Welcome to the first #MDchat!

We’ll get started in a few moments but first a

MD_Chat few introductory remarks.
I'm Ellen, a critical care nurse & legal nurse consultant, I'm in the back row
EllenRichter lurking at #MDchat today! Hello everyone! Hi @philbaumann
A key goal of #MDchat is to create an intimate, ambient, open environment for
MD_Chat physicians & the general public.
Hello. I'm a plastic surgeon who blogs at Suture for a Living (http://rlbatesmd.
rlbates blogspot.com) #mdchat
The hope is that physicians will exchange their perspectives on health, medicine,
MD_Chat emerging technologies, ethics and more. #MDchat
RT @MD_Chat: A key goal of #MDchat is to create an intimate, ambient, open
Payformance environment for physicians & the general public. #mdchat
I'm a practicing dermatologist who blogs at OTBSkincare http://bit.ly/aCeujZ
CBaileyMD #mdchat
drseisenberg Honored to be here #MDchat #MDchat
<--PhD, Sociology. Committed to clarity in healthcare communications &
MeredithGould community building, especially via social media. Observing--> #MDchat
#MDchat Hi. Greg Smith, MD, psychiatrist. Out the door shortly for family
GregSmithMD business, but will be listening!
Sounds great RT @MD_Chat The hope is that doctors will exchange perspectives
EllenRichter on health, medicine, emerging technologies, ethics more #MDchat
OK, let’s get started first with pleasantries & introductions. Please tell us
MD_Chat about yourself! #MDchat
I am an OB/GYN and pain specialist. I advocate for women's health and
DrJenGunter premature babies. I blog at www.preemieprimer.com #MDchat #mdchat
I am a primary care physician/blogger (http://bit.ly/9U0Cw8) from Georgia
doc_rob #mdchat
<--- Chuck Onyeije. Maternal Fetal Medicine doc Interested in the nexus
chukwumaonyeije between social media and obstetrical risk reduction...#mdchat
Hi . Pat Vuguin, MD, joining fr. Einstein College of Medicine (@EinsteinMed). I'm
PedsDiabetesDoc a peds endo and treat type 2 teens/obesity/PCOS. #MDchat
symtym Emergency Physician (blogging sometimes at http://symtym.com/) #MDchat
 I'm a ob/gyn in private practice in Parker, CO and blogs at www.drjerath.com.
DrJerath Hello, everyone. #MDchat #MDchat
Jody Schoger, women's cancer advocate, blogger. Listening. #mdchat
jodyms #MDCHAT
Great that the public is invited. RT @MD_Chat: The hope: docs will exchange
EinsteinMed perspectives on health/medicine/emerging tech/ethics . #MDchat
Tom Stitt, open source developer for healthcare, involved with health content
tstitt for SXSW Interactive Festival, listening today... #mdchat
Great to see that many Twitter docs blog! A great way to share information, too.
EllenRichter #MDchat
chukwumaonyeije Greetings @doc_rob: Any other doctors from Georgia here? #mdchat
Hello - Debbie Kennedy - Payformance - Marketing - Look forward to listening
Payformance and learning #mdchat
Former Pulmonary/Crit Care clinician, turned health services researcher/pub hlth
murzee prof; blog at Healthcare, etc. http://bit.ly/99cQYo #MDChat
I am an OB/GYN intern/food blogger (http://obcookie.blogspot.com) living in
DrOBcookie Dallas #MDchat
RT @EllenRichter: Great to see that many Twitter docs blog! A great way to
HPHealthcare share information, too. #MDchat
@PedsDiabetesDoc Hello Pat! I did my fellowship at Eistein. Great to hear from
chukwumaonyeije you #mdchat
RT @symtym: Emergency Physician (blogging sometimes at http://symtym.
jeffbrandt com/) #MDchat
MD_Chat Wow - nice to see so many nice people here! Welcome! #MDchat
I'm not an MD but teach in a medical school. I'm developing a new course on
lisagualtieri Social Media in Health so very interested in first #MDchat.
Any of my blogs with medical content are always evidence based #MDchat
DrJenGunter #mdchat
sharingstrength Colleen, plain language health writer. Listening to #MDchat #hcsmca
#MDchat woke up in time after my night shift to listen in: Junior doc from the
paulderoos field of neurology w various blogs n international projects
I'm a medical oncologist and hematologist interersted in ways to transform
drseisenberg patient-doctor communication #MDchat #MDchat
Paul Moniz, Dir. of Comms and Marketing at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
EinsteinMed Glad to join. Hello to @PedsDiabetesDoc. #MDChat
DrJerath @DrOBcookie Where are you an intern/resident? #MDchat
GregSmithMD #MDchat Find me at http://shrinkrapping.blogspot.com/
Bongi1 south african general surgeon (other-things-amanzi.blogspot.com) #mdchat
Nice turnout! Anyone not familiar w/Twitter chats there are some good sites to
EllenRichter use w/ hashtag: TwitterChat, Tweetgrid, Twitterfall #MDchat
OK we'll get started with the chat in a moment. Depending on how things go, 2
MD_Chat or 3 topcis today. #MDchat
DaphneLeigh Just lurking around #mdchat for the hour :-)
RT @DrJenGunter: I am an OB/GYN and pain specialist. I advocate for women's
health and premature babies. I blog at www.preemieprimer.com #MDchat
allbelly #mdchat
EM and I'm doc on twitter and blog as able to takeokun.com currently in the
Takeokun back of a airport shuttle on my BB #MDChat
RT @DrJenGunter Any of my blogs with medical content are always evidence
DrJerath based #MDchat #MDchat
south african general surgeon (http://other-things-amanzi.blogspot.com)
Bongi1 #mdchat
Be mindful of patient privacy & dignity. These chats are general topical
MD_Chat discussion, not specific cases, etc. #MDchat
RT @MD_Chat: Hoping physicians will exchange their perspectives on health,
MeredithGould medicine, emerging technologies, ethics and more. #MDchat
RT @MD_Chat: Be mindful of patient privacy & dignity. These chats are
EinsteinMed general topical discussion, not specific cases, etc. #MDchat
First topic coming up in one moment! Please prepend your response with T1,
MD_Chat T2, etc. Good luck! #MDchat
Doctor_V Bryan Vartabedian Here I am #MDChat
RT @MeredithGould: RT @MD_Chat: Hopephysicians will xchange perspectives
DrJerath on health, medicine, emerging technologies, ethics & more. #MDchat
RT @EllenRichter: Anyone not familiar w/Twitter chats, good sites to use w/
MeredithGould hashtag: TwitterChat, Tweetgrid, Twitterfall #MDchat
CACHCA is a National Community Health Centres (#CHCs) association in
CACHCA_RCACCS #Canada, following #MDChat today! #hcsmca
T1 For physicians, a simple question: Why did you become a physician?
MD_Chat #MDchat
@EllenRichter Our own Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Tribble blogs at the
AliveHospice @AliveHospice Blog! http://bit.ly/dA8kof #MDchat
SMSJOE @MeredithGould tweetchat right? ;-) #mdchat
 RT @MD_Chat: T1 For physicians, a simple question: Why did you become a
MeredithGould physician? #MDchat
Srini, developer of diagnostic medical instrumentation. Hello ,everyone..
Srini2000 #mdchat
Ritika Goel - Family physician in Canada, involved in advocacy for publicly-
ritika61 funded health care system. #MDChat #MDChat
MeredithGould @SMSJOE Yep...Tweetchat adds the hashtag #MDchat
rlbates @MD_Chat T1: corny but true >>> to help others #mdchat
murzee Curious about how humans work #mdchat
First topic at #MDchat today! >> RT @MD_Chat: T1 For physicians, a
EllenRichter simple question: Why did you become a physician?
