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]]> Order Heartz (Large Dogs) Online Now - Online DrugStore http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/10/is-health-social/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Jay Parkinson, MD Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:18:49 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=740#comment-125 Authenticity...openness...standing by your words. Absolutely. It means everything. Authenticity…openness…standing by your words. Absolutely. It means everything.

]]> Order Heartz (Large Dogs) Online Now - Online DrugStore http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/10/is-health-social/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Nicholas Fogelson, MD Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:21:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=740#comment-124 How about<br><br>What would happen if insurance were just outlawed, the government covered everything over $5000, gave the less well off some or all of the first $5000, and everybody then shopped for their health care?<br><br>But on the other topic -<br><br>I have learned so much communicating under my own name that I think I never would have learned as an anonymous blogger, or through communications only on walled garden medical sites. Sermo is great, but we real change requires real dialogue between all parties involved. A great example is the deep discussions going on in doctor-only sites about health care reform - these discussions would be _so much_ more beneficial if everybody could see physicians' perspectives on health care. How about

What would happen if insurance were just outlawed, the government covered everything over $5000, gave the less well off some or all of the first $5000, and everybody then shopped for their health care?

But on the other topic -

I have learned so much communicating under my own name that I think I never would have learned as an anonymous blogger, or through communications only on walled garden medical sites. Sermo is great, but we real change requires real dialogue between all parties involved. A great example is the deep discussions going on in doctor-only sites about health care reform – these discussions would be _so much_ more beneficial if everybody could see physicians' perspectives on health care.

]]> Order Heartz (Large Dogs) Online Now - Online DrugStore http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/10/is-health-social/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Jay Parkinson, MD Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:35:11 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=740#comment-117 I think that value from online health discussions has a lot to do with the decision to be anonymous or to claim your profile. Jason Fried at 37 signals makes a great point here:<br><a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2205-there-is-an-inverse-relationship-between-level-of-anonymity-and-quality-of-conversation" rel="nofollow">http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2205-there-is-an...</a><br>"Trading anonymity for accountability has led to radically improved conversations." I think the tradeoff will be claiming your profile when it's information that's not going to harm you (strep throat, what do I do if I think I broke my arm?) vs. remaining anonymous when it's an issue that could potentially cause problems with your employer or insurance companies. However, these are even more interesting:<br><br>What would happen if insurance couldn't deny you coverage?<br>What would happen if we didn't purchase insurance through our employers?<br><br>Hmmm...we should noodle on that. I think that value from online health discussions has a lot to do with the decision to be anonymous or to claim your profile. Jason Fried at 37 signals makes a great point here:
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2205-there-is-an…
“Trading anonymity for accountability has led to radically improved conversations.” I think the tradeoff will be claiming your profile when it's information that's not going to harm you (strep throat, what do I do if I think I broke my arm?) vs. remaining anonymous when it's an issue that could potentially cause problems with your employer or insurance companies. However, these are even more interesting:

What would happen if insurance couldn't deny you coverage?
What would happen if we didn't purchase insurance through our employers?

Hmmm…we should noodle on that.

]]> Order Heartz (Large Dogs) Online Now - Online DrugStore http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/10/is-health-social/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Manu Field Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:50:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=740#comment-116 "We’ll soon see that the value we gain from controlling and sharing health experiences and information far outweighs the value we gain from being secretive"<br><br>Earlier in your post you quite rightly mention insurance companies and employers (to which I would add business competitors, people who simply don't like you / want to bring you down, etc) - I'm not sure that the value of full disclosure of your personal medical issues will ever 'far outweigh' not doing so... For me, the advent of social media makes no difference to the basic issue: to whom should you trust your most personal information? “We’ll soon see that the value we gain from controlling and sharing health experiences and information far outweighs the value we gain from being secretive”

Earlier in your post you quite rightly mention insurance companies and employers (to which I would add business competitors, people who simply don't like you / want to bring you down, etc) – I'm not sure that the value of full disclosure of your personal medical issues will ever 'far outweigh' not doing so… For me, the advent of social media makes no difference to the basic issue: to whom should you trust your most personal information?

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