by Bruce Brown | October 24, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
New healthcare technology faces many challenges, with cybersecurity threats right at the top. It’s not enough that new tech produces clinically valid data, works well with existing systems and protocols, and meets affordability and ease of use requirements. If...
by Bruce Brown | October 22, 2018 | General News, Medical
Electronic health records (EHRs) may have a greater impact on global medicine than any other new technology. Cast against a wide field of developing technologies with potential significance for health and wellness, EHRs aren’t all that exciting. Wearable...
by Bruce Brown | October 10, 2018 | General News, Medical
Electronic health records (EHRs) are a good thing, right? According to HealthIT.gov, the advantages of EHRs are legion, starting with accurate, up-to-date, and complete patient information and including secure data sharing, improved provider productivity, reducing...
by Bruce Brown | November 23, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The most effective technology isn’t necessarily always the newest. Text messaging patients, for example, may be a better solution than patient portal messaging or phone calls. The Utah-based practice management company Solutionreach recently published a report...
by Bruce Brown | November 17, 2016 | General News, Medical
Consumers have warmed up to digital health care significantly in just two years, according to Accenture’s 2016 Consumer Survey on Patient Engagement, Patients Want A Heavy Dose Of Digital. Accenture commissioned Nielsen to conduct a seven-country survey of 7,840...