#MDchat GI in private practice, teach at Univ. part time. Love food! Can't stay
gastromom long though
RT @MD_Chat: T1 For physicians, a simple question: Why did you become a
chukwumaonyeije physician? #MDchat
RT @EllenRichter: Anyone not familiar w/Twitter chats, some good sites to use
DeathwDignity w/ hashtag: TwitterChat, Tweetgrid, Twitterfall #MDchat
rlbates T1 Yes, that too. RT @murzee: Curious about how humans work #mdchat
T1: The reasons for why I first started and why I continue today are very
DrJerath different. #MDchat
Ooh look, I've stumbled into a #MDchat. I'm an internist/mom/blogger in the
drlori71 Chicago area. #MDchat
I'm Erin, a pre-medical student interested in social media and pediatrics. Oh,
erinrbreedlove and I'm a patient, too! #mdchat
I became a physician because I love science. I was in hospital with a major
DrJenGunter illness as a child and it fascinated me. #mdchat
#MDchat T1 Mother was a compassionate nurse. High school Geometry teacher
GregSmithMD encouraged Med school.
chukwumaonyeije T1: Brainwashed at an early age by two parents who were nurses... #mdchat
Why I became a doctor? Liked science and liked to be around people. Had never
doc_rob experienced medicine. #mdchat
murzee Maybe should have been a sociologist like @MereditGould :) #mdchat
T1 combination of improving lives and the science steered me toward it. Sense
Takeokun of enjoyment and fulfillment made me stay #MDChat
T1: Challenging and rewarding work, credible position from which to advocate
ritika61 for marginalized populations. #MDChat
Doctor_V T1 Sounded ike lots of fun #MDChat
a great intersection between scientific exploration and human interaction
DrOBcookie #mdchat
murzee that should have been @MeredithGould, with a T :( #mdchat
#mdchat: That being said, even with the current challenges there's nothing
chukwumaonyeije elese I'd rather do !
#MDChat -first Twitter chat for docs now live for those interested. #hcsm
EinsteinMed #mayoragan# socialhc #innovation
mgfamiliarnet #MDchat Hi :) Carlos Martins, GP, Family Doc from Porto, Portugal
Ditto... RT @ritika61: T1: Challenging and rewarding work, credible position
chukwumaonyeije from which to advocate for marginalized populations. #MDChat
RT @DrJenGunter: I became a physician because I love science. I was in
sindad1 hospital with a major illness as a child and it fascinated me. #mdchat
MeredithGould @murzee ;-) We focus on humans in packs...er...groups #MDchat
<-- Me 2: had grandparents docs RT @chukwumaonyeije: T1: Brainwashed at
murzee an early age by two parents who were nurses... #mdchat
I agree! RT @chukwumaonyeije: #mdchat: That being said, even with the
DrJerath current challenges there's nothing elese I'd rather do ! #MDchat
Scott A Wolfe - health/social policy advisor in Toronto. Hi to all on #MDchat
ScottAWolfeOWP #IPChat #hcsmca
ditzydoctor ooh #MDchat! i'm an ob/gyn resident in singapore :)
drseisenberg T1: Wondered how the body and mind worked together. #MDchat
doc_rob Love sitting in the exam room talking to folks. #mdchat
RT @EinsteinMed: #MDChat -first Twitter chat for docs now live for those
IvyEyesEditing interested. #hcsm #mayoragan# socialhc #innovation
Love to hear that! --> RT @chukwumaonyeije: #mdchat: That being said,
EllenRichter even with the current challenges there's nothing else I'd rather do !
RT @EinsteinMed: #MDChat -first Twitter chat for docs now live for those
NetterB interested. #hcsm #mayoragan# socialhc #innovation
ditzydoctor #MDchat wow there are people from all over the world! :D how interesting!
Kinda like HSR! RT @MeredithGould: @murzee ;-) We focus on humans in
murzee packs...er...groups #mdchat
doc_rob I actually became a doctor for free pens, but now that's shot to hell. #mdchat
#MDchat Would love to stay & lurk but have to get back to the day job as
rsm2800 breast ca oncologist/IT specialist. Let's do this at nite too!
 Hi folks--we work with medical applicants. Hope to hear insight from all types of
IvyEyesEditing medical professionals here! #MDChat #meded #medschool
RT @chukwumaonyeije T1: Brainwashed at an early age by two parents who
rnchat were nurses... #mdchat #rnchat :)
And really connecting and making an impact too! RT @doc_rob: Love sitting in
DrJerath the exam room talking to folks. #MDchat
Most days I agree RT @chukwumaonyeije: #mdchat: That being said, even with
rlbates the current challenges theres nothing else Id rather do ! #mdchat
LOL - I know. What's up with that? RT @doc_rob: I actually became a doctor for
DrJerath free pens, but now thats shot to hell. #MDchat
#MDchat T1 I wanted to be a physicians since I was a child... I think it was born
mgfamiliarnet with me... Fascinated by the interface science vs person
Funny. RT @doc_rob: I actually became a doctor for free pens, but now that's
postpartumprogr shot to hell. #mdchat
Find out what MD's think @EinsteinMed #MDChat -first Twitter chat for docs
AnitaMedia #hcsm #mayoragan# socialhc #innovation
RT @NetterB @EinsteinMed: #MDChat -first Twitter chat for docs now live for
TheMedicusFirm those interested. #hcsm
:) Love that! RT @ditzydoctor: #MDchat wow there are people from all over the
rlbates world! :D how interesting! #mdchat
@rlbates It gets tougher and tougher to stay positive about medicine, but the
chukwumaonyeije patients keep me going #mdchat
Agree evening would be better. RT @rsm2800: #MDchat Have to get back to
DrJerath the day job. Lets do this at nite too! #MDchat
Ditto. RT @DrJerath: Agree evening would be better. RT @rsm2800: #MDchat
chukwumaonyeije Have to get back to the day job. Lets do this at nite too! #MDchat
ditzydoctor T1: sounds cheesy but i felt i had a calling! ;) #MDchat
RT @rlbates: :) Love that! RT @ditzydoctor: #MDchat wow there are people
Payformance from all over the world! :D how interesting! #mdchat
Night for whom? This is international chat. RT @rsm2800: #MDchat Have to get
rlbates back to the day job. Lets do this at nite too! #mdchat
Alternate? RT: @DrJerath Agree evening would be better. RT @rsm2800: Have
EllenRichter to get back to the day job. Lets do this at nite too! #MDchat
T1: People's stories are inspiring and sometimes heart-wrenching. We get to be
drseisenberg there for it all. #MDchat
 RT @chukwumaonyeije: @rlbates It gets tougher and tougher to stay positive
ditzydoctor about medicine, but the patients keep me going #mdchat
Live now: #MDchat first Twitter chat for doctors! http://tweetchat.
mgfamiliarnet com/room/MDchat
RT @drseisenberg T1: People's stories are inspiring and sometimes heart-
lisagualtieri wrenching. We get to be there for it all. #mdchat
hahaha! i still don't get enough free pens! RT @doc_rob: I actually became a
ditzydoctor doctor for free pens, but now that's shot to hell. #mdchat
Resident, Fellow, Intern, Board Certified, etc. - Patients should B told the
HospitalPatient difference prior 2 being treated by them. #UK #MDChat #RNChat
@doc_rob I think I still have a Viagra pen but it probably needs a new ink
MeredithGould cartridge. Want it? #MDchat
T1: Any docs on here with an experience as a *patient* ? My first was last year.
chukwumaonyeije #mdchat #MDchat
RT @jodyms: Jody Schoger, women's cancer advocate, blogger. Listening.
teamoncology #mdchat #MDCHAT
I became a doctor for the title. Yeah that's it. I didn't want to be called Mrs.
drlori71 #MDchat
doc_rob @MeredithGould You are telling me you have an impotent Viagra pen? #mdchat
Too funny! RT @MeredithGould: @doc_rob I think I still have a Viagra pen but it
DrJerath probably needs a new ink cartridge. Want it? #MDchat
#mdchat I'm a family doctor/ medical educator in Cardiff, UK. Commiserations
amcunningham on Ryder Cup
A little late but glad I made the first #MDchat today! Christian Sinclair palliative
ctsinclair MD for @KCHospice , blogger for @Pallimed
#doctors come join the Twitter #MDchat & share thoughts, ideas &
EllenRichter solutions to problems w/ other colleagues/friends in medicine & healthcare
@HospitalPatient - Very good point. It's impt patients know what level of
ritika61 training someone is and have the right to refuse. #MDChat
“@ditzydoctor: #MDchat wow there are people from all over the world! :D how
dorameulman interesting!” and lots more lurking lol
Even better! RT @EllenRichter: Alternate? RT: @DrJerath Agree evening would
rsm2800 be better. RT @rsm2800: Lets do this at nite too! #MDchat
@chukwumaonyeije Have had surgery 3 times. No chronic illnesses, but the
rlbates herniated disc almost derailed my surgery career. #mdchat
 Such a wide variety of answers to T1 - may have to revisit in a future #MDchat
MD_Chat :)
Sadly yes & I was the worst patient! RT @chukwumaonyeije: T1: Any docs
DrJerath on here with an experience as a *patient* ? #mdchat #MDchat
Doctor_V I think I"m the only doctor here : ) #MDchat
It's almost 6PM in Portugal and about 7PM in S/Africa. RT @rlbates: Night for
EinsteinMed whom? This is international chat. RT @rsm2800: #MDchat
RT @MD_Chat: Such a wide variety of answers to T1 - may have to revisit in a
MeredithGould future #MDchat <--Yes, do! #MDchat
MD_Chat OK - next topic coming up in a moment! #MDchat
@rlbates OUCH. My dad struggled with herniated disc for years / feel your pain
chukwumaonyeije #MDchat
@doc_rob So funny. Laughter feels so good. It's got to be good for you.
