Our recent series entitled Share and Compare focused on how patients like you can better answer the question, “How do I put my experience in context?” The answer, in part, comes from how much information you share to help create that context of real-world patient experiences. Think of it this way – with every piece of information… Continue reading Treat Us Right: Comparing our Community to the General Population
Category: Patient Experiences
The Patient Rules. A Discussion with the PatientsLikeMe Executives
We recently sat down with our executive team here at PatientsLikeMe in our first-ever roundtable-format podcast. In this PatientsLikeMeOnCallTM interview, we ask Co-founders Ben and Jamie Heywood, Chief Marketing Officer David S. Williams III, and R&D Director Paul Wicks PhD to discuss why our recent series themes are so important to the history and future… Continue reading The Patient Rules. A Discussion with the PatientsLikeMe Executives
One for All: Interview with Babsie (Fibromyalgia Community Welcomer)
To close out this week’s blog series (“One for All”), we bring you an interview with another noted “welcomer” from our Fibromyalgia community. Meet Babsie. A member of the 19,000-member community, she has commented on hundreds of patient profiles to date (which is highlighted in a graphic on Jeff Cole’s earlier blog here). Read… Continue reading One for All: Interview with Babsie (Fibromyalgia Community Welcomer)
One for All: Interview with Diamondlil58 (Welcomer of 15k Patients)
We’ve been learning about how connected our patients are this week in our blog series called “One for All.” In the first two blogs by Jeff Cole, we read (and saw through cool graphics) how some of our members are initiating an unparalleled universe of dialogue. Today, we sit down with one of those members,… Continue reading One for All: Interview with Diamondlil58 (Welcomer of 15k Patients)
One for All: The PatientsLikeMe “Welcome Wagon”
In yesterday’s post, we looked at some of the ways members of the PatientsLikeMe community are connecting with other patients and the value they are getting from it. Today, we’ll highlight how one person can make an enormous difference and inspire you with her ability to connect with others. One method of reaching out to… Continue reading One for All: The PatientsLikeMe “Welcome Wagon”
One for All: The Connected Community of PatientsLikeMe
PatientsLikeMe is dedicated to building a platform for the open sharing of personal health data. So far, our community of patients have shared over 600,000 outcome surveys, 300,000 treatment histories, and 2.3 million symptom reports. We believe this enormous collection of health data will dramatically improve how patients manage their conditions. But there are more… Continue reading One for All: The Connected Community of PatientsLikeMe
Share and Compare: Be a PRO! Understand Your Experiences in Context
This week on our blog, we’ve been highlighting how patients like you are putting their experiences in context. With the launch of InstantMe and some of the design updates you read about, you can see we’re listening to your call for more functionality that lets you understand how your condition affects the whole you. Patient… Continue reading Share and Compare: Be a PRO! Understand Your Experiences in Context
Share and Compare: From the mouths of patients
As we round out our “Share and Compare” week, here are a few quotes that some of our members have shared regarding the impact of being able to see where you fit in. You’ll read in the quotes how patients like you can find solace in the fact that there are others out there experiencing… Continue reading Share and Compare: From the mouths of patients
Share and Compare Your Health Experience
“I want to know if what I’m going through is normal for a patient like me.” This is a sentiment we’ve heard from so many of you throughout our communities. This week, we’re focusing our blog on some of the ways we’re trying to help you put your experiences in context. It’s a concept we… Continue reading Share and Compare Your Health Experience
Share and Compare: How are you feeling? Find out with InstantMe!
Here at PatientsLikeMe we strive to give you the tools and functionalities you want and need to gain insights into your conditions, including putting your experiences in context. Today, we’re introducing a new tool in all of our communities called “InstantMe.” Want to chart how you’re feeling day in and day out? Now you can.… Continue reading Share and Compare: How are you feeling? Find out with InstantMe!