Healthcare’s business model will be turned upside down in three years. Creation spaces and community architectures may be the answer to building trust and learning…
Archive | September, 2013
In Search of Yoda: e-Mentoring as a Means for Connecting Health IT Professionals
“Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” With so many career options, health IT professionals need trusted advice. Developing a mentor-protege relationship…
Growth of Quantified Self, Part 4: The Future of Health Design
Part 4 of Angela’s quantified self series explores a platform that enables users to design health “projects” for tracking across all devices, the RWJF’s Project…
It’s Not Complicated: Health IT Makes Our Lives Better
For National Health IT Week: What is the value of health IT? The more information we are able to generate about the healthcare system, medicine,…
Growth of the QS Movement, Part 3: Redesigning Wearable Tech
Analysts vary greatly in their predictions for wearable technology. With the growth of the Quantified Self movement, fitness trackers, and the Internet of Things, the…
New Motion Sensor in iPhone 5s Will Further Expand Mobile Health Apps
Surprise! Today, in typical Hollywood red carpet fashion, Apple announced the new iPhone 5s. The new model comes in black and two new colors, silver…
Keep Your Cyber-hands to Yourself: EMR and Health IT Security is Essential
“Another medical bill?” I thought as I saw an envelope sitting on top of the mail pile with the logo of the health care system…
5 Questions With Stephen Mickelsen, Mobile Application Architect for Humetrix iBlueButton
The patients need and want their health data. Not a new theme, not a new demand. And, really, no one is arguing that patients should…
Inpatient, Outpatient: It’s About Responsibility, Not Location
The line between inpatient and outpatient is not simply about location, it’s about responsibility for making decisions. My own recent experience with an orthopedic surgery…
Transform: Engaging Health Care Innovation
Health care and innovation seem like a natural fit. In patient care, there have been so many advances and it is challenging to understand them…