drseisenberg #MDchat
I have 2 children with chronic illnesses. Sat by bedside in hospitals for more
DrJenGunter than 5 mths cumulative. Gives u perspective #mdchat
Funny man :) RT @Doctor_V: I think I"m the only doctor here : )
rlbates #mdchat
LOLing! ---> RT @Doctor_V: I think I"m the only doctor here : )
EllenRichter #MDchat
I had an ER nurse call me honey recently! RT @drlori71: I became a doctor 4
DrJerath the title. Yeah thats it. I didnt want to be called Mrs. #MDchat
@Doctor_V No, really you aren't. And the rest of us are being very, very good.
jodyms #MDCHAT (except @MeredithGould) #MDChat
@DrJerath Doctors invariably make bad patients. I sometimes cringe when I see
chukwumaonyeije MD on the schedule. #SadButTrue #MDchat
My practice as an Ob/gyn has been shaped by my experience as mom having 5
drpoppyBHRT children in a flawed maternity system #MDchat
? 4 #MDChat "R U thinking more as a businessperson than ever before re:
HospitalPatient developing, servicing and satisfying UR Patient Population?"
#mdchat Why I became a doc? The immediacy of applied science to help ppl as
CBaileyMD opposed to research wh/ was delayed. Still love it
@chukwumaonyeije Doctors are definitely the worst patients, and also worst
ritika61 patient family members - always interfering. #MDChat
The BB twitter app not so conducive to tweetchats, gotta run, will try to make
Takeokun the next #MDChat, great work @MD_chat
ocdgirl2000 #mdchat #rnchat can I take any orders?
..Or do ya just play one on Twitter ;) Funny: RT @Doctor_V: I think I"m
philbaumann the only doctor here : ) #MDchat
Curious to know who on #MDChat works in #interprofessional team in primary
ScottAWolfeOWP care. How do you practice? Solo, IP team, shared MD practice?
Good idea for a topic in another day's chat!! --> RT @chukwumaonyeije: T1:
EllenRichter Any docs on here with an experience as a *patient* ? #MDchat
@chukwumaonyeije Was C6-C7. Surgery successful, but do exercises to kept
rlbates neck/shoulder muscles strong. Watch my posture. #mdchat
I love when people call me honey and sweetie. You know, makes me feel
DrJenGunter younger. #mdchat
Being a patient definitely gives you perspective, but also shows u what does
DrJerath & does not work in medicine and our current system. #MDchat
@DrJerath Folks down her in the south always call you "hon."
doc_rob Especially at Waffle House #mdchat
T2 Hypothetical: If the power to change Healthcare were given to you, what
MD_Chat would it look like in the 21st Century? What's key? #MDchat
Interesting crowd today for first #MDchat, some familiar faces some new ones
ctsinclair from #hcsm tweetchats #MDchat
oh yes. spent my childhood in and out of hospital! :\ RT @chukwumaonyeije T1:
ditzydoctor Any docs on here with an experience as a *patient* ? #MDchat
oh yea (trauma patient 3X) @chukwumaonyeije: T1: Any docs on here with an
symtym experience as a *patient* ? #mdchat
@DrJenGunter Absolutely. Any time health care professionals sit on the other
EllenRichter side of the fence, its an eye-opening experience! #MDchat
docs hate going to docs RT @chukwumaonyeije: T1: Any docs on here with an
FaceLiftMD experience as a *patient* ? #mdchat
RT @chukwumaonyeije: @DrJerath Doctors invariably make bad patients. I
EinsteinMed sometimes cringe when I see MD on the schedule. #SadButTrue #MDchat
ditzydoctor @EinsteinMed night for me in asia! :) #MDchat
Follow-up ? 4 #MDChat "If so, what kinds of New/Social Media
HospitalPatient Tools/Programs R U implementing 2 Service UR Patient Population?"
Most important thing for me is Communication. Won't have fixed HC until we get
doc_rob good communication. #mdchat
RT @MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: Given the power to change Healthcare what
ctsinclair would it look like in the 21st Century? Whats key? #MDchat
chukwumaonyeije @symtym Wow. I would NEVER want to be a trauma patient. #mdchat
#mdchat yes I've been a patient. Left hospital early AMA because post op
CBaileyMD inpatient care was lax & staff asking for my care advice :(
I work in integrated system, Kaiser Northern California. I think it is an amazing
DrJenGunter model. #mdchat
RT @MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: If the power to change hc were given to you,
murzee what would it look like in the 21st Century? Whats key? #mdchat
@MD_chat less defensive medicine. decisions driven by clinical logic instead of
DrOBcookie fear of litigation #mdchat
#MDchat About being a patient... Yes, I do remember now... my pediatrician
mgfamiliarnet was quite inspiring for me...
I was in a bad bike accident when 13. Spent a month in hospital. Remember
drseisenberg caring folks and telling myself I got a second chance. #MDchat
RT @MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: If power to change healthcare were given to
MeredithGould you, what would it look like in the 21st Century? Key? #MDchat
We can chat with physicians from around the world, but I can't get consultant's
doc_rob notes or updated med lists. #mdchat
Doctros w/ experience as a patient: I was burned on my legs as a toddler and
ctsinclair have had over 20 surgeries/grafts. Changes your outlook #MDchat
I had nephrectomy, hospitalized for 6 weeks during pregnancy, sepsis. My sons
DrJenGunter have been in and out of hospital. #mdchat
RT @DrOBcookie: @MD_chat less defensive medicine. decisions driven by
MeredithGould clinical logic instead of fear of litigation #MDchat
Definitely! RT @HospitalPatient: "R U thinking more as a businessperson
DrJerath re: developing, servicing & satisfying UR Pt Population?" #MDchat
? 4 #MDChat "Why do some Physicians feel entitled to a certain level of
HospitalPatient Income when we now live in a New Economy that affects everyone?"
@ditzydoctor I hope all is well now. Did your childhood experience affect your
chukwumaonyeije professional outlook? #mdchat
RT @ctsinclair: Doctros w/ experience as a patient: I was burned on my legs as
a toddler and have had over 20 surgeries/grafts. Changes your outlook
ExigenceGroup #MDchat
@drpoppyBHRT Sounds like you're pretty busy! How do you balance
EinsteinMed work/life/sanity?! #MDChat
explain the ink stain? @doc_rob @MeredithGould You are telling me you have
symtym an impotent Viagra pen? #mdchat
 Topic2: Make health care so much more focused on wellness and prevention.
ctsinclair Prevention is the key to many many diseases. #MDchat
Not sure real health care reform is possible without tort reform. Defensive
DrJenGunter medicine is expensive. #mdchat
Bongi1 @chukwumaonyeije as a child i had extensive burns of both legs. #mdchat
T2: Depends which country but - fair & equitable, focus on prevention,
ritika61 well-organized with patient flow using EHR. #MDChat
@DrJenGunter Wow - talk about a high risk pregnancy! Were you in CO then?
DrJerath #MDchat
murzee T2: I think it is hard to reconcile healthcare and profit motive. #mdchat
T2 Hypothetical: Would love to get rid of coding, love to have truly integrated
rlbates healthcare records #mdchat
#MDchat I'm a mother, pediatrician, writer, blogger. I write for Seattle
SeattleMamaDoc Children's, Parents mag, & Twitter...@doctor_v, ur not alone
The power of Twitter Chats :) RT @ditzydoctor: #MDchat wow there R people
blogbrevity from all over the world! :D how interesting! #mdchat
#mdchat T1 I wrote a blog post on being a patient. Great comments:) http:
amcunningham //bit.ly/cvT6BD
#MDchat T2 Dou you remember the spot "Health for all in the year
mgfamiliarnet 2000" Still not accomplished. That is still the way to go in 21st century.
