As there are many doctors social networks there are also patients social networks , most of them are created for the same aim to connect people with similar conditions , but some of them are created for different goal , category and clients . Patient 1.0 was the web user who is looking for simple reliable information for his condition , symptoms , medication and complication , but Patient 2.0 now has more features than before to connect with specialists , ask them as well as connect and share with other patients and learn from their experience .
This list is for patients social networks i found and saved in my bookmarks sometime before planned to add in here but couldn’t find the time – sorry for late – .
1-RareShare http://rareshare.org :
Social Networking for patients with rare medical conditions .
2-MyHealthExperiance http://www.myhealthexperience.com :
Social networking and communities for health , with rich content and optional search to search site contents .
3-Disaboom http://www.disaboom.com
Social portal for disabled searching for people with similar conditions .
4-HealthGrades : http://www.healthgrades.com
is a social network and health-care providers directory in USA for patients to locate , search for health-care providers and rate their services and quality .
5- DiabeticConnet http://www.diabeticconnect.com :
A social network and Information source for Diabetic patients , including communities , blogs , forums ,events , books lists , and reviews for diabetic related products .
6-Inspire http://www.inspire.com :
Social network aimed to provide a social support group for patients .
7-RevolutionHealth http://www.revolutionhealth.com
Health / Medical Social networking for more interaction between medical professional ( doctors ) and patients . Including an advanced search in their rich medical contents ( articles , guides and community ) . it also has a medical store , and provide locating doctors and finding hospitals and health-care provider services .
8-PatientsLikeMe : http://www.patientslikeme.com
Patients social network, to share information , knowledge , tips about their conditions . provide an easy search for patient to find patients with the same illness .
9-iMedix http://www.imedix.com :
Patients and health social network .
10-CiteHealth.com http://citehealth.com :
is a directory for health-care providers for patients to search , find and rate their health-care services .
11-PeoplesMD http://peoplesmd.com :
social bookmarking and networking for health and medical topics for normal users and professionals .
12-MyOptumHealth http://www.myoptumhealth.com :
Health and Medical Social Portal . provide information about medical / health topics and tips with many tools for patients to manage their health . Includes a MarketPlace as well .
