In the "olden days" - like 10 years ago, patients had to have their own support community when dealing with illness or injury. Families and friends, if available, were their only resource  for support. As a healthy person, these caregivers couldn't truly understand many of the issues, concerns or fears that a patient was feeling. With the advent of easily accessible digital technology and online access, resources are now available to create and support a patient community. Dan Hinmon, President of Hive Strategies specializes in helping hospitals and healthcare organizations set up their own patient communities. Dan works with CareHubs and Jennings Health to  aid hospitals discover their patient supports needs, set up, install and launch a private, HIPAA compliant healthcare community.