Category Archives: education

Five Imperatives of Patient-Centric Healthcare

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

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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Five Reasons Why Medical Schools are Developing Their own Medical Apps

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Revenue and market growth statistics about mobile medical apps are presented in the press almost daily. All of those in the industry, other stakeholders, and peripherally related businesses know that great strides have been made even in the last 12 … Continue reading →

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Five Ways the Medical Apps Industry is Maturing

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

There are now over 13,000 health, fitness, and medical apps available.  In a previous post I discussed “Five creative and necessary ways of getting medical apps adopted.”  Specifically they were incorporating medical apps in informatics, utilization in schools for health … Continue reading →

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Five Creative and Necessary Ways of Getting Medical Apps Adopted

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Medical apps will likely become an important healthcare tool.  Once barriers such as reimbursement and regulatory issues are fully addressed there are many ways in which app developers and their commercial partners can penetrate the healthcare market.  However, there are … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Pharma Needs Mobile Apps

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

     While Pharma companies are dabbling in social media, the importance of a strong presence in mobile health technologies cannot be ignored.  Here are some reasons: 1.   Mobile apps are not a passing fad and Pharma needs to be … Continue reading →

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Why Younger Physicians Will Drive mHealth Adoption

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

“Generation C” has recently been defined by Nielsen as adults between 18 and 34 years old, who are entrenched in digital technologies.  They are indeed the Connected Generation and use technology by choice in all facets of life. It is … Continue reading →

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Is mHealth the American Bandstand of the 21st Century?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

The recent death of American music and pop culture icon Dick Clark made me think about how his television show which began in 1957 is similar to mHealth. It initially introduced a type of music, rock and roll, via live … Continue reading →

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Can Digital Health Technologies make People Better Health Care Consumers?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

By now, many have either heard Dr. Jon Cohen’s talk firsthand or read articles referring to it. Dr. Cohen, CMO of Quest Diagnostics was a speaker at the recent TEDMed conference where he commented on how poorly educated and motivated … Continue reading →

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The Digital Nurse

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

A nurse is the healthcare provider who spends the most time with a patient in a health care facility. When one thinks of digital technologies, patient monitoring or other diagnostic capabilities might first come to mind. However, there are many … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourced Clinical Studies: A New Paradigm in Health Care?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The Miriam-Webster defines crowdsourcing as: “the practice of obtaining participants, services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, especially via the Internet.” Clinical studies using patient recruitment and data collected via crowdsourcing is surely an … Continue reading →

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