6 Best Free Web 2.0 Healthcare Tools
http://www.patientslikeme.com
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Shared Treatment/Symptom Search
With estimates from 5,0004 to 15,0005 monthly unique visitors, this fledgling 3-yr.-old6 website's symptom search connects communities of patients and collected knowledge about user-supplied shared symptoms. Users meet patients with the same afflictions and are able to communicate, share progress, and collectively discover the answer to questions. Caregivers share experiences and other medical professionals give advice as guests. Currently only centered on 3 groups of diseases (ALS, MS, Parkinson's), but plans to expand in the coming months. The pleasant user interface contains bright, clear buttons and sections. Member profile pages are clean and easy to view. The forum requires registration for viewing/commenting.
The best tool within this setup is the search capability. Searches for fellow patients can be conducted according to symptoms, treatment, and location, among other criteria. For example, a search for non-invasive ventilators returns a page of informative graphs culled from the responses of 161 patients, plus links to profiles of patients currently using these ventilators, as well as a reference to 643 forum posts about non-invasive ventilators.
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