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Is It Any Wonder People Don’t Trust Pharma?

no-trust

There is a brutal truth in pharma… Pharma companies exist to make money.  End of story.  Many people have expressed similar sentiment I’m sure, but I recently received a press release that put the situation into the spotlight for me and the diabetes community… and believe me, pharma really should have hit makeup before [...]

Morpheus Speaks

** Today, I am happy to introduce Dr. Ann Becker Shutte, better known as Morpheus.  Take it away, Ann!

Hi all–nice to virtually meet you. This is a first for me–sharing a guest post on a former client’s blog. However, as Scott discussed in his post about “Finding Morpheus,” the intersection of health care providers [...]

Hey EHR Guys, Data is Data

Recently, during a discussion on EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems on the Society For Participatory Medicine’s mailing list, fellow Society member Casey Quinlan wrote:

We are so not even near that, given that 800+ EHRs have created 800+ new data silos, with no effective pipes laid between them yet. That’s the hackathon that’s desperately needed [...]

I’m Not Broken

I’m not broken.

I never was, I simply did not have the tools I needed to realize that.

There are things, demons that I must still face.  But with hard work and guidance, I know I can face them.

I’m not broken.

I’ve never let myself truly have a passion before, now I see something [...]

On Feeling Centered

Ever since the Partnership With Patients Conference and the Health Ca.mp Unconference a few weeks ago, I’ve really been feeling better about things in general.  Morpheus even noticed at our following session that I was just “carrying” myself differently.

When she asked me how I felt, I said “centered”. 

We discussed a few things [...]