Monthly Archives: October 2011

Will mHealth Change the Role of Physician?

Posted on October 14, 2024 by

There are many benefits of mHealth technology to physicians It will increase patient engagement, it will provide data and input from patients on a continuum of time (versus the snapshot of office encounters), it is mobile, it will … Continue reading →

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Patient Engagement and mHealth: Bringing the Horse to Water

Posted on October 13, 2024 by

In a recent (2011) poll by the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Institute for Good Medicine, 93% of adults said they were more responsible for their healthcare than their doctors were. However, 32% also said they exercised less than weekly, and 43% … Continue reading →

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Mobile Health Technology: Solution to Medication non-Adherence

Posted on October 12, 2024 by

The term non-adherence is presently preferred over non-compliance when referring to medication use, as the latter has traditionally implied only willful behavior in medical jargon. Here are statistics from Dr. Lars Osterberg, a noted authority on the subject: … Continue reading →

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Why non-Physician Providers Will Love mHealth

Posted on October 11, 2024 by

When I was in practice as a cardiac electrophysiologist not too long ago, I was on medical device company marketing advisory boards where executives would ask us “Do you think this is something docs would want?” Invariably some on the … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Physicians Will Love mHealth

Posted on October 10, 2024 by

1. Mobile health technology will increase patient engagement. Most patients do not take the responsibility they should for their own health. They are likely preoccupied with all the stresses of everyday life and might therefore take the ‘I feel good, … Continue reading →

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How mHealth Can Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs

Posted on October 7, 2024 by

Steve Jobs is best remembered for the boyish enthusiasm and his vision of improving the quality of life of millions of people with innovative devices.  My experiences with members of the mHealth community have made me believe that we share … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Wireless Health Technology at End-of-Life

Posted on October 5, 2024 by

Medicare spending for a patient’s last year of life accounts for a staggering one-quarter of the national Medicare annual budget (abstract cited) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01082.x/abstract. An article in the most recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, ‘Regional Variation … Continue reading →

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Four Ways That Mobile Health Technology Can Help Healthcare Vendors

Posted on October 4, 2024 by

The landscape of healthcare is changing quickly, no more so than in the vendor-purchaser arena. GPOs are going away. ACOs are coming (whether they are liked or not, in some form or another). Hospitals are beginning to consolidate once again … Continue reading →

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Methods of Maximizing the Utility of mHealth Apps

Posted on October 3, 2024 by

Mobile health digital applications are discrete programs or platforms that are usually designed with one goal, whether it be for the maintenance of health, the utilization of a diagnostic method, or the achievement of a therapeutic goal. Ultimately, … Continue reading →

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