Professionals working in the healthcare space represent some of the most educated patients that the industry has to offer.With that unique patient point of view in mind, Porter Research and Billian's HealthDATA invite you to lend your informed patient perspective to the topic of the Empowered ePatient Movement.
Join the e-patient tweet chat on on Thursday, Oct. 2nd, at 1pm ET, as we put aside our healthcare professional hats and offer up a genuine, educated consumer's take on e-patient engagement in healthcare. Follow along and share your thoughts on Twitter using the #ePatientChat hastag.
Topics we'll discuss include:
T1 - What does the term “e-patient” mean to you, as a healthcare consumer?
Suggested Reading: E-patient? Smart Patient? What’s the story?
T2 - Why do you think the e-patient movement is happening now?
Suggested Reading: ePatient Movement
T3 - What does the e-patient movement mean for healthcare?
Suggested Reading: Patient-centric healthcare means revised definition of quality
T4 - Is there enough innovation happening on the patient side of the HIT equation?
Suggested Reading: The Doctor as Patient
T5 - What would you like to see your doctor(s) do differently to better meet e-patient needs?
Suggested Reading: Five Steps to Establishing A Patient-Centric Care Environment
How to Participate in the Tweet Chat:
It’s easy to join the Twitter conversation by logging into the TweetChat room, which automatically keeps you in the conversation by tagging all tweets with the #ePatientChat hash tag. If you are unable to access the TweetChat room, simply search in Twitter for #ePatientChat and follow the conversation. To contribute, be sure and tag your tweets with #ePatientChat so they can be seen by other chat participants.
