web: 1. there's a new field called "telepsychiatry" that aims to bring psychiatrists into underserved areas of the country using closed-circuit video. 2. There are many therapists providing "virtual" psychotherapy on the web, and many of them are lacking in credentials and skill; these deficits are more easily obscured by the anonymity of the internet. Regarding mental health care and the web:

1. there’s a new field called “telepsychiatry” that aims to bring psychiatrists into underserved areas of the country using closed-circuit video.

2. There are many therapists providing “virtual” psychotherapy on the web, and many of them are lacking in credentials and skill; these deficits are more easily obscured by the anonymity of the internet.

]]> By: Chelsea-by-the-sea http://www.radioopensource.org/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63261 Chelsea-by-the-sea Tue, 31 May 2005 23:26:49 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/2005/05/25/the-doctor-will-google-you-now/#comment-63261 Please talk about the dynamic of MONEY. The 800 lb gorilla in the room. How does the internet trumph HMO/MBAs take-over of doctor's 'gut' instincts on ow to treat me? Please talk about the dynamic of MONEY.

The 800 lb gorilla in the room.

How does the internet trumph HMO/MBAs take-over of doctor’s ‘gut’ instincts on ow to treat me?

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