Category Archives: Healthcare IT

Patient Portal Adoption

Posted on December 14, 2024 by

Wikipedia defines patient portals as “…healthcare-related online applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with their healthcare providers. Some patient portal applications exist as stand-alone websites and sell their services to healthcare providers. Other portal applications are integrated into the existing web … Continue reading →

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Adoption of mHealth Technologies: UK vs USA

Posted on November 28, 2024 by

The Secretary of Health for the UK, Jeremy Hunt recently said “…while mobile broadband technology is revolutionising most walks of life, there is a problem once ­people encounter the relatively antiquated systems of the NHS.” The UK has developed an … Continue reading →

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Data: Comparing Healthcare and Election 2012

Posted on November 5, 2024 by

This special post is not meant to be nor stimulate a partisan discussion on the impending election. It is a piece on how we view data differently, depending upon its context. We are, one day prior to Election Day, programmed … Continue reading →

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The FDA and Medical Apps: Where are We?

Posted on November 5, 2024 by

In a previous post on this site I discussed my reasons for endorsing FDA oversight of mobile medical apps. Since we are nearing a final decision by the FDA concerning the matter, I thought it fitting to bring it to … Continue reading →

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Recent Healthcare Regulations and Relationship to Digital Technologies

Posted on October 9, 2024 by

Recently there have been significant developments with regards to healthcare regulatory requirements. One might look at the impacts on digital technologies depending upon whether they are mandates directed specifically at technology or aimed at clinical issues. I will touch on … Continue reading →

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Physicians Still ‘Press the Buttons’ of Healthcare Technology

Posted on August 31, 2024 by

The physician’s role is drastically changing. More and more physicians are becoming institutional employees. More patient encounters are performed via non-physician providers. The increasing regulatory demands on physicians are consuming an inordinate amount of their time. Stress and burnout are … Continue reading →

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Five Ways to Evaluate Mobile Medical Apps via Research

Posted on August 23, 2024 by

There are many barriers to the adoption of health, fitness, and medical apps. A recent article summarizing the report from PWC’s Global Healthcare division states that adoption of mHealth technologies will lag consumer demand. I wholeheartedly agree with David Levy, … Continue reading →

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Five Healthcare Facts Both Candidates Can Agree on: Implications for Digital Health Tech

Posted on August 21, 2024 by

The current presidential campaign, in major part due to the entrance of Paul Ryan into the campaign, has propelled the cost of healthcare (versus a general discussion of the ACA) into the limelight. While this is not a bad thing, … Continue reading →

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Five Essentials to Having Your Hospital Go Mobile

Posted on August 13, 2024 by

While most hospitals’ IT priorities presently reside in achieving Meaningful Use and getting up to speed with ICD-10 (even though both have been moving deadline targets), there is another issue which is important to not only CIOs but to healthcare … Continue reading →

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Five Questions About Digital Technology to Ask Your Doctor

Posted on August 2, 2024 by

While many in the technology and business communities think of digital health technologies as emerging or yet to be adopted, there are tools available now that patients need to not only know about, but should ask their physicians about. 1. … Continue reading →

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