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The physician-consumer health IT chasm: most doctors lagging in online patient support tools

By on May 16, 2013 in Digital health, Electronic health records, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health IT, Internet and Health, Medical technology, Physicians, Telehealth, Telemedicine

In the long-run, health information technology (HIT) will improve the quality of health care, according to 73% of U.S. physicians. However, about the same number (7 in 10 physicians) believe that the ROI on health IT is inflated and that implementing EHRs will cost more, not less. Still, market forces from health insurance plans, payers [...]

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FDA goes DTP(atient)

By on April 23, 2013 in Bio/life sciences, Design and health, Digital health, FDA, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health policy, Health regulation, Health social networks, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Medical device, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Patient engagement, Pharmaceutical, Public health, Social media and health

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) launched its new website for and about patients, the Patient Network, with the tagline, “Bringing your voice to drug and device approval and safety.” With this move, the FDA moves toward social health, someplace where at least one-third of U.S. consumers already opine, shop, share personal info, crowdsource cures, [...]

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The value of big data in health care = $450 billion

By on April 8, 2013 in Behavior change, Bio/life sciences, Chronic care, Chronic disease, Corporate wellness, Design and health, Digital health, Doctors, Electronic health records, Employers, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health IT, Health Plans, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Hospitals, Internet and Health, Medical device, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Money and health, Patient engagement, Personal health records, Personalized medicine, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, PHRs, Physicians, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Privacy and security, Public health, Supply chain, Trust, Value based health

  Exploiting Big Data in industry is Big News these days, and nowhere is the potential for leveraging the concept greater than in health care. McKinsey & Company estimates that harnessing big data across five dimensions of health care could yield nearly one-half trillion dollars’ worth of value in The ‘big data’ revolution in healthcare. The [...]

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U.S. Health Costs vs. The World: Is It Still The Prices, and Are We Still Stupid?

By on April 2, 2013 in Aging and Technology, Business and health, Doctors, Financial health, Global Health, Health benefits, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health insurance, Health insurance exchanges, Health insurance marketplaces, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health policy, Health politics, Health reform, Hospital finance, Hospitals, media and health, Medical device, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Mental health, Money and health, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Physicians, PPACA, Primary care, Retail health, Safety net and health, Seniors and health, Uninsured, Value based health

Comparing health care prices in the U.S. with those in other developed countries is an exercise in sticker shock. The cost of a hospital day in the U.S. was, on average, $4,287 in 2012. It was $853 in France, a nation often lauded for its excellent health system and patient outcomes but with a health [...]

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Arianna and Lupe and Deepak and Sanjay – will the cool factor drive mobile health adoption?

By on March 19, 2013 in Connected health, Consumer-directed health, Corporate wellness, Financial health, Food and health, Health at home, Health benefits, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health insurance exchanges, Health insurance marketplaces, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health social networks, Healthcare DIY, HealthcareDIY, Hospital finance, Internet and Health, Internet Demographics, Kids' health, media and health, Medical device, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Medication adherence, mHealth, Mobile health, Nutrition, Patient engagement, Pharmacy, PHRs, Popular culture and health, Prescription drugs, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Public health, Remote health monitoring, Retail health, Sensors and health, Shopping and health, Social media and health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Value based health

Digital health is attracting the likes of Bill Clinton, Lupe Fiasco, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Arianna Huffington, and numerous famous athletes who rep a growing array of activity trackers, wearable sensors, and mobile health apps. Will this diverse cadre of popular celebs drive consumer adoption of mobile health? Can a “cool factor” motivate people to try [...]

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