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Lean Digital: How Apps and Services Can Help Control Weight

Healthcare IT Today

The rapidly expanding use of GLP-1 drugs has been life-altering for many, but brings its own disappointments: They’re extremely expensive, require continual use to be effective, have potentially negative effects on muscle mass , and are usually abandoned by patients. My interviewees came up with the same basic list.

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Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cameron Deemer, president of DrFirst, a healthcare communications and telehealth technology company. As this public health crisis continues to escalate, however, telemedicine is quickly gaining recognition as a critical tool to slow the spread of COVID-19, he added. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Trend #2: Minimally invasive surgery takes over.