2012 Predictions for Health IT
Like others (see Daniel Kraft) , I have my own opinions about what trends will be most influential for health IT in 2012. Like others (see Daniel Kraft) , I…
Preparing for EHR Implementation: the AHRQ Health IT Toolkit
One of the most important activities you can undertake before you begin your EHR implementation journey is to standardize and simplify your processes to help prepare for automation. Unlike…
Company Sues Former Employee Over Twitter Account
Here is a new example of where having a comprehensive social media policy will come in handy for minimizing risks and associated legal costs. It involves an employee who left…
Cool Infographic: Obesity Around The World: New Year’s Resolution, Anyone?
It’s not that surprising hearing about obesity everywhere. As a matter of fact, 65% of world’s population live in countries where they are more likely to die from obesity than…
Can Spiral CT Scans Detect Curable Lung Cancer? But Wait, There’s More!
A hundred bucks doesn’t buy much these days. A crisp Ben Franklin can be exchanged for A hundred bucks doesn’t buy much these days. A crisp Ben Franklin can be…
Smart Vending Machines Use Facial Recognition
This is an interesting machine and watch the video here. This is just the start of things to come with facial recognition and how long before vending machines tell if
Study Predicts Growing Use Of Social Media In Healthcare
Facebook study reveals deeper penetration of social media into healthcare than most would have predicted. Patients seem more willing to adopt social media platforms that healthcare professionals. It seems…
Musings on 2012 Health IT
IDC Health Insights is an advisory services and market research firm that closely follows the payer, provider and life science segments of the healthcare industry, with special emphasis on developing…
3 Key Takeaways from 2011 mHealth Summit
The following is a guest post written by Charles Huang discussing his 3 key takeaways from attending this year’s mHealth Summit that was held in Washingon D.C. earlier this…
Over $5 Billion in Medical Technology Financing in 2011
Financings in medical technology reached $451 million in December, bringing the total financings in medtech to over $5.2 billion for 2011. This is more than a 42% increase over the…
