During the recent Health 2.0 Conference, Chilmark Research analyst Brian Eastwood seemingly channeled my thoughts and Tweeted this observation: Dunno if it's cool or sad that so much innovation is happening atop monolithic, kludgy #EHR systems. #health2con — Brian Eastwood ...
SMART on FHIR: Inter-app-ability
Recent research by peer60 shows that more than half of community hospitals are dissatisfied with their EHRs due to poor usability and a lack of functionality. Dissatisfaction is also high among physicians, as evident in a recent survey by Rand. Results from the peer60 ...
Will Apple Watch Deliver Form and Function? Time Will Tell
The Apple Watch is on the cover of the March issue of women's health and fitness magazine, Self, worn by Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel. There is also a 12-page marketing spread for Apple Watch in Vogue. While Apple Watch hopes to be the "it" fashion accessory of ...
Preserve Trust in Technology: Get Consent, Be Transparent
Do you know how your "Personal Information" will be used by third parties? Increasingly, the trend in privacy policies is that users provide consent just by using an app, and now some of those apps are sharing or selling data to third party partners. You may not know how third ...
The Problem With mHealth: You and Me
Mobile technology is the epitome of cool. We’re walking around with powerful computers in our pockets that magically send and receive messages from thin air. These phones and tablets provide the answer to any question we don’t know, making everyone a “genius,” and the party’s ...