Category Archives: patient advocacy

Five Ways Professional Medical Societies Can Speed the Adoption of Mobile Digital Health Tools

Posted on June 3, 2024 by

There have been many stated roles of professional medical societies, including standardization of care (best practice), promoting public health, and improving leadership in medicine. All of these roles can be facilitated with digital health technologies. Most professional societies are recognizing … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Digital Pharma Needs Physician Key Opinion Leaders

Posted on October 20, 2024 by

Physician key opinion leaders (KOLs) have been viewed as a valuable resource in the pharmaceutical (heretofore referred to as Pharma but included are medical device companies) industry. In one study in which 100 KOLS were surveyed, the most important characteristics … Continue reading →

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Five Imperatives for Pharma’s Digital Health Strategy

Posted on September 26, 2024 by

Few would argue that today digital technology represents a critical part of marketing in any business sector. Though all healthcare stakeholders are usually late to the technology table, market and customer pressure are rapidly accelerating this adoption. It needs to … Continue reading →

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Aging at Home: A Necessary Synergy with Digital Health Technology

Posted on August 18, 2024 by

References to new healthcare delivery models today generally refer to systematic changes which reflect reimbursement strategy shifts. Some even go so far as to refer to them as innovations in healthcare design. I would take issue with labeling these new … Continue reading →

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Five Differences between Consumer and Patient Sensor Technologies

Posted on June 2, 2024 by

The technology industry has been buzzing of late because of the big players entering the wearable sensor market. We are very familiar with Misfit and Fitbit for some time. Others investing into the sector include Intel, Microsoft, Apple and Samsung. … Continue reading →

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Transforming a Digital Health Technology Tool into a Solution

Posted on March 17, 2024 by

I always pay attention to the reaction I receive from an audience at a talk or individual I encounter when I discuss the difference between a tool and a solution. Marketing a technology as a solution before it has been … Continue reading →

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Five Ways Patient Engagement Can Start in the Office

Posted on March 3, 2025 by

There are over 58 million references to ‘patient engagement’ if one conducts a Google search. The term has been diluted and changed in the past couple of years and has become a buzz phrase, used more from a business than … Continue reading →

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Completing the Puzzle - Mobile Survey Results Shape the Direction of mHealth

Posted on February 11, 2025 by

There have been a few excellent surveys regarding mHealth. One report commissioned by PwC and published in 2012, was a combination of two separate surveys conducted in Brazil, Denmark, the UK, the USA, Turkey, Germany, India, China, South Africa, and … Continue reading →

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Five Ways Physicians Can Change Patient Behavior

Posted on January 15, 2025 by

It is no secret that one of the best ways towards better health management is a good physician-patient relationship. There needs to be buy-in from both participants to shared decision-making. One might object to the title of this post, stating … Continue reading →

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Takeaways from The #DigitalHealth Conference 2013

Posted on November 18, 2024 by

I recently attended and moderated at my first Digital Health Conference in New York, hosted by the New York e Health Collaborative. I was impressed with the quality of the speakers but more impressed with how this year, in my … Continue reading →

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