My assistant is spending a few hard-earned weeks of R and R in the Galapagos Islands with family. So my mind keeps thinking of Charles Darwin these days… When we chose to rebrand our group from Partners Telemedicine to the Center for Connected Health (CCH), four years ago, we had a general idea that gathering …
Two news pieces I read over the weekend reminded me of the societal challenges we face implementing connected health. Through our work at the Center for Connected Health, as well as the good work of others, we now have enough proof of concept to know that connected health can be a powerful strategy to improve …
It is that time of year in New England when we prepare for winter. Various activities such as caulking windows, checking insulation, and servicing heating systems predominate in home owners’ conciousness. I can’t help but think what it was like 300+ years ago when the original settlers from England arrived. For a long while, heating …
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During a keynote panel discussion at the Connected Health Symposium last week, I proposed a new idea that challenges the need for face-to-face doctor patient interactions to deliver quality care. Here’s a synopsis of my remarks: As we take stock of the opportunities the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provides, we can look …
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The Connected Health Symposium is this week. Without a doubt it’s our best yet. Attendance is tracking ahead of last year. We have more exhibitors and sponsors. We have excellent content (more on that in a moment) and a variety of workshops, demos and activities that will make the meeting just plain fun. The biggest …
Many of you commented on the future – in response to my earlier blog, Chapter 1 – and provided terrific insights. Your posts included future scenarios that I missed and reviewed critical components of a healthcare system improved by the ubiquitous information and communication technologies that have transformed essentially every other industry before us. At …
I was recently asked to predict what our Center would be like 10 years hence. Stated another way, the question was: “What is your ten year vision for your Center?” My initial reaction was, “Of course I should be able to articulate that.” After all, our very capable team does all of the work here, …
The AMA recently reported that they are in favor of reimbursement for telehealth. Can you believe it? For those of us who have been toiling in the fields of Connected Health for many years, this is an amazing statement. I dare say many of us never thought we’d be able to say or write it. …
Our Center just launched a company called Healthrageous. It’s exciting to see them get going. One of the things they are doing is refining their message. They’ve come up with the concept of ‘Connected Personalized Health’ and their ambition is to be the market leader in that space. The more I think about it, this …
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A now famous report from the WHO asserts that medication adherence is about 50%. That is, about half the time when a doctor prescribes a medication, the recipient actually takes the prescription as directed. The WHO report further divides the problem of adherence into reasons that include forgetfulness, trust issues, cost concerns, lack of appreciation …
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