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THE QUESTION: WHAT EXACTLY IS “TELEMEDICINE?”
By: Edward Triebell A web search using LEXICO defines telemedicine as “The remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology.” The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to telemedicine as “healing from a distance; it is the use of telecommunications technology and information technologies to provide remote clinical services to patients.” This technology […]
The Awareness Disconnect: Personal to Professional Use of Digital and Mobile Technologies and Applications
By Edward Triebell, Advisor, Disruptive Innovator and Healthcare Technologist My journey in the clinical trials industry began approximately 3 years ago when I was asked by an investor in snapIoT to pivot the company’s generic Internet of Things (IoT) software platform into the clinical trials space. He foresaw the innovative disruption that the platform could […]
10 Major Ways Data Accuracy Impacts Your Business
By Cloud Health Tech Staff–Data accuracy plays an important role in every business. Data is used to measure performance and profitability, and analyzed in order to improve internal operations and drive innovation. However, as businesses move to the cloud, the quality of data can suffer due to formatting problems, data loss, inaccurate timestamps, and other […]
Why is Telehealth so important in our Healthcare System
Telehealth is emerging as a critical component of the healthcare crisis solution. Telehealth holds the promise to significantly impact some of the most challenging problems of our current healthcare system: access to care, cost effective delivery, and distribution of limited providers. Telehealth can change the current paradigm of care and allow for improved access and […]
Big Data Predictions: What 2020 Will Bring
Alex Woodie With just over a week left on the 2019 calendar, it’s now time for predictions. We’ll run several stories featuring the 2020 predictions of industry experts and observers in the field. It all starts today with what is arguably the most critical aspect of the big data question: The data itself. There’s no […]
How digital transformation is driving change in clinical trials
By Harshal Shah, senior director of healthcare for Persistent Systems. A detailed look of clinical investigations found that out of the studies examined, only 25.1 percent met or exceeded their stated recruitment goals. While it’s important to note that recruitment failure does not necessarily mean that these studies failed overall, it’s still a concerning statistic. […]
10 Best Practices for Cloud Security Management
By Jackson Lucas—Public clouds have fundamentally changed the way organizations build, operate, and manage applications. The uniqueness of cloud requires security teams to rethink classic security concepts and adopt approaches that better address dynamic and distributed cloud infrastructure. Unfortunately, many security teams have yet to rethink how existing security practices within their organization are ill-fitted […]
Great Cloud Migration Opens Data Opportunities
By Alex Woodie-We’re in the midst of a massive cloud migration at the moment, as companies look to take advantage of the scalability and simplicity of storing and processing data in the cloud. But connecting the dots between on-premise data sources and AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure repositories is easier said than done. That’s also […]
