Comments on: what the heck is health 2.0? and is it achievable? http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Health 2.0 – Data, Information, & Connection — hallicious http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Health 2.0 – Data, Information, & Connection — hallicious Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:03:38 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=6653#comment-836 [...] version of a Health 2.0 Appendectomy and that got my brain racing around the concept of Health 2.0. Fran’s question is haunting me, I guess, but I think that Health 2.0 can be broken down into three parts: Data, Information, and [...] [...] version of a Health 2.0 Appendectomy and that got my brain racing around the concept of Health 2.0. Fran’s question is haunting me, I guess, but I think that Health 2.0 can be broken down into three parts: Data, Information, and [...]

]]> By: Health 2.0 Case Study (My Appendectomy) — hallicious http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Health 2.0 Case Study (My Appendectomy) — hallicious Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:03:49 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=6653#comment-827 [...] friend Fran Melmed recently asked: what the heck is health 2.0? After my experience on Friday, I have some thoughts on what it could [...] [...] friend Fran Melmed recently asked: what the heck is health 2.0? After my experience on Friday, I have some thoughts on what it could [...]

]]> By: Chris Hall http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Chris Hall Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:49:09 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=6653#comment-825 Ironically, I was forced to use a health benefit last Friday when my appendix decided it no longer wanted to be a part of what I've got going on inside... :) Having just gone through that experience, Fran, I think you nailed it with the just in time bit. Health information is really only required for the rest of us, non-providers, at a time of need when it is actionable. I decided to utilize the social web throughout my procedure and came up with some thoughts on Health 2.0 in the process that I'm formulating on my blog. Very timely, eh? :) Andre- I totally agree that focus needs to be placed on all of us (haves/have nots) making strides toward a better solution together. Ironically, I was forced to use a health benefit last Friday when my appendix decided it no longer wanted to be a part of what I’ve got going on inside… :)

Having just gone through that experience, Fran, I think you nailed it with the just in time bit. Health information is really only required for the rest of us, non-providers, at a time of need when it is actionable.

I decided to utilize the social web throughout my procedure and came up with some thoughts on Health 2.0 in the process that I’m formulating on my blog. Very timely, eh? :)

Andre- I totally agree that focus needs to be placed on all of us (haves/have nots) making strides toward a better solution together.

]]> By: Andre Blackman http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Andre Blackman Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:56:57 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=6653#comment-809 Chris! Thanks for those thoughts and you framed it really well re: creating a digital health divide. Fran you hit the nail on the head by looking at groups *coming together* and focusing on the issue. It's not a problem for just one sector in my opinion. That's what I plan to talk about when I put together a document on Public Health 2.0 - it will take people from the govt, from the built environment world (urban planning, recycling), from the environmental health world and from the tech world to make it a concerted effort to improve the lives of many. Chris! Thanks for those thoughts and you framed it really well re: creating a digital health divide.

Fran you hit the nail on the head by looking at groups *coming together* and focusing on the issue. It’s not a problem for just one sector in my opinion. That’s what I plan to talk about when I put together a document on Public Health 2.0 – it will take people from the govt, from the built environment world (urban planning, recycling), from the environmental health world and from the tech world to make it a concerted effort to improve the lives of many.

]]> By: fran http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/comment-page-1/#comment-807 fran Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:17:51 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=6653#comment-807 andre and chris, thanks for commenting. i'm excited about the possibilities, too. i hear your caution, andre. and i wonder how we can avoid spending money on some dead ends, given that we are still learning what support people need, how they need and want it, and what the boundaries are for technological intervention. will, for example, text message reminders about medical compliance turn from being a help to being a nuisance? chris, yeah...health 2.0 isn't going to be the be-all, end-all. i'd like to believe we're coming to a time when companies, government, individuals, providers--all forces--are coming together in recognition of a crisis. do you think that health 2.0 can engage more people in their health because it personalizes the information and empowers them to get information, connect with others, talk with their providers in a way that's easy, convenient, and just-in-time for them? f andre and chris, thanks for commenting. i’m excited about the possibilities, too. i hear your caution, andre. and i wonder how we can avoid spending money on some dead ends, given that we are still learning what support people need, how they need and want it, and what the boundaries are for technological intervention. will, for example, text message reminders about medical compliance turn from being a help to being a nuisance?

chris, yeah…health 2.0 isn’t going to be the be-all, end-all. i’d like to believe we’re coming to a time when companies, government, individuals, providers–all forces–are coming together in recognition of a crisis. do you think that health 2.0 can engage more people in their health because it personalizes the information and empowers them to get information, connect with others, talk with their providers in a way that’s easy, convenient, and just-in-time for them?

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]]> By: Chris Hall http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Chris Hall Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:47:15 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=6653#comment-805 Health 2.0 is totally achievable and I'm really excited about the possibilities. To Andre's point though, where is the line drawn between health 2.0 and world health? How can we attain health 2.0 while also helping those who have not yet been exposed to health 1.0? That's the million dollar question. Health 2.0 is totally achievable and I’m really excited about the possibilities. To Andre’s point though, where is the line drawn between health 2.0 and world health?

How can we attain health 2.0 while also helping those who have not yet been exposed to health 1.0?

That’s the million dollar question.

]]> By: Andre Blackman http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/02/what-the-heck-is-health-2-0-and-is-it-achievable/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Andre Blackman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:02:13 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=6653#comment-801 It was only a matter of time before this conversation started taking place! In general I think there is a time and place for much of these investments into Health 2.0. My main thing is that I don't want to see so much money put into these things that we forget where even $20 can be helpful in saving or improving a life. It was only a matter of time before this conversation started taking place! In general I think there is a time and place for much of these investments into Health 2.0. My main thing is that I don’t want to see so much money put into these things that we forget where even $20 can be helpful in saving or improving a life.

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