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About davidleescher

David Lee Scher, MD is Director at DLS HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, LLC, which specializes in helping digital health technology companies, their partners and clients. As a former cardiac electrophysiologist and pioneer adopter of remote patient monitoring, he is uniquely qualified to address both clinical and operational concerns of clients. Scher was Chair of Happtique's Blue Ribbon Panel which established standards for certification of medical apps in the categories of safety, operability, privacy, and content. He is a well-respected expert in mobile and other digital health technologies and lectures worldwide on technology and its impact on patients and healthcare systems.

Five Things Healthcare Can Learn from Project Management

Posted on May 20, 2013

Physicians have traditionally been individual thinkers and doers.  Healthcare in general has been generally slow to adopt proven successful methods of processes and technologies employed with success in other sectors of society.  Medical training from medical school through post-graduate education … Continue reading →

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Remote Patient Monitoring will Lead Value-Based Healthcare

Posted on April 24, 2013

Traditional health insurance reimbursement to providers (though payment is a more appropriate word) for healthcare services and products is at the root of our healthcare crisis.  Our traditional fee for service system in the USA rewards hospitals and providers for … Continue reading →

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Five Imperatives of Patient-Centric Healthcare

Posted on April 3, 2013

In previous posts I discuss how patient-centric care differs from patent-centered care and how patient empowerment must precede patient engagement.  I would like now to delve into what I consider critical elements of patient-centric care. They all involve technology to … Continue reading →

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#DigitalHealth: Remote Patient Monitoring Part 3: The Ideal RPM System

Posted on March 29, 2013

Remote patient monitoring may serve patients who are in the post-acute care phase of recovery from a hospitalization as well as those with chronic diseases.  Monitoring may consist of communication tools or measurements of medication adherence, glucose measurements for diabetics, … Continue reading →

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#DigitalHealth: Remote Patient Monitoring, Part 2- Operational Models

Posted on March 25, 2013

In my previous post, I discussed some generalities of remote patient monitoring (RPM).  The current value of the RPM market is estimated at $10.6B. There are diverse clinical and non-clinical environments in which RPM might be utilized.  The healthcare ecosystem is … Continue reading →

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#DigitalHealth: Five Fallacies of Remote Patient Monitoring

Posted on March 15, 2013

As defined in Wikipedia, remote patient monitoring (RPM) is: “a technology to enable monitoring of patients outside of conventional clinical settings (e.g. in the home), which may increase access to care and decrease healthcare delivery costs.”  I was a pioneer … Continue reading →

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#DigitalHealth: Patient Engagement Does Not Imply Patient Empowerment

Posted on February 28, 2013

Patient engagement is a phrase that is everywhere now. It is part of the vernacular in advocacy circles, government, health technology companies, and payers. It used to signal a new healthcare ecosystem in which the patient is more of a … Continue reading →

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Five Ways of Achieving Patient Engagement: Part 2: WITH Technology

Posted on February 12, 2013

In my previous post I discussed what I believe to be the most important paths to patient engagement without technology. I would like to now follow-up and discuss how technology can promote patient engagement.  This technology might be in the … Continue reading →

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Five Ways of Achieving Patient Engagement: Part 1: WITHOUT Technology

Posted on February 7, 2013

If one looks at communications revolving around healthcare these days, whether emanating from political, healthcare economics, clinical, or technology spaces, the term patient engagement is invariably found as one of the cornerstones of the conversation.  This is no more evident … Continue reading →

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Five Pitfalls of Designing a Medical App

Posted on January 31, 2013

There are an estimated 15,000 medical apps presently on the market and is expected to grow 25% per year according to one study.  There are issues which are common in the development of these apps and other categories of apps. … Continue reading →

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