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Why Online Patient Communities are Better than Real Life Support Groups
A support group has many potential benefits, some of which include improving coping skills, reducing anxiety, depression, isolation, ignorance about the condition and others. Online patient...
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Five Ways Patient Engagement Can Start in the Office
There are over 58 million references to ‘patient engagement’ if one conducts a Google search. The term has been diluted and changed in the past couple of years and has become a buzz phrase, used more...
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Five Reasons Why Digital Pharma Needs Physician Key Opinion Leaders
Physician key opinion leaders (KOLs) have been viewed as a valuable resource in the pharmaceutical (heretofore referred to as Pharma but included are medical device companies) industry. In one study in...
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The Hospital Discharge Process: A Call for Technology’s Help?
While being discharged from the hospital even after a minor procedure is not simple (due to regulatory documentation requirements often hard for both patients and physicians to sift through), the...
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Five Reasons Why the Future of Clinical Trials Utilizing Mobile Technology is...
In a previous post I discussed both the merits and needs for the use of mobile technologies in clinical trials. Recruiting patients via social media is now a reality and has been a topic of discussion...
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Five Ways Professional Medical Societies Can Speed the Adoption of Mobile...
There have been many stated roles of professional medical societies, including standardization of care (best practice), promoting public health, and improving leadership in medicine. All of these...
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Five Essentials of a Successful Digital Health Technology Initiative
In previous posts I have discussed imperatives of patient-centric healthcare, creating patient engagement, and potential value of various digital health technologies. Apart from these considerations...
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Five Digital Health Implications of the Most Important Report You Never Heard of
One of the most discussed barriers to the adoption of mobile health technologies is the Digital Divide between the elderly and the rest of society. Technology may support initiatives encouraging aging...
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Five Ways to Turn Big Data into Relevant Data
‘Big Data’ may be defined as data that is so large or complex that it cannot be processed by the usual applications. Current common uses of Big Data in healthcare include the collection of genomic...
View ArticleThe The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health
Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. The...
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