Category Archives: remote patient monitoring

Five Reasons why the FDA got it Right with Digital Health

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

The FDA recently announced its Digital Health Innovation Action Plan.  This plan was both important and necessary.  Digital health differs significantly from drugs and traditional medical devices around which the FDA has developed its structure and policies over decades. Digital … Continue reading →

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use.  The entrepreneurial enthusiasm for the healthcare space is evident by the volume of digital health … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

Healthcare consolidation in the form of mergers and acquisitions has been taking place for a number of years.  It is seen on both the provider and payer sides.  In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and … Continue reading →

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Five VALUE Offerings of the Ideal Health Management Company

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

     In previous posts I discussed the importance of population health management and the essentials of ideal population management digital tech.  One of my tenets as a consultant in digital health is that technology itself is not a solution.  A … Continue reading →

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Five Public Health Needs for Digital Health Technology

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

  Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies,  ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement … Continue reading →

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Five Essentials of a Population Management Digital Health Technology

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

Population health management (PHM) means different things to different people. It is a term which is in vogue now because of its injection into healthcare provider payment models and describes a strategy in which individual and patient subgroups are cared … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Digital Health Needs Patient Reported Outcomes

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

According to the National Quality Forum, patient reported outcomes or patient reported outcomes measures (PROs) can be defined as “any report of the status of a patient’s health condition that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient’s … Continue reading →

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Five Ways to Turn Big Data into Relevant Data

Posted on July 6, 2016 by

‘Big Data’ may be defined as data that is so large or complex that it cannot be processed by the usual applications. Current common uses of Big Data in healthcare include the collection of genomic data, insurance claims data, medication prescription … Continue reading →

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Five Digital Health Implications of the Most Important Report You Never Heard of

Posted on March 28, 2016 by

One of the most discussed barriers to the adoption of mobile health technologies is the Digital Divide between the elderly and the rest of society. Technology may support initiatives encouraging aging at home.  There are many reasons why older persons do not use … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Population Health Management Matters

Posted on November 30, 2015 by

The term Population Health has replaced patient engagement as the latest buzzwords in healthcare. There are a few reasons for this. It is a necessary evolutionary strategy born out of the worsening epidemic of chronic diseases (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and … Continue reading →

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