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• The Internet of Health: The Future Will Bring Life-Changing Advancements For Health And Wellness, But Data Challenges Will Remain

  12/22/2014

  The Internet of Things (IoT), once applied to “smart devices” that have the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction, has since evolved into the convergence of wireless technologies of all kinds, connecting and transferring data to and from the Internet. The IoT brings the promise of great opportunities, offering new commercial services and creating new business models. By Ahmad Kasmieh, CTO, Alere Analytics

• Medical Device Security And Risk Management: Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs) At The Intersection Of The FDA And OCR

  2/25/2019

  When it comes to managing cybersecurity risk associated with medical devices, HDOs find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Misaligned incentives and confusing guidance from multiple directions have made it difficult for HDOs to know what to do. In this confusing climate, the deck may seem stacked against HDOs that want to improve. Fortunately, they are not in the fight alone.

• Calling Doctor Avatar

  10/15/2009

  Do I think that information technology in medicine is a good thing? Hmmm – not always. In general I’m a big fan. In fact, a big part of my livelihood involves helping practices and clinics manage medical information like patient and billing records more efficiently. Any technology that improves diagnosis and treatment and can let doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals spend more time working with patients is a good thing. By Jeff Nelson, BOLT Document Management
• Predictive Analytics Support Patient Goals Of Care For Individuals With Advanced Illness

  2/21/2018

  Thanks to an ambitious Health and Human Services timeline that hopes to see 90 percent of traditional Medicare payments transformed into value-based reimbursement, healthcare payers, particularly Medicare Advantage plans, are relying more heavily upon population health and data analytics to track, forecast and improve patient outcomes.

• Reducing Misdiagnosis: Healthcare Technology Set To Save Thousands Of Lives And Billions Of Dollars

  12/26/2017

  Digital transformation holds promise to solve many problems across industries – but one that may seem less obvious is misdiagnosis, one of the largest challenges in health care.

• 65 Percent Of Patient-Doctor Interactions Through Mobile Devices?

  6/7/2018

  With millions of mobile applications available to users and mobile based solutions being used in nearly every single healthcare organization across the world, mobile technology is a great industry anticipated to remain developing over the next many years. Some of the reports suggest that the international mobile health industry is estimated to generate more than $28 billion in 2018.