Comments on: Why user-generated medical content works http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2008/06/does-user-generated-medical-content-have-a-future/ Social media agency, online communities, marketing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Slideshow Mechanic http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2008/06/does-user-generated-medical-content-have-a-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3902 Slideshow Mechanic Tue, 12 May 2009 12:45:31 +0000 http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/?p=184#comment-3902 User generated content is a hot topic all over the web, including the healthcare industry. However, as fantastic an idea as it seems, healthcare organisations have a struggle when it comes to being associated to user generated content as it may not be accurate, and is more often than not extremely subjective. The challenge is how to find that happy (compliant) balance. User generated content is a hot topic all over the web, including the healthcare industry. However, as fantastic an idea as it seems, healthcare organisations have a struggle when it comes to being associated to user generated content as it may not be accurate, and is more often than not extremely subjective. The challenge is how to find that happy (compliant) balance.

]]> By: Examples of online communities in healthcare « Roger Pilney’s Blog http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2008/06/does-user-generated-medical-content-have-a-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3609 Examples of online communities in healthcare « Roger Pilney’s Blog Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:58:25 +0000 http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/?p=184#comment-3609 [...] professionals, patients, families and carers, friends and others. We’ve written before about how user-generated medical content can add value to people’s lives, and why this online space is a great place for people to be [...] [...] professionals, patients, families and carers, friends and others. We’ve written before about how user-generated medical content can add value to people’s lives, and why this online space is a great place for people to be [...]

]]> By: FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Examples of online communities in healthcare http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2008/06/does-user-generated-medical-content-have-a-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3605 FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Examples of online communities in healthcare Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:53:07 +0000 http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/?p=184#comment-3605 [...] patients, families and carers, friends and others. We’ve written before about how user-generated medical content can add value to people’s lives, and why this online space is a great place for people to be [...] [...] patients, families and carers, friends and others. We’ve written before about how user-generated medical content can add value to people’s lives, and why this online space is a great place for people to be [...]

]]> By: FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Niche groups can benefit from online communities http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2008/06/does-user-generated-medical-content-have-a-future/comment-page-1/#comment-547 FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Niche groups can benefit from online communities Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:10:11 +0000 http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/?p=184#comment-547 [...] and niche experience, but as we have seen before, medical issues are often a great subject for successful online communities. People often feel more comfortable discussing often embarrassing or difficult issues online, and [...] [...] and niche experience, but as we have seen before, medical issues are often a great subject for successful online communities. People often feel more comfortable discussing often embarrassing or difficult issues online, and [...]

]]> By: Kate Pryde http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/2008/06/does-user-generated-medical-content-have-a-future/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Kate Pryde Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:44:07 +0000 http://www.freshnetworks.com/blog/?p=184#comment-448 I was looking for information on a pain relieving drug yesterday, and came across the Patient UK network, which has an astonishing amount of user generated content about just this one particular medicine, in its Experience forums. In the US, I believe that this specific type of content may be driven by insurance issues - a person in the US who doesn't have enough funds, or sufficient insurance, to go and visit their doctor, will instead seek the counsel of other sufferers online. It may yet come to a similar situation in the UK, but, over here, I suspect that the tendency of UK doctors towards arrogance and paternalism, and the limited time that even the most dedicated of doctors has to actually listen to a patient, is creating a drive towards more common use of resources such as the Patient UK forums. I am aware of sites dedicated to patients who have undergone specific types of operation, as well as those dedicated to sufferers of certain particular illnesses, and I am certain that the phenomenon is set to grow. I was looking for information on a pain relieving drug yesterday, and came across the Patient UK network, which has an astonishing amount of user generated content about just this one particular medicine, in its Experience forums.

In the US, I believe that this specific type of content may be driven by insurance issues – a person in the US who doesn’t have enough funds, or sufficient insurance, to go and visit their doctor, will instead seek the counsel of other sufferers online.

It may yet come to a similar situation in the UK, but, over here, I suspect that the tendency of UK doctors towards arrogance and paternalism, and the limited time that even the most dedicated of doctors has to actually listen to a patient, is creating a drive towards more common use of resources such as the Patient UK forums.

I am aware of sites dedicated to patients who have undergone specific types of operation, as well as those dedicated to sufferers of certain particular illnesses, and I am certain that the phenomenon is set to grow.

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