Recently, when I Googled the term “connected health,” I was astonished to yield over 158,000,000 search results. What’s remarkable is that when we launched what was originally called Partners Telemedicine in 1995, the terms connected health, mHealth or digital health simply didn’t exist. In 2007, we created the term connected health and renamed our Center …
This post marks a bit of a renaissance for the cHealth Blog. I took a record sabbatical from blogging from mid June to early October because I was focusing my energies on writing a new book, due out at the time of our Connected Health Symposium, October 28-30. I hope to see you at the …
Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care Delivery By Joseph C. Kvedar, MD October 7, 2015 Harvard Business Review Health care remains one of the few services that require people to have a face-to-face interaction to obtain access. But more and more consumers are questioning that reality, and change is on the way. In …
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It was 1999, and I was speaking at a prestigious academic center’s ‘Innovations in Dermatology’ symposium. I presented work we had done on a web application that would allow a non-dermatologist (primary care doctor or other front-line provider) to upload images of a patient’s skin as well as some history. Subsequently, a dermatologist could review …
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The cHealth Blog is almost four years old. during that time, I’ve been both flattered and pleased as readership has grown and other outlets have seen fit to re-publish many of the posts. I’ve learned lots during that time but one key learning is that blogging truly is a social media experience. I’ve gotten many …
Last weekend, I saw the film “Up In The Air.” Ok, so I am a few months behind in my movie viewing. That is what the Netflix lifestyle does for you. There is an interesting connected health analogy running through the film and I want to explore it with you in this post. George Clooney …
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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 …
