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Five Essentials of a Successful Digital Health Technology Initiative
In previous posts I have discussed imperatives of patient-centric healthcare, creating patient engagement, and potential value of various digital health technologies. Apart from these considerations are those involving roles of stakeholders and barriers they face in adopting technologies and optimal … Continue reading
Posted in analytics, digital health, digital health technology, EHR, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare vendors, medical apps, medical devices, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, technology, telehealth
Tagged #digitalhealth, ACOs, government IT, hcsm, healthcare IT, HHS, hospitals, medical apps, medicine, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, technology, telehealth
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Five Ways Professional Medical Societies Can Speed the Adoption of Mobile Digital Health Tools
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
Posted in clinical trials, digital health, digital health technology, Healthcare IT, medical apps, medical devices, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, patient advocacy, patient engagement, telehealth
Tagged hcsm, healthcare IT, HHS, medical apps, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, smartphone apps
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Five Reasons Why the Future of Clinical Trials Utilizing Mobile Technology is Here
In a previous post I discussed both the merits and needs for the use of mobile technologies in clinical trials. Recruiting patients via social media is now a reality and has been a topic of discussion in many forums, including … Continue reading
Posted in digital health, EHR, FDA, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, medical apps, medical devices, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, remote patient monitoring, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth, wireless health
Tagged cardiology, clinical trials, CRO, digital health, EHR, FDA, hcsm, healthcare economics, HHS, hospitals, medical apps, Medicare, medicine, mHealth, mobile health, pharma, S4PM
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Completing the Puzzle – Mobile Survey Results Shape the Direction of mHealth
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
Posted in digital health, health insurance, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, healthcare vendors, informatics, medical apps, medical devices, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, patient advocacy, pharma, remote patient monitoring, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth, wireless health
Tagged ACOs, digital health, EHR, hcsm, healthcare, healthcare economics, healthcare IT, hospitals, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, smartphone apps, technology, wireless health
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Introduction vs Adoption of #mHealth Technology
Before the adoption of new technologies which will undoubtedly improve healthcare (as it has the retail and finance sectors), it must be introduced in ways which are digestible, scalable, and subject to rapid iteration. Is mobile technology different from the … Continue reading
Posted in clinical trials, digital health, Healthcare IT, medical apps, medical devices, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, pharma, remote patient monitoring, technology, telehealth, wireless health
Tagged ACOs, cardiology, EHR, hcsm, healthcare, healthcare IT, healthcare reform, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health, smartphone apps, wireless health
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Takeaways from The #DigitalHealth Conference 2013
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
Posted in digital health, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, healthcare vendors, IT security, medical devices, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, patient advocacy, remote patient monitoring, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth, wireless health
Tagged ACOs, caregiver, digital health, EHR, EMR, FDA, government IT, hcsm, healthcare economics, healthcare IT, healthcare reform, medical apps, mHealth, S4PM
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Why Navigating the System is More Important than Healthcare Itself
The fundamentals of healthcare itself are similar in most developed countries. Evidence based guidelines are shared by international professional societies. Digital technologies have transcended cultural and geographical divides. Once someone is brought to the attention of a healthcare provider, it … Continue reading
Five Elephants in the Medical Exam Room: Can Technology Help?
There is nothing more critical to the success of the doctor-patient relationship than good communication. Suggestions on improving communication have been the subject of discussions by the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association, and medical specialty societies (AAOS, ACOG). … Continue reading
Five Ways the Medical Apps Industry is Maturing
There are now over 13,000 health, fitness, and medical apps available. In a previous post I discussed “Five creative and necessary ways of getting medical apps adopted.” Specifically they were incorporating medical apps in informatics, utilization in schools for health … Continue reading
Posted in digital health, education, FDA, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, healthcare vendors, informatics, medical apps, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, pharma, technology, wireless health
Tagged ACOs, apps, EHR, government IT, hcsm, healthcare economics, healthcare IT, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, smartphone apps, technology, wireless health
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