Interesting to hear all these doctors so willing to spill their guts on own private
ctsinclair medical issues. HIPAA be damned! #MDchat
AGREE!! RT @DrJenGunter: Not sure real health care reform is possible without
DrJerath tort reform. Defensive medicine is expensive. #MDchat
Followup ? 4 #MDChat "Why shouldn't Docs have 2 B as entrepreneurial
HospitalPatient as all other Business which generate significant Revenue?"
RT @rlbates: T2 Hypothetical: Would love to get rid of coding, love to have truly
MeredithGould integrated healthcare records #MDchat
2healthguru @DrJenGunter will you be at HealthCamp SFBay tomorrow?? #mdchat
@MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: Given the power to change Healthcare what would
HPHealthcare it look like in the 21st Century? Whats key? #MDchat -
@DrJerath yes, had triplets, Delivered 1 at 22 weeks interval delivery at 26
DrJenGunter weeks. Sepsis. Surviving kids 1 lb 11 oz and 1 lb 13 #MDChat
SO TRUE!!! RT @chukwumaonyeije @DrJerath Doctors invariably make bad
ditzydoctor patients. I sometimes cringe when I see MD on the schedule. #MDchat
 RT @MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: If the power to change Healthcare were given
philbaumann to you, what would it look like in the 21st Century? What's key? #MDchat
AMEN... RT @DrOBcookie: @MD_chat less defensive medicine. decisions driven
chukwumaonyeije by clinical logic instead of fear of litigation #mdchat
RT @murzee: T2: I think it is hard to reconcile healthcare and profit motive.
ctsinclair 'agree to minimize the role of profit in health care' #MDchat
agree (not with KP, but in nocal) RT @DrJenGunter I work in integrated system,
symtym Kaiser N California. I think it is an amazing model. #mdchat
T2: would love for only "paper" work to be patients records. Dislike
rlbates the business end of medicine, but someone has to foot bill #mdchat
Been asked X2, never heard of it!! What is it? RT @2healthguru: @DrJenGunter
DrJenGunter will you be at HealthCamp SFBay tomorrow?? #mdchat
RT @murzee: T2: I think it is hard to reconcile healthcare and profit motive.
chukwumaonyeije #mdchat
#mdchat #rnchat Female Doc have a different perspective during childbearing
ocdgirl2000 yrs, men during retirement yrs, as patients..
RT @MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: If the power to change Healthcare were given
kadavids to you, what would it look like in the 21st Century? What's key? #MDchat
Last ? 4 #MDChat "Do you look at UR Patients as Consumers? If so, how
HospitalPatient has that changed the way you practice medicine?" #Physicians #UK #RN
RT @2healthguru: @DrJenGunter will you be at HealthCamp SFBay tomorrow??
ctsinclair cc: @renee_berry are you going? #MDchat
T2: Health defined within social, political context - addressing poverty,
ritika61 migration, public health etc. Access on a global scale. #MDChat
T2: Following the evidence is like a rollercoaster. But ultimately achieves best
chukwumaonyeije outcomes. #mdchat
@doc_rob twitter, the better EHR... #mdchat or at least it was designed for true
symtym realtime communications, EHRs not?
Aww geez, I had to get the door! Can someone retweet T2? I cant find it! :(
EllenRichter #MDchat
“@DrOBcookie: @MD_chat less defensive medicine. decisions driven by clinical
dorameulman logic instead of fear of litigation #mdchat that would be nice
#MDChat T2: In Canada, many of us advocate the #2ndStageOfMedicare -
CACHCA_RCACCS better org'tion of the health system. See: http://alturl.com/8gmko
RT @MeredithGould: RT @rlbates: T2 Hypothetical: Would love to get rid of
CBaileyMD coding, love to have truly integrated healthcare records #MDchat
 RT @ritika61: T2: Health defined within social, political context - addressing
murzee poverty, migration, public health etc. Access... #mdchat
RT @rlbates: T2: would love only "paper" work 2 B patients records.
ctsinclair Dislike the business end of medicine; someone has to foot bill #MDchat
#MDChat "Do you look at UR Patients as Consumers? If so, how has that
MeredithGould changed the way you practice medicine?" #Physicians #UK #RN #MDchat
@DrJenGunter So sorry 2 hear details. But, if you had MFM team & ur
DrJerath colleagues from UCH, then you were in good hands! #MDchat
RT @ctsinclair: RT @murzee: T2: I think it is hard to reconcile healthcare and
CBaileyMD profit motive. 'agree to minimize the role of profit in health care' #MDchat
RT @ritika61: T2: Health defined within social, political context - addressing
kadavids poverty, migration, public health etc. Access on a global scale. #MDChat
Do you look at UR Patients as Consumers? << No. I don't. I look at them as
rlbates someone who has asked my advise, for my care, my skill #mdchat
2healthguru @DrJenGunter At Garfield Center for Innovation: http://bit.ly/coikdI #mdchat
Sorry folks! Can't join now (in middle of my workday) but will try next time!
aliciad3 #MDChat
RT @EllenRichter: Aww geez, I had to get the door! Can someone retweet T2? I
ismailhanjra cant find it! :( #MDchat
Very thought post. Thx for sharing. RT @amcunningham: #mdchat T1 I wrote a
EinsteinMed blog post on being a patient. Grt comments:) http://bit.ly/cvT6BD
philbaumann @EllenRichter T1 is http://bit.ly/bfuk7k #MDchat
@MD_Chat Fabulous, smart, useful questions. This sociologist is very happy to
MeredithGould see the data streaming in! #MDchat
T2: Would be focused on pt-doctor relationship, evidence-based preventive
drseisenberg medicine and state of the art caring #MDchat
American HC resists the idea of using information wisely. We were all taught to
doc_rob not trust other's observations. #mdchat
T2: too many stakeholders pulling in all different ways -- truly care-centered
murzee need integration #mdchat
#supermom RT @SeattleMamaDoc: #MDchat I'm a mother, pediatrician, writer,
kamseattle blogger. I write for Seattle Children's, Parents mag, & Twitter..
RT @symtym: @doc_rob twitter, the better EHR... #mdchat or at least it was
rlbates designed for true realtime communications, EHRs not? #mdchat
RT @DrJerath: AGREE!! RT @DrJenGunter: Not sure real health care reform is
chukwumaonyeije possible without tort reform. Defensive medicine is $$$ #MDchat
 RT @MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: If the power to change Healthcare were given
mgfamiliarnet to you, what would it look like in the 21st Century? #MDchat
RT @doc_rob: Most important thing for me is Communication. Won't have fixed
sharingstrength HC until we get good communication. #mdchat #hcsmca
T2: tort reform, less defensive medicine, spending more time with patients and
DrJerath less time on paper, EHR, or billing. #MDchat
T2: Also more teamwork, communication, planning, and coordination among
DrJerath specialties. #MDchat
@rlbates @symtym Twitter is information overload and unsorted. Good for
doc_rob gathering, but not organizing. I'm dizzy right now! #mdchat
@ditzydoctor all well, concussions + broken bones... #mdchat still do my
symtym preferred mechanism of injury -- bicycling
Like! RT @rlbates: Do you look at UR Patients as Consumers? << No. I
murzee dont. I look at them as someone who has asked my advice... #mdchat
T2: Would like to see more research on optimizing health care systems, best
ctsinclair practices, less on the latest greatest drug. #MDchat
“@ctsinclair: Topic2: Make health care so much more focused on wellness and
dorameulman prevention. Prevention is the key to many many diseases. #MDchat
#mdchat a retired opthalmologist related his experience as a pt almost coding
ocdgirl2000 after having cardiac cath & stents, had massive MI & bled out!
