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Online Patient Reviews-Important? Useful?
By Jeff Segal Two questions to explore: Are online patient reviews important? What determines if patients will write them? The first question is easy to answer. Yes, patient reviews are important and becoming a key factor in the viability and prosperity of medical practices. A 2014 Research Letter in JAMA concluded: “Fifty-nine percent of respondents […]
5 ways hospitals can use Instagram successfully.
By Emily Marchak When you think of industries that are obvious candidates for Instagram, food, fashion and travel make the short list. The delicious. The beautiful. The adventurous. These were the early adopters of the visual storytelling platform that helped build a community of more than 300 million. Meanwhile, the healthcare industry has been a […]
How analytics has changed Geisinger
President and CEO Glenn Steele Jr., MD, foresees even bigger, more disruptive changes Q: What’s finally bringing about that change? Improvements in the technology or shifts in attitudes and awareness? A: Oh, I think it’s both. I think it’s both, and I think the more critical rate limiter is the attitudes and the intrinsic behavior, […]
3 ways data analytics can transform healthcare
By Katie Dvorak Analytics can and will change healthcare as we know it–but several obstacles remain, according to David Lee Scher, M.D., director at DLS Healthcare Consulting LLC. Currently, data collected by healthcare entities is “warehoused in a contextual vacuum,” Scher writes in his blog, “The Digital Health Corner.” To truly make use of the […]
Smart Phones moving mountains in patient engagement
Written by John Smithwick, CEO, RoundingWell | May 27, 2015 From EMRs to wearables, transformative technologies are reshaping the way healthcare is delivered today. And mobile devices are a critical cog in the modern healthcare machine: 90 percent of Americans now own a mobile device, and they spend an average of 43 minutes per month on […]
Apple, IBM expand partnership with Watson Health Cloud
By Collen Kriel. IBM has announced the launch of a new cognitive computing platform called Watson Health Cloud. The platform will enable storage of health-related data for physicians, researchers, insurers and companies in the healthcare sector. It will also enable the sharing of data from various devices including personal fitness trackers, connected medical devices and […]
Best Practices For Mobile Healthcare Security
By Reda Chouffani: Mobile healthcare security depends on a strong top-down approach that informs employees of all possible threats — including physical theft and remote device hacks. The flexibility in care workflows, improved productivity for practitioners, and timely access to data are encouraging many providers to continue to give patients mobile access to their health […]
Can Technology Improve the Patient Experience at Hospitals?
Dan Gatti, Executive Director When I discuss the changing technology landscape with hospitals, the discussion always leads to “Can I improve my HCAHPS” score? BYOD, cloud applications exploding and wearable device change the working environment in every hospital. But how does this improve patient satisfaction? This becomes very personal and depends on the human experience […]
