3 Healthcare IT trends that shares Thomas Edison's vision for healthcare in 2013 and beyond
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Smart & Safe: Consumer Technology in the Healthcare Enterprise
Contributed by Carl Cresswell, CTO at Clinithink on consumer technology in the healthcare enterprise
In recent years, the technology landscape has been dominated by innovations aimed at consumers. Instant Messaging (IM), Voice Over IP (VOIP), smartphones and social networking have become universally available and transformed the way many of us communicate with friends, family and even colleagues. The result is a growing expectation among the “tech savvy” that such technology is not only
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Report: Business Models in Digital Health: B2B & B2C
Besides clearly defining your problem and solution for your digital health startup, entrepreneurs must be able to clearly define and articulate how they are going to make money. Rock Health, digital health accelerator for startups recently released their Rock Report, Business Models in Digital Health that sources data from entrepreneurs and investors working in the space, as well as relevant industry research. The report showcases the distinct trade offs and opportunities for
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Report: How Can We Be Sure That mHealth Isn’t Just Technology-Driven Hype?
This global report from PwC assesses the market opportunities and challenges for mobile health (mHealth) from the perspective of health care providers, patients and payers. The report finds a growing pervasiveness of technology enabling the emergence of a new, more patient-centric health care value chain that can leverage mHealth. The distinction between traditional health care and mHealth is dissolving as consumers demand a seamless health care experience that can be provided via mobile
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Infographic:Connected Health: The Drive to Integrated Healthcare Delivery
The following infographic created by Accenture highlights the journey of connected health and how it aims to connect all key areas of healthcare delivery through the interoperability of information and technology.
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Digital Healthcare Where Are We Now? Infographic
Infographic created by Iron Mountain on digital healthcare that highlights the time consuming and expensive task of converting paper records to EMRs that is not addressed by Meaningful Use.
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Video: 2011 mHealth Summit Day One Highlights
The 2011 mHealth Summit in Washington D.C. kicked off with an opening keynote from Eric J. Topol, MD, WWHI and Kathleen Sebelius, US Dept of Health & Human Services. In her key note, Sebellius stated, "in the iTunes store alone, there are nearly 12,000 apps related to health." The video below provides some key highlights of Kathleen Sebelius discussing mHealth and its role in the larger landscape of national healthcare.
300 exhibitors including tech giants and startups lined the
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How Will We Care for Six Million Centenarians by 2050?
There's no doubt that people are living longer these days. In 1950 only 3,000 people on Earth were over the age of 100. By the year 2050, six million people may reach that century mark. What will healthcare look like for this generation?
Global aging will require us to adopt a very different healthcare model, according to Intel Fellow Eric Dishman. He says healthcare reform will revolve around what he calls the 4 C's: complexity, coordination, collectivity and community.
Let's hear from Eric
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Mobile Application Spotlight: Nimble Interactive EMR for the iPad
Nimble from ClearPractice is a comprehensive EMR built specifically for the iPad. Nimble is a native iPad application that takes full advantage of the iPad's user-friendly interface. For the busy physician, this means:
You get all the tools and information you need to deliver optimal patient care on one application on one device in a secure, web-based, HIPAA-compliant environment.
You can do more than just view information—Nimble allows you to act on it in real time with blazing fast
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New Digital Health Device Can Wirelessly Record & Transmit Patient Tremors in Real-Time
Aurora Cancer Care, a not-for-profit health care provider in Wisconsin and northern Illinois is launching a precision medicine program powered by Syapse, a provider of precision oncology solutions. The new oncology precision medicine program will help physicians and researchers provide more care options for patients whose cancer is resistant to conventional treatment options like radiation and chemotherapy.The new multi-disciplinary Oncology Precision Medicine Clinic will be located inside
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