@HospitalPatient @HospitalPatient The drive to be entrepreneurial leaves out
chukwumaonyeije critical aspects of health care. #mdchat
T2 Hypothetical: If the power to change Healthcare were given to you, what
rlbates would it look like in the 21st Century? Whats key? #mdchat
chukwumaonyeije @HospitalPatient Can't provide services to the highest bidder. #mdchat
T2 insurance business & regulatory burocracy take as much time as patient
CBaileyMD care in my private practice, want to minimize them #mdchat
RT @drseisenberg: T2: Would be focused on pt-doctor relationship, evidence-
rlbates based preventive medicine and state of the art caring #mdchat
EllenRichter @philbaumann Thanks for the RT of T2 @ #MDchat
@2healthguru never new about it or I would have signed up. Bummer. I could
DrJenGunter drop by tomorrow but I see it is full. #MDchat
YES! RT @ritika61: #MDChat T2: Health defined within social, political context,
ScottAWolfeOWP addressing poverty, migration, etc. Access on global scale.
DrJenGunter We have truly integrated records at Kaiser Northern California. #mdchat
 RT @ritika61: T2 Depends on country but - fair & equitable, focus on
sharingstrength prevention, well-organized with patient flow using EHR. #MDChat #hcsmca
I so wanna stay @ #MDchat but I have 2 get back 2 studying. Step 2CK in a
motahar_h month. To sum up I love blood, surgery, brain, OR, ER & patients.
The system has a responsibility to minimize a patient appearing as a consumer -
ritika61 one option: more salary-based models. #MDChat
@EinsteinMed I only work 2 days a week to spend time with my family. I also
drpoppyBHRT have strong faith : ) #MDchat
RT @MD_Chat: T2 Hypothetical: If the power to change Healthcare were given
CBaileyMD to you, what would it look like in the 21st Century? What's key? #MDchat
RT @drseisenberg: T1: People's stories are inspiring and sometimes heart-
CGreaves wrenching. We get to be there for it all. #MDchat Listen to MDs
#mdchat #rnchat and when he complained that the RNs weren't monitoring him
ocdgirl2000 in his room all night while his vision was going...ahhh!!scary!!
@rlbates @doc_rob Would love to see parts of Twitter/Yammer in EHR. EHR's
ctsinclair could learn from FB too. Imagine being addicted to EHR's #MDchat
RT @ctsinclair: Interesting to hear all these docs so willing to spill their guts on
sharingstrength own private medical issues. HIPAA be damned! #MDchat
Patients are consumers. They are customers, paying for my advice and
doc_rob expertise. Ignore that at your peril. #mdchat
#MDchat - lovely meeting all you people, but it's 1 am over here! have a lovely
ditzydoctor time :)
PedsDiabetesDoc T2: more efficient, effective, and affordable health-care system #MDchat
drpoppyBHRT @chukwumaonyeije Do people call you Dr. Chuk? #MDchat
RT @rlbates: T2: would love only "paper" work 2 B patients records.
chukwumaonyeije Dislike the business end of medicine; someone has to foot bill #MDchat
drseisenberg T2: Defensive medicine = Goodbye to the art of medicine #MDchat
RT @chukwumaonyeije: RT @DrJerath: AGREE!! RT @DrJenGunter: Not sure
CBaileyMD real health care reform is possible without tort reform. #MDchat
RT @doc_rob: Patients are consumers. They are customers, paying for my
MeredithGould advice and expertise. Ignore that at your peril. #MDchat
C http://bit.ly/cI1BLO @drseisenberg T1 Ppl's stories R inspiring &
kgapo sometimes heart-wrenching. We get 2 B thr 4 it all. #MDchat
RT @ctsinclair: @rlbates @doc_rob Would love to see parts of Twitter/Yammer
in EHR. EHR's could learn from FB too. Imagine being addicted to EHR's
doc_rob #MDchat
 I would like standards for medical defense experts. If make more than $10k/yr
DrJenGunter for legal can't be in a prof med org. #mdchat
RT @drseisenberg: T2: Defensive medicine = Goodbye to the art of medicine
PacificOncology #MDchat
Not in the sense I mean, they won't work with mine here in Arkansas RT
rlbates @DrJenGunter: We have truly integrated records at Kaiser NCa #mdchat
RT @doc_rob: Patients are consumers. They are customers, paying for my
ctsinclair advice and expertise. Ignore that at your peril. #MDchat
@drpoppyBHRT Yes. Only one that calls me Chukwuma is my Mom. And only
chukwumaonyeije when she's angry... #mdchat
@doc_rob - Seeing patients as consumers leads to dangerous overprescribing
ritika61 and overinvestigating. #MDChat
RT @MeredithGould: #MDChat "Do you look at UR Patients as Consumers?
CGreaves If so, how has that changed the way you practice medicine?"...
Gotta go. Have a consumer...uh....customer...I mean patient wating for me
doc_rob #mdchat
RT @ritika61: @doc_rob - Seeing patients as consumers leads to dangerous
murzee overprescribing and overinvestigating. #mdchat
RT @ritika61: The system has a responsibility to minimize a patient appearing
kadavids as a consumer - one option: more salary-based models. #MDChat
@HospitalPatient #UK #MDChat #RNChat agree, in many countries U know till
kgapo the moment U get a prescription on which U the doc is a trainee
RT @doc_rob Patients are consumers. They are customers, paying for my advice
MaxGXLhealthy1 and expertise. Ignore that at your peril. #mdchat
RT @ritika61: @doc_rob - Seeing patients as consumers leads to dangerous
doc_rob overprescribing and overinvestigating. #MDChat - Doesn't have to.
Oft-forgotten fact. RT @doc_rob: Patients r consumers. They r customers,
EinsteinMed paying for my advice and expertise. Ignore at your peril. #mdchat
And promises of guarantees RT @murzee: RT @ritika61: @doc_rob - Seeing
rlbates patients as consumers leads to dangerous overprescribing... #mdchat
Enjoyed #mdchat but must go. Could use advice on twitter chats. Using
CBaileyMD tweetdeck column is there anything better?
true, but the underlying premise of twitter in the form of realtime comm
symtym @rlbates @doc_rob Twitter is information overload... #mdchat
#MDChat T2: Just imagine if MD, nursing, dental, dietetics & other
ScottAWolfeOWP ASSOCIATIONS collaborated, instead of only protecting turf!
 #MDchat T2 I would improve the patients accessibility, broaden the shared
mgfamiliarnet decision model, improve the information systems (#EHR)
RT @doc_rob: Patients are consumers. They are customers, paying for my
HumanistExec advice and expertise. Ignore that at your peril. #mdchat
Is this not COI? RT @doc_rob Patients are consumers. They are customers,
murzee paying for my advice and expertise. Ignore that at your... #mdchat
#mdchat #rnchat This poor Doc gave all his years to his patients, and was left
ocdgirl2000 in the room unattended by his Nurses to go hypovolemic!yikes!
T2: (vision 4 med in 21st C) evidence-based, equitably financed, with universal
AndrewBresnahan delivery and focus on social & preventative medicine #mdchat
RT @PedsDiabetesDoc: T2: more efficient, effective, and affordable health-care
chukwumaonyeije system #MDchat
MeredithGould @CBaileyMD Use Tweetchat http://www.tweetchat.com #MDchat
RT @CBaileyMD: RT @chukwumaonyeije: AGREE!! RT @DrJenGunter: Not sure
CGreaves real health care reform is possible without tort reform. #MDchat
@CBaileyMD - tweetchat.com - search MDChat, set refresh speed to 5 seconds
ritika61 #MDChat
RT @dorameulman @ctsinclair: T2: Make health care more focused on wellness
DrJerath and prevention which is the key to many many diseases. #MDchat
EinsteinMed @drpoppyBHRT Sounds like a good plan. All the best. #mdchat
OK - we're going to move on to our third topic in a moment. Again, try to
MD_Chat address the topic - we're really curious about your views. #MDchat
@chukwumaonyeije People have been calling me Dr. Poppy for so long that I
drpoppyBHRT think many don't even know my last name. #MDchat
@kgapo Breast Cancer & Patient Rights Advocate, health advocacy
kgapo blogger, listening #mdchat any participating Greek docs?
