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iPads and health care – health IT managers slow down physicians’ clinical adoption

By on February 3, 2012 in Electronic health records, Health care information technology, HITECH Act, Hospitals, Medical technology, Physicians

Doctors are using iPads in huge numbers for personal life project management. 80% of doctors are excited about using them in clinical practice. But when it comes to clinical applications, don’t confuse physicians’ desire for mobility with their current use of iPads in everyday practice. What’s surprising is the “why” behind that phenomenon. It’s not a lack [...]

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The state of health IT in America: thinking about the Bipartisan Policy Center report on health IT

By on February 2, 2012 in Administrative simplification, Affordable Care Act, Connected health, Electronic health records, Health care information technology, Health Economics, Health politics, Health regulation, HITECH Act, Hospital finance, Hospitals, Internet and Health, Medical technology, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, Privacy and security, Telehealth, Telemedicine

There are few issue areas within the Beltway of Washington, DC, that have enjoyed more support across the political aisle than health care information technology. In 2004, George Bush asserted that every American would/should have an electronic medical record by 2014. Since then, Democrats and Republicans alike have supported the broad concept of wiring the [...]

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From volume to value: how health execs see the future of health care

By on January 31, 2012 in Electronic health records, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health marketing, Health Quality, Health reform, Health social networks, Hospital finance, Hospitals

Transparency and authenticity, constant and clear communication, and a drive toward value underpin the future health system — for those health leaders who can commit to these pillars of transformational change. Leading Through Transformation: Top Healthcare CEOs’ Perspectives on the Future of Healthcare summarizes the interaction among 17 health execs who convened at the second [...]

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We are all health illiterates: navigating the health system in a sea of paper and financial haze

By on January 30, 2012 in Design and health, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health literacy, Hospital finance

“Older patients, caregivers, and family members face growing challenges in understanding and navigating the nation’s increasingly complex healthcare system,” begins a well-articulated column called Why Consumers Struggle to Understand Health Care, in U.S. News & World Report dated January 27, 2012. Health literacy isn’t just about understanding clinical directions for self-care, such as how to take medications [...]

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The Connected Consumer – she loves her iPad, and she’ll be able to Connect for Health

By on January 26, 2012 in Connected health, Health at home, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health social networks, Internet and Health, media and health, Popular culture and health, Remote health monitoring, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Trust, Women and health

She’s likely to be female, Facebooking, smartphoning, and digitally shopping. She’s the Connected Consumer, and she’s a lot older than you might expect: on average, 40 years of age, and with a mean household income of $63,000. And Connected she is: in addition to having a PC or laptop computer, 43% have a smartphone, and [...]

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