KevinMD
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
From defibrillators and ventilators to infusion pumps and dialysis equipment, Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices significantly enhance outpatient care. Patients can record and send measurements remotely, eliminating the need for follow-up visits. At the same time, these devices help understaffed outpatient facilities that might not have the capacity to send caregivers for home visits.
Mobi Health News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The announcement comes about four months after Musk relayed his vision for patients with an Optimus robotic arm or leg to have the ability to control their limbs with the N1 implant.
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Health Populi
DECEMBER 5, 2024
As a long-time fan and customer of IKEA, I receive daily Google Alerts about the company, from business finances to design trends. When I read this piece on IKEA’s work on a home designed for people who were homeless , I paid special attention to learn about the concept of trauma-informed design. Thanks to the publication Retail TouchPoints and the author of the story, Adan Blair, for covering this project.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2024
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Harman Dhawan, founder and CEO, Bikham Healthcare. The American healthcare system is under enormous strain; plagued by looming physician and nursing shortages that grow more dire every day and bogged down by inefficient and […] The article Digital Technologies Provide Solution To American Healthcare Crisis appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.
KevinMD
OCTOBER 29, 2024
I have been in health care and worked as a bedside nurse for more than 30 years now. Early in my career a surgeon said to me, “I could have made changes if I had that information sooner. I’ve had 200 people on my operating room table during this time.” The surgeon was referring to Read more… How automation helps nurses return to the bedside originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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KevinMD
JULY 1, 2024
As a physician and digital health practitioner, I have seen firsthand the challenges of ineffective patient education and the immense potential for technology to revolutionize how we inform, engage, and empower patients in their health journeys. Imagine a future where every patient, regardless of their language, cultural background, or health literacy level, can receive tailored, Read more… Harnessing the power of AI and personalized videos: a new era in patient education and clinical care origi
KevinMD
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Due to rising rates of burnout and depression among health care providers, the U.S. is looking at a projected shortfall of over 3.2 million health care workers by 2026. In parallel, the health care industry is grappling with a 13 percent decline in provider productivity that is directly correlated with the increased adoption of electronic medical records Read more… Embracing the advantages of digitization in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
AUGUST 18, 2024
As a health care writer and patient advocate for people in pain, I spend a lot of time online on venues like Facebook, Quora, LinkedIn, and X (formerly Twitter). I am visible. And because I am visible, many people reach out to me seeking help or doctor referrals to the few clinicians who are still Read more… Unmasking online scams: How to stay safe as a visible patient advocate originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
JUNE 30, 2024
Health care technology has a long history of getting it wrong. The electronic health record (EHR) boom of the late 2000s was a remarkable transformation — taking our sector from paper charts to computers in a matter of just a few years. Unfortunately, most of the technology that was so feverishly adopted was developed without Read more… What if AI focused on respecting the craft of medicine?
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KevinMD
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Can you imagine if you were shopping online and placing an order took eight hours? What if your order took 26 days to arrive? Sadly, this is the current state of many Americans’ struggles to schedule their doctors’ appointments. We, as physicians, can do better. Americans are spending an average of eight hours a month Read more… Time to get digital in your practice originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
AUGUST 2, 2024
Dot phrases work like magic. Just type a few keystrokes, and poof—a full template appears! But how do you pick shortcuts that don’t interfere with your regular typing? And how do you remember all these shortcuts? Over the years, I’ve made tons of templates, each with its own shortcut. I’ll explain the system I use Read more… Save time with these EMR dot phrase tips every doctor should know originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
MAY 14, 2024
Introducing OpenAI’s GPT-4o is just the beginning of a transformative journey in health care. As we look to the future, it is essential to ensure that advancements in AI, particularly in sensitive sectors like health care, are grounded in security and fairness. With strict adherence to HIPAA-compliant servers and proactive measures to eliminate bias in Read more… Envisioning the future of health care with OpenAI’s GPT-4o: potential innovations under secure and unbiased conditions ori
KevinMD
MARCH 19, 2024
Scientists have transitioned from crafting flying contraptions capable of moving massive payloads through unfriendly skies to exploring the vast expanse of the cosmos, affirming that the concept of impossibility holds no sway over their endeavors. Yet, their ambition now surpasses earthly confines as they endeavor to replicate the divine feat of Lazarus’s resurrection on a Read more… Cryonics: advancements, ethics, and skepticism originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
KevinMD
MAY 6, 2024
In the bustling city of New York lived a young woman named Emily. Emily wasn’t a health care provider or even remotely associated with the medical field. She worked as a graphic designer, spending her days creating stunning visuals for advertising campaigns. One evening, while browsing the internet, Emily stumbled upon an article titled “Why Read more… The universal impact of health care informatics originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
MARCH 14, 2024
Blockchain technology may revolutionize population health management. Patients and health care practitioners face the challenge of securely accessing, managing, integrating, and sharing health records. While blockchain is gaining attention in various industries, its application in health care and population health is still preliminary. Data security and interoperability By combining data security measures with innovative approaches to Read more… Blockchain technology in population health managem
