Tag Archives: EMR

Can an EHR Save Your Life?

Posted on April 27, 2024 by

Every year it is estimated that 400,000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the number one cause of death, in the USA. There are usually no warning signs or symptoms. This is different than a heart attack, a … Continue reading →

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mHeath Apps Prescribing Will Change Health Care

Posted on April 25, 2024 by

There are over 15,000 medical apps available, many with patient management programs and tools. The mHealth industry is envisioning these apps to become integral parts of healthcare practice, being touted to improve efficiency, decrease medical errors, and improve patient outcomes. … Continue reading →

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Can Digital Health Technologies make People Better Health Care Consumers?

Posted on April 17, 2024 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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Five Reasons Why Insurers are Key to mHealth Adoption

Posted on April 9, 2024 by

I have talked about some of the major stakeholders in mHealth adoption, what technology companies need to consider when developing and marketing to them, why mhealth will be important to the various stakeholders, and why the stakeholders are, in turn, … Continue reading →

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Five Big Untapped Opportunities for mHealth

Posted on March 22, 2024 by

1. Patient Advocates. Professional patient advocates are a growing sector of healthcare stakeholders, borne out of a need for a person to navigate billing problems, a newly diagnosed complex condition, or difficulty in communicating with providers, and clinical problems after … Continue reading →

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How Patient-Centric Care Differs from Patient-Centered Care

Posted on March 3, 2025 by

The NIH defines patient-centered care as follows: “health care that establishes a partnership among practitioners, patients, and their families (when appropriate) to ensure that decisions respect patients’ wants, needs and preferences and solicit patients’ input on the education and support … Continue reading →

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There’s an App to Fix Healthcare: the Human Spirit

Posted on February 29, 2025 by

The expression “There’s an app for that” is fairly accurate when it comes to everyday tasks or those related to convenience services. Though most apps are downloaded and either used once or a couple of times and never again, we … Continue reading →

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Big Data: The Ultimate Medical Textbook

Posted on February 28, 2025 by

There is little doubt that data will drive both the delivery and improvement of healthcare in the future. “Big data” refers to datasets whose size is beyond the ability of typical database software tools to capture, store, manage, and analyze. … Continue reading →

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Five Events Signaling the Arrival of mHealth

Posted on February 20, 2025 by

There have been many predictions of when mHealth technologies will break through in a big way. I will mention what I consider a few important recent events which are indicative of mHealth technology’s ‘arrival’ in the mainstream healthcare arena. 1. The … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Digital Health Technologies Need FDA Oversight

Posted on February 14, 2025 by

A draft proposal of the FDA guidelines for regulating mobile medical applications was released in July, 2011 (http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FDA-2011-D-0530-0001). In response, the mHealth Regulatory Coalition sent detailed comments on the proposal (http://mhealthregulatorycoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MRC-Comments-on-FDA-Draft-MMA-Guidance.pdf). There was a recent piece in the Washington Times … Continue reading →

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