[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CES is always a bit of a phenomena and I, like many others, carefully follow the news and trends in consumer health technology being showcased in Vegas. I am especially interested in how some of the newest technologies might impact our work, and seeing how connected health tools are evolving. This is the first year …
From Bathroom to Bedroom: Insights from CES 2018 Read More »
I have fallen behind on blogging over the last few months. When I started the cHealth Blog, in 2008, I posted every other week, but over the years, the frequency has fluctuated somewhat. My main excuse is that I’ve had the opportunity to publish in other places, such as NEJM Catalyst, Harvard Business Review, and …
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 …
When Will Healthcare Get Digital and Analog Integration Right? Read More »
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 …
Predictions for Connected Health, Data-Sharing, and Business Model Disruption Read More »
My children got me hooked on a smartphone app called Time Hop. It mines your social media posts and pictures and serves them up as a daily history, showing what you were doing one year ago, two years ago, etc. I find it loads of fun. Recently several of my tweets resurfaced from seven years …
Our Journey to Make Connected Health as Appealing as Your Smartphone Read More »
Just a few weeks ago, we had our 13th annual Partners Connected Health Symposium. It was a success by all counts, with just under 1,200 attendees from around the world participating in this amazing event. Year after year, we take great care and significant pride in delivering unparalleled content and, based on feedback from attendees, …
The Road Ahead for Partners Connected Health Symposium Read More »
Virtual visits are increasingly the rage amongst forward-thinking healthcare providers that want to jump on the telehealth band wagon. Extending the office visit across distance, using the same technology we use to keep in touch with loved ones (videoconferencing such as Skype and FaceTime), is a safe and logical way for providers to venture into …
We live in a headline/hyperlinked world. A couple of years back, I learned through happenstance that my most popular blog posts all had catchy titles. I’m pretty confident that people who read this blog do more than scan the titles, but there is so much information coming at us these days, it’s often difficult to …
Headlines, Heuristics and Subtlety in Interpreting Connected Health Studies Read More »
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 …
Patient Engagement: Overused Sound Bite or Transformative Opportunity? Read More »
The hype around wearables is deafening. I say this from the perspective of someone who saw their application in chronic illness management 15 years ago. Of course, at that time, it was less about wearables and more about sensors in the home, but the concept was the same. Over the years, we’ve seen growing signs …
