Monthly Archives: June 2013

Five Benefits of Online Patient Communities

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

           If one searches for ‘online patient communities’ over 19 million Internet sites are found.  Online patient communities (OPCs) may exist as subgroups of social media sites, non-profit organizations, and increasingly as part of websites of healthcare organizations and … Continue reading →

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How Government Mandates Spur Development of Digital Health Technologies

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

Both WWII and the race to the moon were events which pushed commercial development of technologies.  I would submit that the ACA and HITECH have had the same effect on the development of many sectors of the digital health technology … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Music is an Ideal Digital Health Solution

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Music as a healing mechanism has been accepted for over 50 years. Music is a source of primal memory similar to that of smell.  It has been used in brain injury patient management, as well as to promote wellness, manage … Continue reading →

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