Scott Shreve interviewed several of the panelists for the Health 2.0 conference prior to the event, and posted them on his Crossover Healthcare blog. Visit there for an overview of some of my thoughts on in the intersection of Health 2.0, information therapy, and patient-centered HIT.

A few closing thoughts on my reactions to the conference though… Susannah Fox certainly is right in her seven-word wisdom about going using the Web for health information, “Go online. Use common sense. Be skeptical.” Likewise, she was on point about the needs for Health 2.0, “Recruit doctors. Let e-patients lead. Go mobile.”

I am still playing with my seven-word summary, but it goes something like this, “Timely, tailored information. Integrate into care delivery.”

My biggest question for the Health 2.0 movement after the very stimulating and provocative event is, “Is Health 2.0 going to be a disruptive force that only works outside of the more traditional delivery system or can the creative, consumer-centered orientation of Health 2.0 be used to support and transform committed but frustrated clinicians?” We need to align incentives correctly if we are going to be successful with the latter.

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