Tag Archives: healthcare IT

The Case for Efficacy Studies of Digital Health Technologies

Posted on January 17, 2025 by

As many readers of this blog know, I have long been a proponent of proven technology in the digital health space. Probably the most obvious reason is to dispel the generalized notion that these technologies are flimsy. The HHS Text4HealthTask … Continue reading →

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Business Models of Digital Health Technologies: Implications for ROI

Posted on January 11, 2025 by

In my last post I discussed problems with measuring the ROI of digital health technologies. One of the problems is that the sector doesn’t fit neatly into traditional healthcare business models. There have been multiple articles written about business models … Continue reading →

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Five Big Developments for Digital Health in 2013

Posted on December 31, 2024 by

I read with interest a few articles discussing predictions for digital health technologies for 2013. One such amusing article in informationweek.com had some which were in more detailed described as By the end of 2013, the implementation of such a … Continue reading →

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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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Why Payers are Critical to mHealth Adoption

Posted on December 2, 2024 by

In previous posts I have talked about the importance of some of the major stakeholders in mHealth adoption (Physicians, non-physician providers,hospitals, and caregivers) in mHealth adoption. For a few reasons insurers will also play a pivotal role in … 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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Five Imperatives for Better Patient Outcomes: Implications for Digital Health Technology

Posted on September 28, 2024 by

As both patient outcome and satisfaction gains more attention because it is becoming a basis for scaling healthcare reimbursement, management struggles to determine what constitutes a good patient experience and how best to achieve it. According to a recent survey, … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Proteus’ e-pill is the Holy Grail of Digital Health

Posted on September 4, 2024 by

This author has been writing about digital health technologies for a while. Regular readers know that it is rare for individual companies or products to be highlighted or even mentioned in my posts. However, the Proteus Digital Health (formerly Proteus … Continue reading →

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