#MDChat I would also like to have some more time to listen to my patients and
mgfamiliarnet achieve better shared decisions.
ctsinclair @MD_Chat Great job hosting BTW. This is one swingin party! #MDchat
MD_Chat @symtym Yes, it sure is. Gotta be quick like a bunny. ;) #MDchat
RT @doc_rob: Gotta go. Have a consumer...uh....customer...I mean patient
DrJerath wating for me #MDchat
@CBaileyMD Try signing into Twitterchat or Tweetgrid & follow the hashtag
EllenRichter #MDchat. You can pre-set your tweets with the hashtag too! :)
T2: Calling a patient a consumer does an injustice to the physician patient
chukwumaonyeije relationship. We're not selling donuts here... #mdchat
 T3 The Internet & Medicine: From your perspective, what are key promises
MD_Chat & pitfalls in the relationship between the two? #MDchat
RT @AndrewBresnahan: T2: (vision 4 med in 21st C) evidence-based, equitably
ritika61 financed, with universal delivery... #MDChat
#MDChat I often tell residents that we are well paid translators, translate pt C/O
doctorgrimes to patterns, and Rx/Tx decisions to unsterstandable lang
#MDChat I often tell residents that we are well paid translators, translate pt C/O
gilgrimes to patterns, and Rx/Tx decisions to unsterstandable lang
@CBaileyMD you may find this useful too http://is.gd/fMcCs it's about
SMSJOE tweetchating #mdchat
RT @mgfamiliarnet: #MDChat I would also like to have some more time to
AnitaMedia listen to my patients and achieve better shared decisions.
How bout 'client'? Conotes individual 'agency', w/o notion of consumerism RT
ScottAWolfeOWP @doc_rob: Patients are consumers, paying for my advice. #mdchat
RT @CBaileyMD: RT @chukwumaonyeije: RT @DrJerath: AGREE!! RT
@DrJenGunter: Not sure real health care reform is possible without tort reform.
2belindy #MDchat
Consumer is the very lowest rung of the physician patient relationship. IMHO ...
chukwumaonyeije theres more to it. #mdchat
#MDchat live now! First Twitter chat for doctors! http://tweetchat.
mgfamiliarnet com/room/MDchat
Right on . RT @ctsinclair: @MD_Chat Great job hosting BTW. This is one swingin
EinsteinMed party! #MDchat
RT @dorameulman @ctsinclair: T2: Make health care more focused on wellness
CGreaves and prevention which is the key to many many diseases. #MDchat
RT @chukwumaonyeije: T2: Calling a patient a consumer does an injustice to
murzee the physician patient relationship. Were not selling... #mdchat
@chukwumaonyeije But I think understanding the aspects of consumerism in
ctsinclair healthcare are too important to ignore. #MDchat
RT @doctorgrimes: #MDChat I often tell residents that we are well paid
rlbates translators, translate pt C/O to patterns, and Rx/Tx .... #mdchat
RT @MD_Chat: T3 The Internet & Medicine: From your perspective, key
ctsinclair promises & pitfalls in the relationship between the two? #MDchat
@murzee #mdchat mmm consumers, many patients will not agree on that kind
kgapo of talk....
 @CBaileyMD I had too many problems with TweetDeck, went with HootSuite
symtym #mdchat
RT @murzee: RT @chukwumaonyeije: T2: Calling a patient a consumer does an
Kevin_Fong injustice to the physician patient relationship. Were not selling... #mdchat
DrJenGunter Communication skills are the most important medical skill #mdchat
“@mgfamiliarnet: #MDChat I would also like to have some more time to listen
dorameulman to my patients and achieve better shared decisions.” amen
T3 - Internet & Medicine - both good and bad info out there. But, great
DrJerath potential for pt outreach and education. #MDchat
RT @MD_Chat: T3 The Internet & Medicine: From your perspective, what
kadavids are key promises & pitfalls in the relationship between the two? #MDchat
RT @chukwumaonyeije: Consumer is the very lowest rung of the physician
murzee patient relationship. IMHO ... theres more to it. #mdchat
T3: Promises - informed and empowered patients, smooth data transfer, Pitfalls
ritika61 - privacy!!! #MDChat
#MDchat T3 Internet and Medicine: it's like a mine of possibilities :) A really
mgfamiliarnet gold mine :))
#mdchat thing is,if the "BEST" "insurance", "top
10". "top 100".Hospitals "rated in Washingtonian
ocdgirl2000 Magazine" STILL can't deliver decent care?
rlbates Gotta go #mdchat
@ctsinclair I would agree with that. We're providing a service and running a
chukwumaonyeije business. Can't have one without the other... #mdchat
kgapo @rlbates #mdchat not only over prescribing......
#MDchat Cdn colleagues: FYI, ideas of patient-centred, universal, preventive
CACHCA_RCACCS care, inclusive of #SDOH is what #2ndStageOfMedicare aims at
RT @dorameulman @ctsinclair: T2: Make health care more focused on wellness
chukwumaonyeije and prevention which is the key to many many diseases. #MDchat
@DrJenGunter Agree, but I'd add that communication must also have empathy
DrJerath to truly be effective. #MDchat
Its swinging cuz of all U #doctors who took time to chat! RT @ctsinclair
EllenRichter @MD_Chat Great job hosting BTW. This is one swingin party! #MDchat
Listening much more than waiting your turn to talk. RT @DrJenGunter:
drseisenberg Communication skills are the most important medical skill. #MDchat
RT @ritika61: T3: Promises - informed and empowered patients, smooth data
CGreaves transfer, Pitfalls - privacy!!! #MDChat
 @kadavids #MDChat guess you speak about docs in public hospitals who receive
kgapo a salary from the gov
Do patients want to be consumers? Complicated product and too much
murzee emotional overlay for that. #mdchat
RT @chukwumaonyeije @ctsinclair Agree with that. Were providing service and
DrJerath running a business. Cant have one without the other #MDchat
RT @ritika61 T3: Promises - informed and empowered patients, smooth data
papita86 transfer, Pitfalls - privacy!!! #MDChat
RT @MD_Chat: T3 The Internet & Medicine: From your perspective, key
EllenRichter promises & pitfalls in the relationship between the two? #MDchat
@murzee If calling me a consumer/client gives me more authority & power
MeredithGould to participate, I'll happily take the moniker. #MDchat
T3: The internet means a decrease in the cognitive imbalance abt medicine
ctsinclair between patient/family and HC professionals. #MDchat
Make sure to listen in on the first ever Tweetchat for and about doctors by
klxmedia following #MDchat Going on right now!
RT @rlbates: And promises of guarantees RT @murzee: RT @ritika61:
@doc_rob - Seeing patients as consumers leads to dangerous overprescribing...
vanburbian #mdchat
Read YELP!? RT @murzee: Do patients want to be consumers? Complicated
CGreaves product and too much emotional overlay for that. #mdchat
RT @PacificOncology: RT @drseisenberg: T2: Defensive medicine = Goodbye to
kgapo the art of medicine #MDchat
RT @MeredithGould: @murzee If calling me a consumer/client gives me
ctsinclair authority & power to participate, Ill happily take the moniker. #MDchat
Agree - pts don't WANT to be consumers. RT @murzee: Do patients want to be
ritika61 consumers? Complicated product and too much emotional.. #MDChat
Indeed! RT @ctsinclair: @chukwumaonyeije I think understanding the aspects
DrJerath of consumerism in healthcare are too important to ignore. #MDchat
murzee @MeredithGould So the idea is that consumerism is less paternalistic... #mdchat
RT @mgfamiliarnet: #MDchat live now! First Twitter chat for doctors! http:
odomlewis //tweetchat.com/room/MDchat #mdchat
RT @DrJerath: T3 - Internet & Medicine - both good and bad info out
symtym there. But, great potential for pt outreach and education. #MDchat
T3:(rant on) Hospital based IT needs to step its game.They have a difficult job
chukwumaonyeije but they hold back the savvy users. #mdchat (rant mode off)
 #MDchat T3 Internet&MEdicine-promises: easier to achieve patient
mgfamiliarnet empowerment, communication facilitator between peers &with patients
:-) RT @DrJerath: @DrJenGunter Agree, but Id add that communication must
drseisenberg also have empathy to truly be effective. #MDchat
@murzee "Consumer" is different from "consumerism"
MeredithGould & would take me longer than 140 char to 'splain. #MDchat
But, they are regardless. RT @ritika61: Agree - pts dont WANT to be
DrJerath consumers. RT @murzee: Do patients want to be consumers? #MDchat
Patient-centered care http://ow.ly/2ORgy RT @doc_rob: Patients r consumers.
