The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Health Care at the Speed of Data



The early goal of establishing electronic health records as a more accurate and legible recording of patient visits has been ecclipsed by the stream of data within the systems of EHR and Health data.

For some time the health insurance industry has been the leader in using data for actuarial information to maximize their profit and avoid losses in their lines of business.

Except for managed care organizations and those participating in shared-risk reimbursement, there has been little attention paid to outcomes and quality metrics by individual providers, and small group practices. These smaller entitites do not have adequate resources to scrub data and analyze it.

Big data now has become even bigger data.

Most providers are now aware of this fundamental change in medicine.

The new way




The potential for using high speed Internet technology to help expand access and quality of health care in the United States is becoming commonplace.. The use of advanced communications technology to transmit medical data and imaging in real-time, while linking patients to providers for direct consultation, removes geographical barriers and allows people to receive the medical care they need when and where it’s needed.
In the face of rising medical costs and increasing gaps in insurance coverage, the cost-cutting efficiencies of telemedicine – the delivery of quality health-related services and information using telecommunications technologies - are more valuable than ever. Universal high speed Internet access would help bring the prospect of affordable and quality health care for all Americans closer to reality.
Except for rural areas internet speed is fairly good.  The flow of data increases the amount of information available for analytics.
The potential for profit is not unnoticed, as evidenced by considerable investment in health data warehousing.

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