Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Biggest Obstacles To Changing The Standard of Health Care Are The Excuses
Michelangelo had his Pope Julius II, Mozart his Colloredo. But they did not make excuses about the restrictions placed upon them. They made masterworks that changed the standards of art and music. In the US healthcare system, the medicines are complex, and the regulations are stifling but using the complexity of our healthcare system as…
Read MoreAnother Medical Revolution Is Under Way
We sometimes forget that, as recently as the 19th century, people suffered through gruesome surgeries without anesthesia. The first part of the 20th century saw only slow progress in clinical medicine. Even by the early 1970s, doctors, for the most part, could only observe the human devastation caused by serious diseases. Physicians had little in…
Read MoreThe Marriage of Human Empathy and AI in Patient Engagement
Never underestimate the power of a good story to engage you and to gain your attention. While storytelling is powerful on its own, when you combine the story with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and interactivity, patient health engagement increases. According to Search Engine Watch, storytelling can boost patient engagement in their health by 33 percent. Cognitive…
Read MoreWill Patients Drive the Adoption of New Technology?
Consumers are demanding more convenience, choice and control when it comes to their healthcare and despite the fact that treatment and medication non-adherence costs our economy over $300 billion annually, healthcare has lagged behind other industries in adopting technology that fuels customer engagement and patient-centered care. The following are a few Patient Engagement Trends that…
Read MoreWill Consumers/Patients Drive the Adoption of a Seamless Technology-assisted Healthcare Delivery System?
Consumers are demanding more convenience, choice and control when it comes to their healthcare and despite the fact that treatment and medication non-adherence costs our economy over $300 billion annually, healthcare has lagged behind other industries in adopting technology that fuels customer engagement and patient-centered care. The following are a few Patient Engagement Trends that…
Read MoreHealtheGoals a Recipe for Your Heart
HealtheGoals is an Evidence-Based Patient Solution Designed to deliver personalized tools, guidance and information that patients can use to play a greater role in the management of their high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart failure. Simply prescribing medications and lifestyle changes and expecting a patient to comply with these instructions may not be enough. …
Read MoreHealtheGoals—Rethinking Your Health
Simply prescribing medication and lifestyle changes and expecting a person to comply with these instructions does not assure health improvement. Achieving improved patient health outcomes can require much more than gentle reminders to take a pill, get moving or stop smoking. To address these challenges, our Technology Provider Network created HealtheGoals an evidence-based, technology-enabled Adherence program that…
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