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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?
I would like to apologize to the readers of this site for the long hiatus. I have been spending time as cardiologist, consultant, and caregiver for a seriously ill family member. My goal is to continue writing as it is … Continue reading
Posted in #digitalhealth, clinical trials, digital health, digital health technology, drug addiction, FDA, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, IT security, medical apps, medical devices, patient engagement, patient safety, pharma, technology
Tagged #digitalhealth, #hcldr, blockchain, cybersecurity, EHR, healthcare IT, hospitals, IT security, Medicare, telehealth
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Five Reasons why the FDA got it Right with Digital Health
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
Posted in #digitalhealth, analytics, communications, digital health, digital health technology, FDA, Healthcare IT, healthcare vendors, informatics, IT security, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, remote patient monitoring, technology, telehealth, Uncategorized
Tagged apps, digital health, entrepreneur, FDA, hIPAA, informatics, medical apps, medicine, mobile health, technology
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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety
The most discussed issues in healthcare today are cost savings and access to care. There is no denying their rightful preeminence in the public discourse. Something which has received more attention in the past but has been surpassed by the … Continue reading
Posted in #digitalhealth, analytics, digital health, EHR, health insurance, IT security, medical devices, patient engagement, patient safety
Tagged #digitalhealth, ACOs, digital health, EHR, healthcare economics, healthcare IT, mHealth, patient safety, S4PM, technology, telehealth, wireless health
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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health
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
Posted in #digitalhealth, clinical trials, digital health, digital health technology, EHR, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, informatics, mHealth, mobile health, patient engagement, remote patient monitoring, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
Tagged #digitalhealth, ACOs, EHR, government IT, healthcare, healthcare IT, HHS, hospitals, Medicare, medicine, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, technology, telehealth
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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology
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
Posted in #digitalhealth, communications, digital health, digital health technology, health insurance, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, healthcare vendors, informatics, medical apps, medical devices, medical education, mHealth, mobile health, patient advocacy, remote patient monitoring, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
Tagged #digitalhealth, #hcldr, ACOs, caregiver, digital health, EHR, government IT, healthcare, healthcare finance, healthcare IT, healthcare reform, hospitals, medicine, mHealth, mobile health, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
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Five VALUE Offerings of the Ideal Health Management Company
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
Posted in #digitalhealth, analytics, digital health, digital health technology, education, health insurance, healthcare economics, healthcare reform, healthcare vendors, language, medical devices, mobile health, palliative care, patient advocacy, remote patient monitoring, risk management, Uncategorized
Tagged #digitalhealth, empathy, healthcare, medicine, nurses, patient advocacy, technology, women's health
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Five Ways Digital Technologies can Address Cancer
There have been remarkable strides in prevention and treatment of disease in the past 5 decades. Few have rivaled targeted cancer therapies based on digital health, specifically genomics in scope and breadth. I’d like to touch on a few ways … Continue reading
Posted in #digitalhealth, clinical trials, digital health, digital health technology, health insurance, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, medical apps, mHealth, mobile health, patient advocacy, patient engagement, technology
Tagged #digitalhealth, caregiver, healthcare IT, mHealth, smartphone apps, telehealth
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Digital Health Technologies for Alzheimer’s Disease
The statistics related to Alzheimer’s disease (Ad) are astonishing. According to The Alzheimer’s Association there are over 5 million Americans with Ad. It is the sixth leading cause of death. More than 15 million caregivers provided an estimated 18.1 billion … Continue reading
Posted in #digitalhealth, Alzheimer's disease, digital health, health insurance, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, medical apps, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, music, palliative care, patient advocacy, patient engagement, psychology, smartphone apps, technology
Tagged #digitalhealth, #hcldr, ACOs, Alzheimer's disease, caregiver, digital health, healthcare, healthcare economics, healthcare reform, mHealth, mobile health, smartphone apps, technology
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Opioid Drug Addiction: How Digital Health Technologies Can Help
After a hiatus I am returning to my beloved Digital Health Corner. I appreciate all my loyal followers and have attempted to bridge my absence with posts in other social media. In a previous post I discussed important public health … Continue reading
Five Public Health Needs for Digital Health Technology
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
Posted in #digitalhealth, digital health, digital health technology, education, FDA, fitness, healthcare economics, healthcare reform, medical apps, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, patient advocacy, patient engagement, pharma, remote patient monitoring, technology, telehealth, wireless health
Tagged digital health, hcsm, healthcare finance, healthcare reform, hospitals, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
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