E-Patient Dave Says We Still Need Better Access to our Health Data

<p>The podcast is back with a new name and a new, expanded focus! Harry will soon be publishing his new book <i>The Future You: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Get Healthier, Stress Less, and Live Longer</i>. Like his previous book <i>MoneyBall Medicine</i>, it's all about AI and the other big technologies that are transforming healthcare. But this time Harry takes the consumer's point of view, sharing tips, techniques, and insights we can all use to become smarter, more proactive participants in our own health. </p><p>The show's first guest under this expanded mission is Dave deBronkart, better known as "E-Patient Dave" for his relentless efforts to persuade medical providers to cede control over health data and make patients into more equal partners in their own care. Dave explains how he got his nickname, why it's so important for patients to be more engaged in the healthcare system, and what kinds of technology changes at hospitals and physician practices can facilitate that engagement. </p><p>Today we're bringing you the first half of Harry and Dave's wide-ranging conversation, and we'll be back on October 12 with Part 2.</p><p>Dave deBronkart is the author of the highly rated <a href="http://www.epatientdave.com/let-patients-help" target="_blank"><i>Let Patients Help: A Patient Engagement Handbook</i></a> and one of the world’s leading advocates for patient engagement. After beating stage IV kidney cancer in 2007, he became a blogger, health policy advisor, and international keynote speaker, and today is the best-known spokesman for the patient engagement movement. He is the co-founder and chair emeritus of the Society for Participatory Medicine, and has been quoted in <i>Time</i>, <i>U.S. News</i>, <i>USA Today</i>, <i>Wired</i>, <i>MIT Technology Review</i>, and the <i>HealthLeaders</i> cover story “Patient of the Future.” His writings have been published in the British Medical Journal, the Patient Experience Journal,  iHealthBeat, and the conference journal of the American Society for Clinical O