PatientsLikeMe
Mechanism and classification
Self-report and profile comparison → shared health information. Interpret this mechanism at the stated maturity level. A launch, demonstration or reference blueprint does not establish widespread operation or commercial success.
Editorial scope
The status describes the documented stage of the model; it is not a claim of market penetration or commercial success. Provider metrics remain provider claims unless independently confirmed.
Evidence
- Source 1 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗Öffnung: März 2006 · publiziert: 2008
- Source 2 · independence must be assessed separately · nature.com ↗Published: 2011
Complete research dossier
The complete editorial record — including the case-specific mechanism, chronology, limitations and cross-references — is maintained in German. Use the DE switch to open the exact counterpart.
Mechanism and limits
Repeated reports of symptoms, treatments and progression change the information available for profile comparisons. Members and researchers make subsequent choices; the platform does not thereby prescribe treatment.
The 2011 study used reported trajectories and a matching algorithm to compare groups. This is a concrete use in research production, not proof of platform effectiveness. The authors were affiliated with PatientsLikeMe, so journal publication is not an independent operator assessment.
Self-reports, observational comparisons and clinical treatment decisions remain distinct. The historical sources do not establish present-day usage, revenue or success.
Dates and evidence scope
- Recorded event / reference date
- 2006
- Atlas first publication
- Not separately established
- Source review in this audit
- Not separately established
The editorial update date is not a claim that every source or current product feature was rechecked. Unknown dates remain open. Source publication dates are listed with the evidence above.
Structured evidence and geography register · Unclassified source roles and unassigned origin/market fields are explicitly marked.