VERILOGUE STUDY: HOW ONLINE PATIENT COMMUNITIES ARE INFLUENCING THE DOCTOR-PATIENT DIALOGUE

HORSHAM, Pa. – November 10, 2010 – The doctor-patient relationship has long been an asymmetric one in which the physician’s clinical agenda trumps the patient’s need to voice and explore his/her health concerns. To bridge this gap in competing priorities, many patients turn to online third-party resources, such as Internet-based health support groups and health…