CompAndChoices They r paying 4 my advice & expertise.Ignore at ur peril. #mdchat
RT @DrJerath: T3 - Internet & Medicine - both good and bad info out
ctsinclair there. But, great potential for pt outreach and education. #MDchat
@DrJerath @dreisenberg I think empathy is part of good communication
DrJenGunter #MDchat
With due respect, consumerism focus can be quite paternalistic even abusive
chukwumaonyeije @murzee: @MeredithGould .. #mdchat
The current system does not reward docs for focusing on wellness or prevention
drpoppyBHRT #scriptin5minutes #MDchat
Communication must inform, educate & inspire action to qualify as an
MeredithGould effective communication. #MDchat
t3 although there are many internet applications i generally use it as sort of
Bongi1 informative storytelling. a window on our world #mdchat
@MeredithGould Would love to hear you explain the difference RE: consumer v.
ctsinclair consumerism (in long form not here) #MDchat
Health care is not a market good, Patient can't determine need and needs an
ritika61 expert opinion, not a 'consumer' in traditional sense. #MDChat
Agree RT @chukwumaonyeije: With due respect, consumerism focus can be
murzee quite paternalistic even abusive @murzee: @MeredithGould .. #mdchat
RT @EllenRichter: Scary info on marketing of "Antipsychotic Drugs: Side
MatthewBrowning Effects May Include Lawsuits"-http://j.mp/b1JAOp #MDchat #RNchat
#mdchat Docs allowed themselves 2 B victims of the pharmacology business,as
ocdgirl2000 well as Hospital & Care facility business!now we R all victims
#MDChat T3: One pitfall seems to be further proliferation of prescrip drug
ScottAWolfeOWP info/advertising, leading to inapprop client demand
RT @ctsinclair: T2: wld lk 2 C more research on optimizing health care systems,
kgapo best practices, less on the latest greatest drug. #MDchat
 When I hear "consumer" I think of me at the mechanic. Not what I
chukwumaonyeije want for my patients... @MeredithGould: @murzee. #MDchat
Doctor_V Trying to eat and tweet #MDChat
yes! RT @MeredithGould: Communication must inform, educate & inspire
sharingstrength action to qualify as an effective communication. #MDchat /hcsmca
T3: More widespread evidenced-based education and worldwide support
drseisenberg networks. Connection, collaboration, creativity, communication #MDchat
RT @ritika61: Health care is not a market good, Patient cant determine need
murzee and needs an expert opinion, not a traditional consumer #mdchat
@chukwumaonyeije True...and I'd argue anything can become paternalistic,
MeredithGould given the cultural context and social structure. #MDchat
#MDChat I am just lurking today, but I help #physicians & #residents find
CPCChamplain dream jobs in Eastern #Ontario Canada. Interested in Health & SM
@drpoppyBHRT Depends which system. In Canada, family docs have incentives
ritika61 to have pts with paps, mammos, colon ca screening etc. #MDChat
DrJerath That's a challenge! ;-) RT @Doctor_V: Trying to eat and tweet #MDchat
RT @amcunningham: #mdchat T1 I wrote a blog post on being a patient. Great
TWSY comments:) http://bit.ly/cvT6BD
@chukwumaonyeije @MeredithGould @murzee In order for most people to
drpoppyBHRT value healthcare, it has to cost them something. #MDchat
@chukwumaonyeije There is no 'shaman efficacy' without 'consumer
2healthguru engagement' in health care exchange! Quality relationship matters! #MDchat
T1 - People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people
Payformance will never forget how you made them feel #mdchat
ctsinclair RT @Doctor_V: Trying to eat and tweet 'please don't aspirate' #MDchat
To be an educated consumer pt needs to be versed in data, methods, politics,
murzee economics, etc. Different from buying car, no? #mdchat
The 4 C's @drseisenberg T3: Connection, collaboration, creativity,
AnitaMedia communication #MDchat
RT @Payformance: T1 - People will forget what you said & what u did, but
DrJerath people will never forget how you made them feel #MDchat
@drpoppyBHRT Or it has to bring value -- be accessible and high quality
murzee #mdchat
RT @EinsteinMed: #MDChat -first Twitter chat for docs now live for those
chelseafanjj interested. #hcsm #mayoragan# socialhc #innovation
 I do understand the importance of a patient as consumer perspective just feel
chukwumaonyeije it's limiting & shooting for more broad def'n #mdchat
RT @chukwumaonyeije: T2: Calling a patient a consumer does an injustice to
anderzoid the physician patient relationship. We're not selling donuts here... #mdchat
T3: The power of the internet to bring together people with similar
ctsinclair conditions/illness for support, research etc. cc @patientslikeme #MDchat
RT @caring: New Alzheimer's resource for caregivers developed by geriatrician,
asaging geriatric psychiatrist, AD specialists: http://bit.ly/SnSvideo #MDchat
Shoulder tap: In case ya missed T3 here it is http://twitter.
MD_Chat com/MD_chat/status/26475044022 #MDchat
@murzee Yes, but the physician cannot provide all that without being
drpoppyBHRT adequately compensated. #MDchat
RT @drpoppyBHRT: The current system does not reward docs for focusing on
JohnMacD1 wellness or prevention #scriptin5minutes #MDchat
@drpoppyBHRT I would suggest that disease in itself has a "cost" to
chukwumaonyeije the patient. & Of course I don't want to work for free! #mdchat
murzee @drpoppyBHRT Correct, the issue is the compensation mechanism #mdchat
RT @ctsinclair: T3: The power of the internet to bring together people with
CAPCpalliative similar conditions/illness for support, research etc. cc @patientslikeme #MDchat
@ritika61 Anyone can order tests, a real physician establishes a relationship
drpoppyBHRT with a patient, that is the mark of a "good" doc #MDchat
Connection in twitterverse can lead to action in healthcare universe. Tweet, chat
drseisenberg meet, plan, act. #MDchat
RT @ctsinclair: T3: The power of internet 2 bring together people with similar
DrJerath conditions/illness 4 support/research @patientslikeme #MDchat
@MeredithGould Very true. Important to keep the cultural context and social
chukwumaonyeije structures in mind with any such interaction. #mdchat
RT @chukwumaonyeije: @drpoppyBHRT I would suggest that disease in itself
has a "cost" to the patient. & I dont want to work for free
murzee #mdchat
Cost discourages care - leads to ER/admit. RT @drpoppyBHRT: For most people
ritika61 to value healthcare, it has to cost them something. #MDChat
Re patients as consumers, #CHCs generally find that 'client' works best,
resonates well with "patients" (ie, clients) & "
CACHCA_RCACCS providers". #MDChat
drpoppyBHRT @chukwumaonyeije Then opt out of Medicare and Medicaid! LOL! #MDchat
 Rightly said! RT @AnitaMedia: The 4 C's @drseisenberg T3: Connection,
kgapo collaboration, creativity, communication #MDchat
Agreed! RT @drseisenberg: Connection in twitterverse can lead to action in
intriguedinrva healthcare universe. Tweet, chat meet, plan, act. #MDchat
RT @drseisenberg: Connection in twitterverse can lead to action in healthcare
AAOHNS universe. Tweet, chat meet, plan, act. #MDchat
RT @drseisenberg: Connection online can lead to action. Tweet, chat meet,
ctsinclair plan, act. 'read Gladwell's recent NewYorker article" #MDchat
@drpoppyBHRT That's from Freud: If you don't pay, you don't get better.
MeredithGould #MDchat
@CACHCA_RCACCS Work at a CHC but never did like the term 'client' over
ritika61 'patient', although leaps better than consumer. #MDChat
kgapo @drpoppyBHRT #MDchat not necessarily
Wow - fast hour! We'll got a bit over a few minutes & then wind down - if
MD_Chat you have to leave, no problem. :) #MDchat #MDchat
#MDchat T3 I am looking forward to the applications of web 2.0 features to
mgfamiliarnet medicine. The "cloud" applied to Medicine has a lot of potential.
Let's change this RT @JohnMacD1: RT @drpoppyBHRT: The current system does
drseisenberg not reward docs for focusing on wellness or prevention #MDchat
RT @drpoppyBHRT @ritika61 Anyone can order tests-a real physician
establishes a relationship w/ pt, that is the mark of a "good" doc
DrJerath #MDchat
Well said! --> RT @drseisenberg: Connection in twitterverse can lead to
EllenRichter action in healthcare universe. Tweet, chat, meet, plan, act. #MDchat
@2healthguru Who you callin' shaman? (LOL). I agree that engagement is the
chukwumaonyeije key. I'm not engaged with my mechanic (at all). #mdchat
“@Payformance: People will forget what you said people will forget what you
dorameulman did, but people will never forget how you made them feel #mdchat
#mdchat don't know about high priced/low priced Drs.My insurance pays &
ocdgirl2000 I'm a slave 2 my job 4 my insurance.I'll dump a doc who's an idiot!
