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Putting Patients at the Center of Pain Management Decisions

Society for Participatory Medicine

Consider the patient and family perspective in making choices about pain management and opioid use CDS. In 2018 we are supporting clinical care related to pain management and opioid use. While there are 46 words for snow in Iceland, English has far fewer synonyms for physical pain (e.g.,

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5 Digital Health Predictions for 2018 by Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price

2018 Digital Health Prediction 2: Voice technology will be the first step to personalising pharma. By the end of the year we will see the use of Virtual Assistants by patients to help interact with their health data and "transact" via voice technology to order repeat prescriptions, pain management and medication requests.

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Top 3 Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) in Solving the Opioid Crisis

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Better pain management. Before initiating therapy, proper pain assessment and treatment goals must be planned and discussed by health care providers or pain specialists. New advances have been introduced to provide adequate pain management, and even providers can prescribe non-opioid options to prevent opioid misuse.

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Best Telehealth Podcasts for Healthcare Professionals

Enzyme Health

Blog Work for Enzyme Refer a Friend Team Login Signup ?? Blog Login Sign Up Best Telehealth Podcasts for Healthcare Professionals Enzyme Health Team February 13, 2019 Want to add some telemedicine content to your podcast queue? Only 20% are listed here. Sign Up to see them all. Only 20% are listed here. Sign Up to see them all.

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Winter 2019: Healthcare Updates To Know

Advanced Medical Reviews

At the end of 2018, the FDA authorized a new opioid to help manage acute pain called Dsuvia. Dsuvia can be administered to patients under the tongue for pain management, instead of requiring doctors to rely on intravenous routes for pain-relieving drugs like morphine.

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What Effective Telehealth Legislation Looks Like

InTouch Health

Back in 2018, Governor Matt Belvin signed SB 112 into law, which changed the official definition of telehealth to include asynchronous (store-and-forward) telemedicine technology. Learn more about this progressive new bill and what it could mean for the future of the telehealth industry. Kentucky Doubles Down on Telehealth.

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8 Benefits of Meditation to Mental Health and Well-Being

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Enhanced Pain Tolerance. Meditation is used to help patients experiencing chronic pain manage and deal with their physical pain. In a study, participants who meditated for four days said they were less sensitive to pain. As shown in their fMRI scans, the part of their brain that deals with pain has more activity.