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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

Posted on July 17, 2017 by davidleescher

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 →

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

Posted on June 14, 2017 by davidleescher

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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Five Public Health Needs for Digital Health Technology

Posted on November 28, 2016 by davidleescher

  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 davidleescher

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

Posted on March 28, 2016 by davidleescher

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 the End of Meaningful Use is the Beginning of Meaningful Digital Health Information

Posted on February 15, 2016 by davidleescher

The end of the Meaningful Use incentive program will turn the healthcare IT focus from the regulator to the patient. Continue reading →

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Five Requirements for the Adoption of Genomics as a Digital Health Tool

Posted on October 16, 2015 by davidleescher

That digital health technologies will be adopted to address the ills of healthcare systems around the world is a foregone conclusion. The challenges of the cost of chronic disease burden, physician and patient dissatisfaction While awareness of digital health is … Continue reading →

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Five Essentials of a Successful Digital Health Technology Initiative

Posted on October 6, 2015 by davidleescher

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 →

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Five Reasons why Patient Engagement Means Consumer Engagement

Posted on September 28, 2015 by davidleescher

In previous posts I have discussed differences between patient empowerment and patient engagement and differences between patient and consumer sensor technologies.  Nevertheless, there are clear threads between consumer and healthcare delivery with regards to adoption of digital technologies. Many of … Continue reading →

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Patient Satisfaction is not Patient Advocacy: How Digital Health Technology can Help

Posted on August 6, 2015 by davidleescher

Editor’s note: While the format of this piece is doesn’t conform to the ‘five points’ you normally see, the ties to clinical and digital remain. We will return to the usual format in the next offering. Patient advocacy and patient … Continue reading →

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