Mobile Health Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2017

They frequently move, and with the option to work on the go, it will be critical for health systems to mobilize patient data with the individual. While health IT will help care for mobile patients, ensuring the technology is secure must also be the top priority. Meeting Mobile Health Challenges.

Mobile Health 73

Mobile Health Health IT Medical Technology Health Information 73

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

But the tagline begs the supply side question: “Can the health care system deliver?” ” For a decade or longer, we’ve noted the slow uptake of telehealth and digital health tools among healthcare providers. This is roughly equal to patients across all age cohorts in the study.

Digital Health 263

Digital Health Telehealth Connected Care Health Information 263

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

Among the least likely barriers were unqualified clinicians (compared with a “live” in-person doctor), the doctor’s inability to share health information with the patient, difficulty in booking an appointment, distractions from other online activities, and privacy issues.

Digital Health 193

Digital Health Public Health Telehealth Health Information 193

The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

There are hospitals within the same healthcare system in many places with disparate EHRs which do not talk to each other or exchange information. Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) have been woefully underfunded and have fallen short of their vision. We need EHRs which are clinically oriented with good user interfaces.

Digital Health 87

Digital Health EHR Interoperability Health Information 87

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 16, 2015

However this solution is very hard to use if one is using programming tools more common on lightweight systems such as Mobile. So back in 2011 I wrote the first profile in IHE that was targeting ‘ease of use by lightweight application platforms such as Mobile Health Applications”.

FHIR 40

FHIR Mobile Health mHealth Meaningful Use 40

eVisit

JANUARY 17, 2019

What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.

Telemedicine 103

Telemedicine Accountable Care Psychiatry mHealth 103

Health Blawg

JANUARY 30, 2018

Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don't know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it's rolling out ubiquitous.

Health Data 113

Health Data EHR Interoperability Digital Health 113

Health Blawg

JANUARY 30, 2018

Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don't know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it's rolling out ubiquitous.

Health Data 60

Health Data EHR Interoperability Digital Health 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 30, 2018

Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don't know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it's rolling out ubiquitous.

Health Data 60

Health Data EHR Interoperability Digital Health 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 30, 2018

Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don't know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it's rolling out ubiquitous.

Health Data 60

Health Data EHR Interoperability Digital Health 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 30, 2018

Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don't know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it's rolling out ubiquitous.

Health Data 60

Health Data EHR Interoperability Digital Health 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 30, 2018

Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don't know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it's rolling out ubiquitous.

Health Data 60

Health Data EHR Interoperability Digital Health 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 30, 2018

Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don't know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it's rolling out ubiquitous.

Health Data 60

Health Data EHR Interoperability Digital Health 60

eVisit

JANUARY 4, 2019

If there is one thing that the last decade has shown us, it’s that nothing stays the same. This is true in all aspects of healthcare. Everything from patient records, writing prescriptions, navigating reimbursement, analyzing risk, and updating treatment protocols have changed.

mHealth 48

mHealth Mobile Health Remote care Health Information 48

Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2018

This reminded me of Dignity Health’s consumer-facing campaign marrying “online appointment scheduling” with their hashtag, #HelloHumankindness. Oh, and did I mention empathy? That is, “your” prescription on “your” schedule, and “human kindness.”

EHR 203

EHR Health IT Patient Experience HIPAA 203

Redox

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you were to ask someone on the street what they consider the most impactful digital health innovation over the last five years, there’s a good chance their response would be, “telemedicine”. Store-and-forward (asynchronous) video conferencing: transmission of a recorded health history to a health practitioner, usually a specialist.

Telemedicine 40

Telemedicine Telehealth Telecare Public Health 40

Waracle

MAY 16, 2019

By providing increased visibility of personal health data and access to richer information on patient and consumer health, these advancements are leading us towards a convergence of individuals, new information and insights, technology and increased connectivity to optimise personal health care and outcomes.

Digital Health 50

Digital Health Telemedicine mHealth Health Data 50

Waracle

MAY 16, 2019

By providing increased visibility of personal health data and access to richer information on patient and consumer health, these advancements are leading us towards a convergence of individuals, new information and insights, technology and increased connectivity to optimise personal health care and outcomes.

Digital Health 28

Digital Health Telemedicine mHealth Health Data 28