healthcare

Emotional Automation: Bonding with Technology to Improve Health

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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Will I See You In Boston Later This Week?

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 …

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The Future of Connected Health, Chapter 2

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 …

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The Intersection Between Personalized Medicine and Connected Health Brings Great Opportunity

Two major scientific advances are moving along in parallel, but will both benefit from intertwining. I’m talking about genomics/genetics/proteomics on the one hand and connected health on the other.  While the genetics people have popularized the term ‘personalized medicine’ for their end vision, one might argue that connected health is just as powerful for personalizing …

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Connected Health and Patient-Provider Accountability

The last post on holding citizens accountable really struck a chord.  I’m delighted to see so much passionate debate about this important issue. So, let me start here by reiterating, clearly, my position.  For those individuals who are the unfortunate recipients of bad luck or bad genes (yes, addiction is part of this) our health …

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Connected Health and Meaningful Use

My colleague Tom Morrison, Founder of Navinet,  shared an interesting analysis with me the other day pertaining to physician compliance to demonstrate meaningful use.  In essence, he noted that about 41% of phase I criteria will have heavy reliance on patient behaviors, including medication adherence, adherence to care plan, trips to testing facilities and others.  …

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The Healthcare Reform Bill Results in Opportunity for Connected Health

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare” was an amazing triumph, whatever your political persuasion.  Most folks have absorbed the idea that this legislation will require that most citizens of the U.S. carry health insurance.  What is hidden in the crevices of this voluminous piece of legislation are a significant number of …

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