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Changing Your Health with Wearables There are probably very few people around who remember the old stores and how they used to work. Stores where you walked in and someone behind a counter would fetch items at your behest. Perhaps you’ve seen the concept in Little House on the Prairie or perhaps you have […]
Healthcare and Travel A recent trip to the Emerald Isles to visit family and friends found us in another country and short on medication. The discovery came late on Saturday evening which could have meant another 36 hours before we could speak to a clinician during normal working hours, obtain a replacement prescription and fill […]
Working from Home Americans are doing more and more activities from the comfort of their home and its no surprise – the frustration of showing up to a business only to find they are closed or worse short-staffed and instead of dealing with the customer in front of them the staff are on the phone […]
MedicAlert I am excited to be elected to the MedicAlert Board joining Jessica Federer, head of digital development at Bayer. As Barton Tretheway, CAE, chair of the MedicAlert Foundation Board pointed out Their collective experience aligns with our priorities and will be immeasurable to us as we look to leverage the power of new technology to expand the […]
I was raised in Gabon on the equatorial west coast of Africa and though I’ve never practiced there, I consider myself African and continue to be interested in the delivery of healthcare on the continent. Though health resources are scarce, my colleagues there have made creative use of the tools available. In Gabon, and indeed […]
After an exciting 5 years with Nuance, I am saying goodbye to pursue a new opportunity. As is often the case with major decisions like this, I have had a chance to reflect on how far we have come and how many people I have had the privilege of working with in what has […]
Social Media is rapidly becoming an integral part of our lives. Despite the pervasive nature of the communication channel healthcare remains a technology laggard. This presentation from HIMSS15 Wednesday Apr 15) will offer insights to help understand why healthcare professionals should join the community, participate in the discussion and how can do so successfully. I […]
Review of the first Day of HIMSS15 and the Physician IT Symposium
Great graphic that HITConsultant posted in this update SXSW Health Tech Trends Health and fitness apps, smart devices and connected products are making us more aware of our own health—and more active participants in our efforts to stay healthy. At the same time, health providers are looking to technology for smarter ways to deliver quality […]
This week I will be at the Medicine 2.0 Conference on a panel Bridging the Patient Digital Divide moderated byMelody Smith Jones and includesLauren Still andNick Genes The session was put together by Melody to take on the oft talked about but perhaps poorly understood “Digital Divide”. Patients spend less than 1% of their time with doctors […]
I attended the Connected Healthcare Conference in San Diego yesterdayAccelerate mHealth Adoption: Deliver Results through Data Driven Business Models for End-User Engagement Never has there been so much to play for in the mobile health landscape, a revolution is just round the corner with key players from the health care and consumer markets coming together […]
I attended a Wearble Technology conference today in Pasadena California: Wearable Tech LA There was a wide range of technologies and innovations – everything from the mind monitoring by IntraXon’sMuse headband. Here’s their online demo video One of the more interesting concepts takes the challenge we have all faced mastering the mechanics of walking, exercise, […]
In an interesting post on the medscape site (subscription/registration probably required): The Pitfalls of Giving Free Advice to Family and Friends Shelly Reese described some of the challenges of giving medical advice to friends and family (even if you are a wannabe Dr Phil). As she puts it the path can sometimes lead to challenging areas […]
The Art of Medicine Panel (part of the Art of Medicine campaign) is hosted this week and I am looking forward to hearing from our panelists: John D. Halamka, MD, MS, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (and Life as healthcare CIO blog and @jhalamka) Steven J. Stack, MD, past chair of the American Medical […]
HIMSS was exciting and despite the HIS Talk HISies awarding Google Glass the most over rated technology: Oh, @wareflo – this could hurt… #HIStalkapalooza14 Most overrated tech @histalk HISSIES #HIMSS14 pic.twitter.com/dThovzVWvo— Mandi Bishop (@MandiBPro) February 25, 2014 I know I am biased as one of the lucky Google Glass Explorer as can be seen in […]
I was reminded of there Jerry Maguire movie clip when I read the latest in a long line of security breach stories – this one emanating from Canada where this group is in hot water over a massive 620,000 patient data breach…taking 4 months to notify authorities. Apparently Canada does not have a national Breach […]
Video of the presentation from the Health2.0 show in October 2013 of the Florence DemonstrationYou can see Florence in action at the siteor in the video below
I’ve said it before – Africa like many of the under developed countries is exploding with great use cases for mHealth. This piece: Kenya Has Mobile Health App Fever tracks the explosion of #mHealth.Promoted and supported by the Kenyan Medical Association and Shimba Technologies the latest release MedAfrica offer ready access to medical information and […]
I had the pleasure of speaking with Alex Welz of Health Tech Vision last week and he posted the interview here – or you can listen to it below The importance of bringing intelligent voice interactions to Health IT especially as medical technology moves to into the Mobile world. It is an exciting time with […]
