EY Study Finds Consumers and Physicians Want More Digital Interaction
Both consumers and physicians are eager for increased digital engagement, according to a new nationwide poll released by Ernst & Young LLP at HIMSS18.
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How Do Digital Health Partnerships Happen?
By Donna Cusano – I recently covered a partnership between Doncaster UK’s MediBioSense Ltd.and San Francisco-based Blue Cedar, where Blue Cedar’s app security system will protect information from MediBioSense’s app through to the provider database.
Recent Healthcare Regulations and Guidelines Providers Should Be Aware Of
By Jonathan Nguyen-Duy – Healthcare has long been a regulated space due to the sensitive personal information collected and stored. Top of mind when thinking of healthcare regulations is HIPAA, which provides comprehensive and mandatory standards for ensuring the security and privacy of PHI.
A Tale of Two Tech Titans Hoping to Help Healthcare
By David Harlow – It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. We are awash in data. But we can’t access data when and where we need it. We are awash in dollars. But untold billions are lost to waste, fraud and abuse.
New Research Reveals the Forces Driving the Digital Health Market’s Continued Strength
New research by the innovation consultancy Enspektos, LLC reveals how telemedicine is re-shaping the patient-physician relationship, as clinicians learn what it means to have a good “Webside manner.”
FDA and Digital Health Regulation
By David Harlow – The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Collectively, these guidances cover a range of digital health issues.
Industry Coalitions: The Key to Advancing Medical Software Regulations
By Kristen Hopewell – Software as a medical device (SaMD) is defined by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum as “software intended to be used for one or more medical purposes that perform these purposes without being part of a hardware medical device.”
Streamlining Healthcare Innovation: Working Together to Improve Digital Health Regulations
By Desiree Crawford – This is a watershed moment in healthcare. New technologies are constantly in development to help treat and prevent previously incurable conditions, and improve current processes.
4 Things To Do Before Jumping Into Your Next Software Build
By Laura Alabed-Olsson – Digital health tools – from mobile and web-based apps to enterprise solutions – have the power to increase patient engagement, improve clinical outcomes, create operational efficiencies, and so much more.