As a future doctor and current patient, I'd like to think that my doctors (and
erinrbreedlove colleagues) think of me as a PERSON first & foremost. #MDChat
murzee Paying taxes IS paying #mdchat
MeredithGould @sharingstrength I'm getting that as a tattoo...someday. #MDchat
@ritika61 Well, we all have to have priorities for what we spend our money on,
drpoppyBHRT that's why HSAs are a good idea. #MDchat
 RT @JohnMacD1: RT @drpoppyBHRT: The current system does not reward docs
CGreaves for focusing on wellness or prevention #scriptin5minutes #MDchat
T3: Growth of SM among hospitals = opportunity to educate/engage.
EinsteinMed @edbennett says 830 hosptials have SM sites. http://bit.ly/et3Jz #MDChat
ritika61 @MD_Chat How do we plan to use this in the future? #MDChat
@drseisenberg Gladwell's article on why Twitter and FB may not lead to much
ctsinclair activism: http://nyr.kr/bv1goX 'good food for thought' #MDchat
#MDchat T3 Internet and Medicine - another strong impact in MEdicine will
mgfamiliarnet come from the "mobile-Health" concept #mHealth
@chukwumaonyeije Which is why I'm forever harping on the importance of
MeredithGould having sociologists & anthropologists in the mix. #mdchat
RT @erinrbreedlove: As a future doctor and current patient, I'd like to think that
my doctors (and colleagues) think of me as a PERSON first & foremost.
EinsteinMed #MDChat
Wld add Aboriginal understanding of "good medicine": ALL supports
ScottAWolfeOWP to look after whole person- physical, emotional, mental, spiritual #MDChat
RT @EinsteinMed: T3: Growth of SM among hospitals = opportunity to
educate/engage. @edbennett says 830 hosptials have SM sites. http://bit.
quality1 ly/et3Jz #MDChat
RT @erinrbreedlove: As a future doctor and current patient, Id like to think that
murzee my doctors (& colleagues) think of me as a PERSON. #mdchat
Have to go! Nice chatting with everyone today! This is my second time being at
ctsinclair a Tweetchat launch, first was #hpm. Great job! #MDchat
chukwumaonyeije @drpoppyBHRT LOL. Very funny. #mdchat
‎"If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you are the product being sold.
foxepractice " #mdchat
@drpoppyBHRT I assume you work in the US? A patient should not have to
ritika61 decide whether or not to spend money on their health. #MDChat
chukwumaonyeije @MeredithGould Something that you do very well, I may add. #mdchat
@chukwumaonyeije I'm forever grateful that Dr. @SusannahFox,
MeredithGould anthropologist, is high profile. #mdchat
RT @DrJerath: RT @drpoppyBHRT @ritika61 Anyone can order tests-a real
physician establishes a relationship w/ pt, that is the mark of a "
EinsteinMed good" doc #MDchat
Payformance Enjoyed participating - Thanks! #mdchat
 #mdchat cardiologist tried harassing me into Emergency Cardiac Cath while I
ocdgirl2000 had severe resp infection/laryngitis 2 wks be4 my DD wedding!
ritika61 CBC Radio - On social networking in medicine - http://tiny.cc/dekb6 #MDChat
...because, let's face it, I can't even be a patient, let alone any other label, until
erinrbreedlove I'm a person first. #MDchat
murzee Gotta go! Thanks, y'all. Later. #mdchat
OK, we're going to wrap up our first #MDchat. Before we do, give us your pearls
MD_Chat of wisdom or any closing thoughts!
#MDchat T3 net&Medicine: cloud+mobile+socialmedia are going to be the
mgfamiliarnet main stream in order to achieve accessible HealthCare & empowerment
RT @ScottAWolfeOWP: Aboriginal - "good medicine": ALL supports
ritika61 to look after whole person- physical, emotional, mental, spiritual #MDChat
RT @ctsinclair: @drseisenberg Gladwell's article on why Twitter and FB may not
IvyEyesEditing lead to much activism: http://nyr.kr/bv1goX 'good food for thought' #MDchat
Think that 'client' is probably best term out of several imperfect options
CACHCA_RCACCS @ritika61 Work at a CHC but never did like term 'client' #MDChat
@philbaumann Great idea to do this chat group. Congratulations and thanks
Srini2000 #mdchat
@ritika61 @MeredithGould Yes, of course, I believe that my work has value just
drpoppyBHRT like Dr. Chuk's mechanic. #MDchat
chukwumaonyeije @murzee Great to chat with you again. Take care. #MDchat
Wonderful turnout. Excellent quality chat! Thanks @MD_chat for getting
EllenRichter together this group on Twitter! #MDchat Great reading the tweets! :)
TxStemcell Great insight from social physicians on first live MD chat ever : #MDChat #hcsm
Great idea & enjoyed the tweet chat. Thx- @MD_chat. Tough 2 do in
DrJerath middle of work day & see patients. Consider eve next time? #MDchat
MeredithGould @MD_Chat Simply this: Thank you! #MDchat
#mdchat he saw me coming with my high option BC/BS card. wow!lots of $ for
ocdgirl2000 some stents huh? who cares if I get pneumonia & complications?
echo this RT @Srini2000: @philbaumann Great idea to do this chat group.
SMSJOE Congratulations and thanks #mdchat
kgapo @DrJenGunter #MDchat indeed!
@drpoppyBHRT Of course your work has value. US system set up so have to
ritika61 CHOOSE to spend on health unlike all other OECD countries. #MDChat
@drpoppyBHRT You've obviously never met my mechanic. I don't think anyone
chukwumaonyeije would describe his work as having "value". LOL #MDchat
 RT @Srini2000: @philbaumann Great idea to do this chat group.
CGreaves Congratulations and thanks #mdchat Hope this is the first of many! Thx Phil!
RT @drseisenberg: Connection in twitterverse can lead to action in healthcare
dlwdillon universe. Tweet, chat meet, plan, act. #MDchat
OK, that's a wrap! THANK YOU, everyone for participating (and lurking) in
MD_Chat #MDchat. See next few tweets...
T3 Cont. The 830 hospitals using SM represent only about 14% of total U.S
EinsteinMed hospitals using SM. Faster growth needed to meet demand. #MDChat
kadavids chat - Really enjoyed the first #MDChat - very insightful. Thanks @MD_chat!
I'll issue a transcript on http://MDchat.org #MDchat and tweet it out when it's
MD_Chat up, so follow the hashtag.
#mdchat I told him where to go.& I went to my DD's wedding in California
ocdgirl2000 with that horrifying infection!lasted 12 weeks!saw ENT& NEW Cardio!
@chukwumaonyeije Ha ha...have to go get some lunch...it's been real, folks,
drpoppyBHRT enjoyed it! #MDchat
Great concept! Thanks @MD_Chat. Look forward to more in the future.
ritika61 #MDChat
ocdgirl2000 #mdchat don't know what other folks do that are NOT RN's who can't self refer.
Thank you @philbaumann for the #MDchat . A great week for all chat friends :)
mgfamiliarnet It was great :) And remember... "Primum non nocere"
RT @ScottAWolfeOWP: Wld add Aboriginal understanding of "good
medicine": ALL supports to look after whole person- physical, emotional,
Rezsuperstar mental, spiritual #MDChat
#MDchat @IvyEyesEditing this article has an interesting point made. Activism is
paulderoos hard work, revolving around projects not only around tweets.
@philbaumann You really pulled it off. Lively intl. chat with great ideas, thought-
EinsteinMed provoking discussions and some good laughs. #MDChat
RT @dlwdillon: RT @drseisenberg: Connection in twitterverse can lead to action
MelissaMashburn in healthcare universe. Tweet, chat meet, plan, act. #MDchat
RT @ScottAWolfeOWP: #MDChat Just imagine if MD, nursing,dental,dietetics
onlinenursing & other ASSOCIATIONS collaborated,instead of only protecting turf!
Great to connect with so many passionate MDs and others on #MDChat. Thx for
CACHCA_RCACCS a great forum. And best wishes to all from Canada's #CHCs.
The next #MDchat will be Tuesday 10/12 12:30pm EST. I will offer other times
MD_Chat to cover different zones. This has been @PhilBaumann Cheers!