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The Path to Scale for Digital Therapeutics

Thanks to our friends at Omada and other companies in this space, the term ‘digital therapeutics’ is working its way into our lexicon. There are now many examples of how a digital intervention can have the same or better clinical outcome as a chemical therapeutic, demonstrating the power of connected health, particularly in the realm …

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When Will Healthcare Get Digital and Analog Integration Right?

I did a second stint on evening AM talk radio a few weeks ago for a program called Nightside with Dan Rea, which I really enjoyed.  Dan’s callers represent a genuine, down-to-earth view of the reality of connected health adoption.  The first time around, most callers were cautionary, raising concerns about data security and wondering …

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Predictions for Connected Health, Data-Sharing, and Business Model Disruption

Predictions are something I make often in my line of work. As someone who has been making healthcare predictions for more than 2 decades – and keeping score of how often they come true – I admit it is a humbling pursuit. Some predictions end up being flat out wrong. Others turn out to be …

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Reflections on HIMSS 2016

I recently returned from two and a half whirlwind days at the HIMSS16 annual conference in Las Vegas, which attracted about 45,000 individuals.  The event has grown substantially over the years, particularly since the passage of the HITECH act in 2009 and the resulting influx of dollars into the health information technology industry. From my …

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Patient Engagement: Overused Sound Bite or Transformative Opportunity?

Criteria for Stage 3 of meaningful use of EHRs were released recently and there is lots of controversy, as would have been predicted. One set of recommendations that is raising eyebrows is around patient engagement. The recommendations include three measures of engagement, and providers would have to report on all three of them, but successfully …

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Will 2015 be mHealth’s Coming Out Party?

I’ve been toiling in the field of connected health for 20 years now, watching for signs of adoption that will move us into the steep part of the curve.  I have to wonder, with announcements from several huge consumer companies recently, if that time is coming. By now you’ve heard about Apple’s HealthKit announcement (my …

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