Computers take histories better than doctors: why don’t they do it more?

Here’s a simulated doctor patient consultation that took place today at the Royal Society of Medicine. A 65 year old woman (cunningly disguised as a

Mobile healthcare services: Opportunities for GCC hospitals

I spoke at the m-health 2010 conference in Dubai today and it was wonderful to meet so many interesting people. The Gulf Co-operation Council countries

Patient-controlled medical records: new technology, new problems

There are two reasons I love coming to work every day. First is the opportunity to help patients around the world take control of their

Intercepted correspondence from a PKB patient inviting a clinician

This blog post was originally published on the British Medical Journal’s web site. What follows is intercepted pseudonymous correspondence between a patient and a GP as

Shared decision-making: nothing about me without me

It was with great pleasure that I read the UK government’s “Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS” white paper. It enshrines the principle of patient-controlled

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