Healthcare Predictions for the New Year
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Healthcare is quickly and continuously changing from new technologies to an explosion in demand. Experts from Frost & Sullivan discussed the most likely predictions for 2016.
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10 Things Telemedicine Should Learn from the EMR Fiasco
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Everyone, it seems, except for the EMR industry and the government, is complaining about EMRs. Doctors feel like high priced, unappreciated data entry clerks, patients think that their doctors should give them more face time instead of screen time and CMIO's are pulling their hair out trying to get everyone on board. Almost everyone agrees, though, that we have passed the point of no return and that the digitization of sick care information has great promise if done right.
Read MoreWhat If EMRs Were Classified as Medical Devices?
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According to the Food and Drug Administration, a medical device is "an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including a component part, or accessory which is:
Read MoreWhat Is Your "Digical" Care Strategy?
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During a recent visit to NYC, someone pointed to the Apple store on 5th Ave across from the Plaza Hotel and mentioned that it is the most profitable store in the USA. Indeed, Apple sells $6000 per sq.ft.
Read MoreIBM's Watson is Transforming Healthcare One Patient at a Time
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IBM Watson is getting closer to helping your doctor read your X-rays and aims to make sense of a growing pool of health care-related data to help patients and providers make better decisions. Deborah DiSanzo, former CEO of Philips Healthcare, was named its head and general manager in September. Since April, Watson Health has added 100 companies to what IBM calls Ecosystem, allowing them to access Watson data to develop analytics and insights.
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