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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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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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My Five Asks of Digital Health
Digital health is experiencing what I would characterize as its adolescence. The rudimentary pieces are in place for adoption; Awareness of the technologies, the progressing maturation of mobile technologies, realization of its critical need in the marketplace, interest by large … Continue reading
Posted in #digitalhealth, analytics, digital health, digital health technology, EHR, fitness, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, healthcare vendors, informatics, medical apps, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, patient advocacy, patient engagement, pharma, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
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Five Reasons why the End of Meaningful Use is the Beginning of Meaningful Digital Health Information
The end of the Meaningful Use incentive program will turn the healthcare IT focus from the regulator to the patient. Continue reading
Posted in #digitalhealth, analytics, digital health, digital health technology, EHR, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, patient engagement, smartphone apps, Uncategorized
Tagged digital health, EHR, government IT, healthcare, healthcare IT, hospitals, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, technology
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Five Mobile Health Technologies Providers Need to Implement NOW
This marks my first post since the sudden death of my chronically ill mother last month. The journey as her caregiver solidified what I believe should be priorities for the adoption of digital health technologies. There are currently many mobile … Continue reading
Posted in clinical trials, digital health, digital health technology, EHR, FDA, health insurance, healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare reform, healthcare vendors, informatics, medical apps, mHealth, mobile health, patient engagement, remote patient monitoring, smartphone apps, technology
Tagged caregiver, clinical trials, EHR, government IT, hcsm, Internet, mHealth, mobile health, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
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Five Ways Digital Communication Tools Can Improve Health Care
Many of the problems plaguing healthcare today, specifically errors in patient care, reside in poor communications. How many of us need to listen to the entire recorded message tree when calling a doctor’s office or healthcare facility, only to not … Continue reading
Posted in communications, digital health technology, healthcare economics, language, patient engagement, pharma, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
Tagged ACOs, digital health, EHR, healthcare IT, medical apps, Medicare, medicine, mHealth, mobile health, smartphone apps, technology, telehealth
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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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A New Paradigm for Digital Pharma: The Digital KOL
A digital strategy is important for Pharma to remain relevant. The need to connect with both patients and providers via digital formats and via mobile devices has been dictated by the successful penetration of these types of marketing, educational, and … Continue reading