Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend New York eHealth Collaborative’s Digital Health Conference 2013 in New York City. This wild and beautiful city is a magnet for all types of industry, so it’s no surprise that it’s a hotbed of digital health technology innovation.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Ochsner Mobile O Bar Over five years ago, Ochsner Health launched their O Bar (Apple genius-like concept) to support patients getting started with digital health tools. Today, Ochsner has nine physical O Bars located in the bottom floor of their health centers and one mobile O Bar.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

JANUARY 12, 2023

Digital Medicine is a nationally recognized, clinically proven program revolutionizing how we treat chronic conditions combining digital tools and engagement with a dedicated care team. Ochsner O Bar Supports Patient's Digital Health needs In 2015, Ochsner Health launched its first Digital Medicine Program for Hypertension.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

JANUARY 15, 2019

. “We wanted to help our patients navigate their oncology journey, figure out their new normal and participate in their care” “A few years ago, we successfully used a patient engagement care tool with our palliative patients. How has Northwestern Medicine used the TapCloud tool to deliver better care to Oncology Patients?

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

AUGUST 1, 2016

After evaluating different mobile tools, Geisinger elected to use Apple’s iBook and iTunes University to conveniently package a set of patient resources in one place and enable patients and their families to easily access and consume education content when needed, pre and post- surgery.

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Digital Health Global

JANUARY 25, 2023

Healthcare’s National Network Data Exchanges , analyzes not only quantitative comparisons of the data currently exchanged on HINs but also the work that still needs to be done in order to spread the true value of the networks across all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

MAY 19, 2016

The tool needed to be actionable, collecting essential information from the patient (i.e. Patients have shared positive comments about their experience using the tool - “grateful for the support received” Nurse Navigators have also provided feedback - the Wellbe platform has helped them be more efficient in their patient care.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

APRIL 13, 2015

While conducting marketing research, Carolinas HealthCare learned about consumers use of different wearables and tools to track activity, fitness, nutrition, sleep and health issues and heard about their frustrations having information housed into various apps. be more active and manage their health conditions).”

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

care management tool/HIE), Pamela receives these personalized chats from her specific Nurse Navigator at Northwell and the chat content is tailored for her specific care journey. All of the information that Pamela provided to the chatbot is shared with her nurse for their discussion.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Northwell Health is deploying scheduling software from CliniShift developed through a partnership between the health system, the Ireland-based company, and Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government’s trade and innovation agency. Handheld ultrasound scanner maker Butterfly Network launched its Proficiency Management Solution.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Since the healthcare system is complex for consumers to navigate, Providence Health designed their digital tool to provide answers and guidance to help the patient find the right care and make the best care decisions. Eventually Grace was enhanced to also address frequently asked questions by patients.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Since the healthcare system is complex for consumers to navigate, Providence Health designed their digital tool to provide answers and guidance to help the patient find the right care and make the best care decisions. Eventually Grace was enhanced to also address frequently asked questions by patients.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I hope that at the end of the 16 weeks my scale will continue to work with the app and the tools I have been using will still be there. “We're working to move away from self-reported health activities to activities that require additional accountability and social support”, describes Davis. I love the app.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

JANUARY 5, 2015

The first is the “Do –It Yourself Healthcare movement” with implications for healthcare organizations to offer new patient engagement tools. self- management) tools which collect and communicate patient data (e.g. self- management) tools which collect and communicate patient data (e.g.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), an innovative New England healthcare system with 1,000+ providers is committed to creating a “sustainable health system”, which proactively engages patients through new care models to achieve the triple aim.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Companies across different industries such as retail, travel and financial services are responding with virtual assistant tools, enabling consumers to get answers and transact 24x7. Within healthcare, innovation driven organizations are exploring how to empower patients with virtual health agents to access relevant care information (e.g.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

News HHS designated two more QHINs : CommonWell Health Alliance and Kno2. eHealth Exchange is launching an incentive program that will waive annual fees for three years to the first five HIEs or state/local public health agencies that agree to exchange public health data.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

MAY 1, 2017

It all started with a simple question one day, and grew into a trusted health relationship a few short months later. Sarah was comforted by the response and a bit intrigued when her Health Assistant Harriet introduced herself and explained that she is a resource to help her and her family with any of her health questions or concerns.

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2019

The health care section of Mary Meeker’s 334-page annual report, Internet Trends 2019 , comprises 24 of those pages (270 through 293). In health care, this is an underlying tectonic trend with implications for research, translation to therapies, individual treatment plans, population and public health.

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