Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Millions of Americans turned to live audio and video visits with healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Congress needs to make decisions that will permanently affect how Americans, in particular Medicare patients, may access these telehealth services on a permanent basis.

Telehealth 40

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Public Health 40

Medicine and Technology

APRIL 21, 2013

Under Britton’s leadership, Mercy was named the 2012 “Most Wired” healthcare organization by the American Hospital Organization. Oracle is helping to transform the economics of healthcare by enabling patient-centered technology for health engagement. Moreover, Mercy SafeWatch is the largest teleICU service in the United States.

Telemedicine 32

Telemedicine mHealth Accountable Care Leadership 32

Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2021

These two apps fall into what HealthXL characterizes as mindfulness and meditation apps in the larger behavioral and mental health digital ecosystem, shown in their chart here. Thanks to GWI for sharing the 2021 trends report with me.

Mental health 203

Mental health Public Health Telehealth Nursing 203

Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2019

In health care, this is an underlying tectonic trend with implications for research, translation to therapies, individual treatment plans, population and public health. The blurring of mobile and digital into overall business process is a meta-trend for the global economy, and certainly for the health care ecosystem.

eHealth 264

eHealth mHealth Public Health FHIR 264

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

In addition to offering a generous employee benefits package, the hospital collaborated with the Massachusetts Nursing Association — its RNs’ collective bargaining arm — to offer employees up to $2,000 in incentives for maintaining their health. Boston Business Journal named the hospital a Best Place to Work in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

Leadership 32

Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32