HealCam.

AuthorBalko, Radley
PositionBriefly Noted - Brief article

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HealCam.com, the creation of California anesthesiologist Michael Ostrovsky and his brother Gene, hooks up patients who share the same diseases for live webcam chats in which they can talk about treatment, share symptoms, or just offer each other support and camaraderie. It shows how information technologies can offer ways around policies that position physicians as the gatekeepers of all things medical.

Ostrovsky was inspired by ChatRoulette, the hugely...

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