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Doctor-Patient Dialog on Social Media: A Bad Idea?

November 2, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

Recently I wrote about how to handle things when patients try to engage doctors in the social media space. If you missed it you can read it here. If you want to save yourself 5 minutes consider the bottom line: Doctors and patients shouldn’t be discussing patient-specific issues in the social space. I heard from Ted Eytan regarding my post: The question is ... Continue Reading about Doctor-Patient Dialog on Social Media: A Bad Idea?

Information, Patients

UpToDate – The Information Prescription

October 23, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

UpToDate, arguably the most trusted information brand in medicine, is now in the patient information game with UpToDate for Patients. I ran into deputy editor Alison Hoppin (a pediatric gastroenterologist) at the American Academy of Pediatrics last week and she gave me a test drive. My bags are barely unpacked and I’m already using it in my practice. I mean, what a ... Continue Reading about UpToDate – The Information Prescription

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Self-Surfing Patients

August 27, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

When I finish a history and exam I always ask parents what they understand about their child’s problem. It’s a critical question. It helps me understand how they see their child. When answering the question, parents often introduce their comments with, "I know I shouldn’t be on the Internet but…" Translation: “I know as my doctor you’ve always been my sole source of ... Continue Reading about Self-Surfing Patients

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Doctors Reviewed

July 13, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

This got me thinking: Is there something to those online sites that allow patients to review doctors? Do these sites allow real insight or simply provide a forum for those who indiscriminately want to rail on their doctor? I don’t know, but if you look at what people write about their doctors you’ll see marked polarity.  There are those who believe their docs walk on ... Continue Reading about Doctors Reviewed

Patients

Preemptive Online Health Literacy

June 13, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

I recently discussed endoscopic biopsy results with a patient’s mother. Her child had inflammation in the upper intestinal tract with cells called eosinophils. As I began to explain the basics of tummy irritation and the significance of the eosinophils in her daughter’s duodenum she cut me off, “Actually doctor, you don’t need to go into too much detail, just spell ... Continue Reading about Preemptive Online Health Literacy

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Bryan Vartabedian is the Chief Pediatrics Officer at Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin and one of health care’s influential
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