Telehealth, Mobile and Gaming: Transforming the Health Care Landscape

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Cutting-edge technology is transforming the health care landscape.  Gaming, mobile and telehealth allow consumers to become engaged in their health care. A few technology articles from around the web are worth reading. From TechCrunch, to FierceHealthIT, to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers addressing “Games for Health” to Healthin30 which includes a four part series on gaming;  “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” FierceHealthIT (FierceMobile Health Care)…

Telehealth, Remote Monitoring and Mobile Health

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health, Worldwide Public Sector Microsoft Corporation shares his insights and describes four leading trends and technologies that will transform health and health care in 2012 and beyond. These leading technologies include:  cloud computing, health gaming, telehealth services and remote monitoring/mobile health. Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, Mobile Health I’d like to focus on telehealth and remote monitoring/mobile health since I feel telehealth is the nucleus…

Telehealth Tapping into Social Influence

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA In a recent Harvard Business Review Blog, David Armano writes about the six pillars of influence that leads to measurably favorable outcomes. To achieve measurably better health, the pillars Armano explains can certainly be adopted. He notes how the “social web can amplify signals, influence behavior and lead to action.” Social networking has changed the landscape in health care.  Technology has paved the way for instant communication and feedback….

Telehealth, the Nucleus of Patient Care

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA — “Telehealth, the Nucleus of Patient Care” is published in Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). [Update:  July 6, 2011 – Complete article may be found at the end of this post.  Reprinted with permission.] Here is a selection from the article: Why is telehealth slow to be adopted in the health care arena? “Adoption to telehealth has been slow because healthcare professionals are still not accustomed to…

Patient-Centric Care at the Hub of Telehealth

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA The conundrum continued behind conference doors last week at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference in Tampa about the efficacy of mobile phone usage to improve patient health. Lively discussions followed about the ROI for chronic disease management through mobile health and outcomes for remote patient monitoring focusing on whether telemedicine is excluded from meaningful use and reasons why telehealth should be a key component in Accountable Care Organizations…