Connected Medical Devices, Apps: Are They Leading the IoT Revolution — or Vice Versa?

THE CONCEPT OF the Internet of Things, or IoT, is spreading its wings wider and stronger in the current IT scenario, and is gradually taking part in every facet of our lives. Look at the way the healthcare industry wants to be connected with each and every thing associated with it.

 The future of electronic health records

The digitisation of medical records in the United States has brought benefits, but not everyone is content with how they have been implemented.

 Toward a smarter electronic health record

An AI-enhanced system enables doctors to spend less time searching for clinical information and more time treating patients.

 Will Blockchain Revolutionize the Healthcare Industry?

In this era of instant data flow, many service industries have adopted technologies that allow for seamless information exchange. However, such has not been the case for the healthcare sector.

Doctors and Hospitals Need to Talk More. This App Can Help

Research as shown again and again that improved communication between physicians is critical to reducing medical errors.

How Apps Can Help Manage Chronic Diseases

Hospitals and doctors have identified digital tools that can assist patients in dealing with ailments such as diabetes, heart disease and lung disease. The early results are promising.

How Mobile Apps Connect Physicians and Patients

It’s a brave new world for mobile apps in healthcare, with new possibilities emerging every day in areas such as patient empowerment and practice portability. Yet, according to Michael Nusbaum, MD, founder of mobile application MedXCom, one of the most beneficial aspects of mobile applications could very well be better communication between doctor and patient.

The fax of life

Why American medicine still runs on fax machines.

Electronic Health Records Creating a ‘New Era’ of Health Care Fraud, Officials Say

The federal government funneled billions in subsidies to software vendors and some overstated or deceived the government about what their products could do, according to whistleblowers.

Electronic Health Records Don't Exist, I Have A Patient Library

So, in spite of the wonderful face of electronic information, there is a glaring gap causing me to regress to the 1980s. I need to fax, spend hours on auto-attendant hold and write out paper forms. Haven't I spent thousands of dollars to create an efficient electronic office? Apparently not.

Electronic Health Records Were Supposed To Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't

Adoption of certified EHR systems was seen as a potential antidote. By digitizing patient records and adding billing workflows around them, the efficiencies would drive down processing costs, it was theorized.

Electronic Health Records: Don't Get Sick Without One

Storing and retrieving your health and medical information couldn't be easier. And you can carry it with you anywhere you go. Here's our picks for the EHR that may work for you!

Electronic Health Records: Panacea vs. Unintended Consequences

Although EHRs have largely replaced paper records and brought some efficiencies to the process of delivering health care, there are some important problems that call into question some of the assumptions made by their architects.

It’s Time for a New Kind of Electronic Health Record

This article discusses how EHRs should be transformed so they become an indispensable tool in keeping individual patients and patient populations healthy.

A Digital Shift on Health Data Swells Profits in an Industry

But today, as doctors and hospitals struggle to make new records systems work, the clear winners are big companies like Allscripts that lobbied for that legislation and pushed aside smaller competitors.

A tale of two hospitals that adopted Apple’s Health Record

Apple's Health Record app allows patients to pull in their healthcare info from multiple providers onto a single record they can share with clinicians, regardless of where they work. Here's how that's working for two hospitals.

Apple’s Pact with 13 Health Care Systems Might Actually Disrupt the Industry

The partnership and its results will not solve all our health care problems. But they could really shake things up. And that is what the U.S. health system needs.

Google to Store and Analyze Millions of Health Records

The tech company’s deal with Ascension is part of a push to use artificial intelligence to aid health services.

My Health Record: almost $2bn spent but half the 23m records created are empty

The Australian government has spent $1.97bn since the system was introduced as the e-health record in 2009

The Billionaire Who Controls Your Medical Records

Epic Systems founder Judy Faulkner built an empire pioneering—and later dominating—electronic medical records. For decades, she's kept them walled off from competitors, but now the pandemic is fueling a digital health care race that might finally topple her from the throne.

What the U.S. Medical System Can Learn From Estonia

Americans waste time and money filling out paperwork and repeating tests in the doctor’s office. A small Baltic nation has found a better way.

Why Do Doctors Still Use Pagers?

For most people, the pager represents a sad, humorous relic of the past—a reminder of the primitive time before cellphones, Google, and the Twitterverse. But for doctors like me, pagers are still an important part of everyday life. It’s estimated that about 85 percent of hospitals still rely on pagers for communication, and during a recent episode of post-call delirium, I wondered why.

You Don’t Want Facebook Involved With Your Health Care

Big tech companies want to share data about you with your doctors.

Your electronic health data: Understanding the different records, systems and how they connect

EHR, EMR, PHR… it can be a lot of records to keep straight. These terms are also often interchanged by different providers within digital health. This can be frustrating for patients — when what you thought was your EHR is now promoted as your PHR.