PatientsLikeMe #
March 24th, 2008 | In Worth Reading
Thomas Goetz’s profile of PatientsLikeMe has gotten a fair amount of attention on the blogs today. It’s a pretty interesting profile of a rather interesting site.
One afternoon in late November when I visited the office, Jamie turned to a nearby whiteboard and traced out an x-y axis, slashing a descending line from left to right. “We have the ability to run a probability engine,” he said. “We can mathematically model each patient. We can tell them what’s going to happen in their life. We can tell you when you’ll need a wheelchair.” He made a mark along the line. “And we can even tell you the day you’ll die, with remarkable certainty.”