For these 24 Days of Giving, we’re rethinking what it means to give and how the power of patient data can change healthcare for the better. Here’s a snapshot of your data in action. Let’s talk compassionate care. Our partners at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare had developed a scale based on input from… Continue reading The power of your data: Members define compassionate care
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2016 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award now accepting nominations
A warm smile. An assuring word. A difficult message delivered with empathy. Has a doctor or other healthcare professional ever made a difference in your life? If you know someone who embodies compassionate care, our partners at The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare want to hear about it. Their National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year (NCCY) Award… Continue reading 2016 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award now accepting nominations
Compassion for all: Adrianne shares how friendship grew from the life-altering Boston Marathon Bombing
From our partners and friends at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare. In 2013, Adrianne joined the Schwartz Center in honoring the caregivers who saved her life after she was injured in the Boston Marathon Bombing, including a special thank you to Jeff Kalish, MD, of Boston Medical Center who performed her surgeries. Research shows… Continue reading Compassion for all: Adrianne shares how friendship grew from the life-altering Boston Marathon Bombing
2014 recap – part II
2014 was full of new partnerships, research initiatives and PatientsLikeMe milestones (we just celebrated our 10th anniversary last week!), and in 2015 we’ll continue to put the patient first in everything we do. At PatientsLikeMe Everything we do starts with the community that shares their health data and experiences, which enables innovation and change in… Continue reading 2014 recap – part II
PatientsLikeMe and the Schwartz Center join forces to better understand patients’ perceptions of compassionate care
Collaborators Commit to Sharing Information and Educating Patients CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—December 9, 2014—PatientsLikeMe and the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare today announced that they will work together to better understand patients’ perceptions of compassionate care. The collaboration’s goal is to strengthen the relationship… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe and the Schwartz Center join forces to better understand patients’ perceptions of compassionate care