Patient Engagement

Five most-read stories this week

The untimely passing of an empowered patient, who with her own struggles illuminated the yawning gaps in care turned out to be the most well-read story this week.

Jess Jacobs

This week readers flocked to MedCity News to read the thoughtful tribute that reporter Neil Versel penned at the untimely passing of empowered patient powerhouse —29-year-old Jess Jacobs. That and the other most-popular stories of the week are below:

Jess Jacobs, upbeat empowered patient and Aetna innovator, dies

Precision medicine’s chicken and egg problem

Healthcare’s struggle with social media continues, but help may be forthcoming

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