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• Curing Healthcare's “Tapeworm Effect” With Technology

  3/28/2018

  The joint venture just announced between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. is anticipated to bring profound transformation to the healthcare industry. By joining forces, these three giants hope to leverage their technological, sales, and investment expertise to address and resolve the many inefficiencies in the current U.S. healthcare system. The objective of this partnership is to harness their considerable scale and operational efficiency to manage healthcare’s rapidly growing costs, placing greater emphasis on providing high-value healthcare services.

• Enabling A Consumer eHealth Ecosystem With A Continuum of Connectivity

  2/19/2016

  Consumer eHealth is empowering consumers through apps, social media, portals, medical devices, and other means to better manage and influence their health and wellness, access healthcare services, and improve workflows with their caregivers. In combination with mobile health (mHealth) modalities oriented around digital healthcare technologies, such as clinical diagnostics and electronic health record systems, and virtual health capabilities as exemplified by live, asynchronous clinical visits to a healthcare organization, this potent trifecta has the potential to fundamentally create a truly patient-centric ecosystem of health and wellness services. By Eric Abbott, director of product management and health facility technology, ExteNet Systems

• Mobile Messaging In Healthcare: 5 Myths Debunked

  8/16/2018

  The digital world is constantly evolving and healthcare technology is no different. With reports of some hospital doctors visiting up to 50 patients a day, clinicians are busier than ever. As a result, mobile messaging has become a popular way of communicating within healthcare organizations, as it offers a quick, accessible, and familiar solution that anyone with access to a smartphone can utilize.

• Keeping Patient Information Secure When Implementing IoT

  3/14/2016

  Healthcare is quickly becoming one of the leaders of Internet of Things (IoT) technology due to the wide assortment of connected medical devices. According to research conducted by MarketResearch.com, the healthcare segment of the IoT will be a $117 billion industry by 2020.¹ While IoT may seem like a great benefit to the world of healthcare it does not come without its own problems.

• Safeguard Against Medication Errors With Automated Dispensing Cabinets

  6/18/2010

  While monitoring the proper use of all medications is important, monitoring controlled substances is one of the highest priorities. Statistics have shown an increased awareness and prevalence of controlled substance diversion. By CareFusion
• What Communication Breakdowns Mean For Providers — Unhappy Patients, Poor Outcomes, And Costly Mistakes

  3/28/2019

  When asked what they look for in healthcare, patients overwhelming cite a provider who listens to them, who is caring and compassionate, and who explains conditions, treatment options, and procedures clearly. In other words, they want their provider to have solid communication skills—it makes the difference between a positive, healing experience, and a frustrating, potentially harmful one.