Tag Archives: physician assistants

Can Digital Health Technologies Improve Health Literacy?

Posted on March 27, 2024 by

A recent article in the AMA News cites a 2003 health literacy study by the US Department of Education which surveyed more than 19,000 Americans. It found that over one-third had trouble reading and understanding basic medical information. Not surprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Will mHealth Change the Role of Physician?

Posted on October 14, 2024 by

There are many benefits of mHealth technology to physicians It will increase patient engagement, it will provide data and input from patients on a continuum of time (versus the snapshot of office encounters), it is mobile, it will … Continue reading →

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Mobile Health Technology: Solution to Medication non-Adherence

Posted on October 12, 2024 by

The term non-adherence is presently preferred over non-compliance when referring to medication use, as the latter has traditionally implied only willful behavior in medical jargon. Here are statistics from Dr. Lars Osterberg, a noted authority on the subject: … Continue reading →

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Why non-Physician Providers Will Love mHealth

Posted on October 11, 2024 by

When I was in practice as a cardiac electrophysiologist not too long ago, I was on medical device company marketing advisory boards where executives would ask us “Do you think this is something docs would want?” Invariably some on the … Continue reading →

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