The document discusses how participatory medicine can help improve the practice of medicine by better utilizing patients. It notes that the total value of care comes not just from what providers do during visits, but also what patients do between visits. It suggests finding ways to optimize the patient's contribution, such as making it easy for patients to do the right things through providing them with needed information, tools, and an supportive environment. This can be facilitated through eHealth technologies that deliver data, alarms and processes to improve the value of care by empowering patients with information and assistance.