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Why Doctors Should Be On Social Media
To stay updated, interact with patients and become recognizable, some of the benefits of social media “I no longer have to sift through piles of journals to pull out articles of interest – social media delivers the relevant content to me,” states Doctor Deanna Attai (@DrAttai), breast cancer expert surgeon at UCLA Health and President […]
Investment Trends 2016
Digital health startups attracted $5.8B in funding in 2015, and deal activity to the space jumped 20%. With 2016 underway, we used the CB Insights database to highlight some of the trends that will shape this hot industry in the coming months. (Digital health includes companies that use software or data to improve efficiency and […]
4 Care Management Technology Trends to Watch
Our love affair with consumer electronics shows no signs of dimming. Every industry, including health care, is experimenting with how to use technology to interact with consumers in meaningful ways. Mobile devices are creating new opportunities for health care, particularly in the area of care management. Early adopters are testing ways to engage patients through […]
Retail Health Clinics Forecasted to Hit 3000 in 2017
The retail health clinic wave shows no sign of crashing, according to a new report by Accenture, with experts saying the number of these outposts will likely hit 3,000 by 2017. By contrast, there were nearly 2,000 retail clinics in operation at the end of 2014, Accenture said. The consulting company said that equates to […]
Healthcare Cloud Computing $12.8 Billion by 2020
by Dan Gatti The global health care sector outlook for 2015 is mixed. Treatment advancements and government initiatives to increase access to care should drive sector expansion but pressure to reduce costs is escalating. Growing populations and consumer wealth are increasing demand for health care services but aging societies and chronic diseases are forcing health […]
Healthcare Unstructured Data
by George Leopold Unstructured data is estimated to account for nearly 80 percent of health care information, a hodge-podge of physicians’ notes, sensor data from medical devices, lab results, X-ray and MRI images along with clinical and financial data. Add to the mix several layers of patient privacy and medical IT regulations and you get […]
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 […]
