Editor's Note: Richard van Hooijdonk is a futurist and international keynote speaker on future technologies and disruption and how these technologies change our everyday lives. Van Hooijdonk and his international team research ‘mega trends’ on digital health, robotic surgery,drones, the internet-of-things, 3D/4D printing, Big Data and other how new technologies affects many industries.
The human body is a rather untidy place where your organs, bones, flesh, muscles, arteries
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Can Mobile Health Apps Transform Mental Health Care?
Any conversation focused on what’s great about America usually includes a mention of optimism, hopefulness or some variation on the theme.
Americans generally still believe in a brighter future, and especially the ways in which technology can enable that future. But that sense of optimism contains a kernel of potential disappointment when we ask technology to do too much.
Consider the case of mental health care, a profession that faces massive budget shortfalls.
According to Robert
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4 C’s of the Quantified Doctor-Patient Relationship
So far the doctor-patient relationship escaped rigorous quantification, because “relationship” is largely a nostalgic quantity, and because “communications” was deemed to be a reasonable substitute. There are various tools and instruments for subjective measurement of communications with one’s doctor, with the most common being the ubiquitous patient experience survey. However, if we accept a broader definition of the doctor-patient relationship, such as the 6C’s proposed by Dr. Emanuel, a more
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5 Ways Supply Chain is Improving Patient Care Today
Editor's Note: Scott Kelley is the VP of North American Sales & Marketing at healthcare supply chain provider GHX and is responsible for all commercial activities across the healthcare provider and supplier markets in North America. Kelly has spent more than 20 years focused on the issues facing the healthcare issues, addressing the issues of cost and improved operational efficiency while working at companies such as GE Healthcare and Fuji Fuji Medical Systems.
Kelley
The modern,
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Health IT Interoperability: The Battle with Frankenstein Continues…
Victor Frankenstein created his monster with a mix of parts, some chemistry and a touch of alchemy. Depending on how one looks at the fictional creation, although hideous, it was a successful experiment to create an emotional and sensitive creature. As we approach another Halloween night, health IT has its share of cobbled together solutions that for the most part are working, albeit with a great deal of frustration from both patients and physicians and for the most part on a local level. We
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5 Benefits of Geographic Information Systems in Healthcare
Editor's Note: Brittni Brown is a current Masters candidate at the University of Idaho.
There is no doubt that technology has made a significant impact in the medical world. Advancements range from those that improve the comfort of many patients to those that extend their lives. Perhaps one of the most interesting technologies that has emerged onto the scene is one meant to more efficiently address geographical links to illnesses: geographic information systems, or
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RWJ State of Health IT in 2015: Is It Time to Adjust Expectations?
Context and perspective matter.
And it’s often both context and perspective that are lacking from the daily snapshots we get of health information technology, meaningful use, interoperability and the progress we are either making or not making, depending on your perspective.
So I welcome a report like the one the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released last month on the state of health IT circa 2015 in these United States. Subtitled “Transition to a Post-HITECH World,” the
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Applying Airbnb Data Principles to Health IT Interoperability
When we look outside the walls of traditional medicine, we can find innovative solutions that when applied appropriately, can create unforeseen benefits. Stuart Kauffmann, an evolutionary biologist and complexity systems researcher, proposed a theory where biological organisms can morph into more complex systems that expend less energy. The idea of increasing the complexity to gain some increased benefit has been applied to areas outside living organisms with some success.
Airbnb disrupted
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Empower Patients: Give Them Better Data!
Editor's Note: William Rusnak, MD (@RusnakMD) is a resident radiologist, writer, and financial investor. He writes about topics such as healthcare technology, biotechnology, business, and entrepreneurship.
Imagine that you are diagnosed with serious illness. Wait. Maybe that is a little strong. Sadly, however, there really is no good way to start this conversation. In any case, how do you perform your medical research? If you're like most people -- 77% to be specific -- you run straight to Dr.
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How Home Health Software Improves Provider-Patient Relationships
Consider the typical provider-patient relationship: Patient visits the doctor. Doctor conducts examination, provides diagnosis, advice, and a plan for treating the illness. The doctor might even provide advice for better overall health. Patient leaves the office, where he or she may or may not follow through on the doctor’s suggestions.
From here, health care is largely in the hands of the patient. In fact, by some estimates, the majority of health care takes place outside of a provider’s
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