KevinMD
JUNE 3, 2024
I was working in a busy GP clinic when I finished seeing my last patient for the day, and I felt a sense of relief that the day was over; however, that relief was quickly overshadowed by the daunting mountain of paperwork I needed to complete before I could go home. In general practice, this Read more… Can AI save the medical profession? originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
JULY 30, 2024
An excerpt from Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Patients, and the Power of Story. The potential advances that AI will bring to medicine boggle the mind and portend massive changes, the likes of which we have not experienced since the advent of modern surgical techniques, the development of image-based diagnostic methods, and the Read more… Telltale hearts: Navigating modern medicine’s human element originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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KevinMD
MARCH 17, 2024
Imagine that Elon Musk had decided to buy Epic instead of the platform formerly known as Twitter. Imagine that he had developed his own EMR and informed every Epic user that they should watch their email for their assigned migration dates to the system he had developed, to be completed in the next 60 days. Read more… EMR shutdown highlights vulnerability in health care IT originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
AUGUST 15, 2024
AI note-writing software will provide massive short-term relief to stressed-out physicians, effectively disconnecting the quality of notes from personal data entry skills. Unfortunately, after a brief respite from the stress of documentation, things could worsen. The first EMR software was implemented in the early 2000s. The increased stress of digital documentation caused physician burnout rates Read more… Stop physician burnout: the hidden danger of AI note-writing software originally appeared
KevinMD
MARCH 7, 2024
It is well known that today there is significant variability in surgical outcomes – not only in different parts of the world, but even within the hospital. And, little understanding as to why. While video is becoming a key component of surgery, up until now, it has gone largely uncaptured, making it impossible for surgeons Read more… If surgery is so precise, why are we leaving outcomes up to chance?
KevinMD
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson is UnitedHealth Group (UHG) ‘s Chief Medical Officer, and she recently told Fortune magazine that UHG’s acquisition of physician practices and surgery centers through its subsidiary Optum has allowed UnitedHealth Group to gather “a critical mass” of doctors, which helps the company improve care. She said that the practices that they’ve acquired Read more… How do we get a critical mass of women physician innovators?
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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
KevinMD
JANUARY 29, 2024
Screentime addiction is real and it is everywhere. Over the past decade, I’ve worked with only one physician who doggedly held onto his pager, refusing to adopt the hospital’s HIPAA-compliant messaging app. He happens to be in his seventies, and a giant in his field; if he gets any grief for not using a smartphone Read more… Break free from screen addiction: a doctor’s prescription for smartphone sanity originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
MAY 20, 2024
Apple’s recent patent application for a biosensing device integrated into their earbuds opens up numerous possibilities for health care. This innovative technology aims to measure various biological signals from users, including EEG, EMG, EOG, ECG, GSR, and BVP. Here’s how each of these technologies can be harnessed to improve health care: 1.
KevinMD
JULY 6, 2024
By now, you have probably heard of AI and tools like ChatGPT. But you still may be wondering how these tools apply to your clinical practice. Let me share an experience I recently had that completely changed how I think about AI (artificial intelligence) in health care. In one of the MBA classes I am Read more… Can AI truly improve hospital staffing?
KevinMD
MARCH 14, 2024
Imagine a day when you wake up from a perfect six hours and thirty-six minutes of restorative sleep. Overnight, a wearable device or implanted chip has been continuously monitoring and capturing a comprehensive set of your biological and physiological variables. The ingested data from the variables collected is processed through an adaptive machine learning algorithm Read more… The doctor’s digital twin will see you now originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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Considering the growth of your clinic? It’s difficult to advance any business today without using technology — but what will truly enhance your daily operations? How successful are other urgent care centers with these solutions? This article offers a glimpse into real-world technology experiences from urgent care centers like yours. Discover how various solutions can boost your growth potential and see firsthand how effective they are.
KevinMD
JANUARY 23, 2024
Imagine a patient searches online for you only to discover your online business listing says your practice is permanently closed. This recently happened to a well-respected, mid-career surgical oncologist with a loyal patient base. Opting for a new role, he joined a hospital an hour from his previous workplace. Unfortunately, his former employer managed his Read more… Practice permanently closed: How to avoid this costly mistake originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
KevinMD
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have been advancing steadily in health care, and anesthesia is no exception. A critical development in this area is the rise of closed-loop AI systems, which automatically control specific medical variables using feedback mechanisms. The primary goal of these systems is to improve the stability of key physiological parameters, minimize Read more… The role and pitfalls of health care artificial intelligence algorithms in closed-loop anesthesia systems o
KevinMD
JUNE 25, 2024
Social determinants of health (SDoH) have a strong potential to positively and negatively affect health outcomes, but providers have traditionally faced substantial roadblocks in identifying patients who need SDoH interventions. The result of this gap is often missed opportunities to improve patient health at the individual and population levels. SDoH factors are responsible for up Read more… Improving equity and population health through social determinants of health originally appeared in Kevi
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