Health Online 2013: survey data as vital sign

Health Online 2013: survey data as vital sign

Susannah Fox is an Associate Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a non-partisan, non-profit organization which studies the social impact of the internet. She has contributed to this blog since its inception, before its affiliation with the Society for Participatory Medicine, and is not a member of the Society. Follow her on Twitter: @SusannahFoxSurvey data is a snapshot of a population, a moment captured in numbers, like vital signs: height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, etc. People build trend lines and watch for changes, shifting strategies as they make educated guesses about what’s going on. What’s holding steady?

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What the influencers are saying

  1. Ves Dimov, M.D.

    121.0 days ago

    1 in 3 U.S. adults use the internet to diagnose themselves or someone else http://t.co/1eS7SVhR

  2. Ted Eytan, MD

    121.0 days ago

    RT @SusannahFox: Let's discuss the Health Online 2013 findings: http://t.co/V8kiOSeA <-- great comments & questions so far!

  3. Bart Collet

    121.0 days ago

    Health Online 2013: survey data as vital sign | http://t.co/geC78wCP - http://t.co/ctA6PgqF

  4. Blausen Group

    121.0 days ago

    RT @SusannahFox: Let's discuss the Health Online 2013 findings: http://t.co/wCW5EvxD <-- great comments & questions so far! #hcsm

  5. TEDMED

    121.0 days ago

    RT @SusannahFox: Let's discuss the Health Online 2013 findings: http://t.co/V8kiOSeA <-- great comments & questions so far!

  6. Dave deBronkart

    121.0 days ago

    RT @SusannahFox: Health Online 2013: what do you prescribe for the patient now that you've got the new data? http://t.co/V8kiOSeA (my bl ...

  7. Brian Ahier

    121.0 days ago

    Today's must read blog post >> Health Online 2013: survey data as vital sign http://t.co/UetdwZ0Z via @SusannahFox

  8. Susannah Fox

    121.0 days ago

    Health Online 2013: what do you prescribe for the patient now that you've got the new data? http://t.co/V8kiOSeA (my blog post)

  9. Gregg Masters

    121.0 days ago

    RT @SusannahFox: Health Online 2013: what do you prescribe for the patient now that you've got the new data? http://t.co/V8kiOSeA (my bl ...

  10. Berci Meskó, MD, PhD

    121.0 days ago

    Health Online 2013: survey data as vital sign http://t.co/agxVIB5x #hcsm

  11. Liza Sisler

    121.0 days ago

    RT @s4pm: Health Online 2013: survey data as vital sign http://t.co/CxHvF4AJ #hitsm#hcsm

  12. PatientsLikeMe

    121.0 days ago

    Health online 2013 survey data—percentage of people who have consulted online reviews of drugs dropped http://t.co/x94wJ3uw

  13. David Harlow

    121.0 days ago

    Health Online 2013 | @susannahfox on http://t.co/BTkl5KHb – http://t.co/4F5yYxks



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