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Building Trust and Truth in Patient Social Networks

Health Populi

.” Trust and truth underpin health engagement, we learned in the first Edelman Health Engagement Barometer launched ten years ago. Those were the early days of the formation of patient social networks [Patients Like me was founded in 2004, and WEGO Health and Stupid Cancer in 2007].

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

Healthcare IT Today

When UMH-West moved to its current location in 2007, downtown Grand Rapids was already home to the “Medical Mile,” a cluster of large providers and medical schools. However, its location is central to suburban residents who live south of Grand Rapids ― less so for the urban, mostly nonwhite patient base at Exalta.