My buddy Ross Martin MD, an e-patient extraordinaire, member of The Walking Gallery, and song-writer, has updated Alice’s Restaurant in the hopes of starting a movement, as the original did. It’s a fictionalized account of my story. He’s got a sweet voice and astute eyes and ears.
Here’s the post on his songwriting site. On the right side there’s a list of his songs on the ReverbNation site, where the audio lives.
He’s crazy. It starts:
This song is called “e-Patient Dave’s PHR.” It is more or less based on the actual and true story of Dave and his PHR — which is short for “personal health record” — and about how Dave came to be known by the name of e-Patient Dave.
All I want is a PHR
Just like e-Patient Dave
All I want is a PHR
Just like e-Patient Dave
All my information
In the right configuration
So I can choose to share it
Anywhere across the nation
All I want is a PHR
Just like e-Patient Dave
Ross was one of the guys in the garage band that, earlier this year, recorded a version of “Blue Suede Shoes” with the chorus “Gimme My Damn Data.” That post is here.
One for the docta,
Two for th’ nurse –
Y’say you’re try’n to treat me
so don’ make me feel worse
Gimme my damn data… it’s all about me so it’s mine!
Good heavens, Regina Holliday paints murals and jackets with our health stories, and now we have songs about our medical records … should the Journal of Participatory Medicine open an Arts section??
More later. enjoy!
(For the lazy, here’s a direct link to the audio – but I know he’ll love it if you go to his own site so he can count how much we love him!)
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