By Chris Dymek EdD – We know that digital healthcare technologies hold the promise of advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness. Improving performance in each of these areas is critical to AHRQ’s mission. But without rigorous research, we can’t determine which digital technologies truly help deliver better patient care.
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By Lyle Berkowitz MD – Tales of a supposed “doctor shortage” have spread far and wide across the healthcare industry in recent years. But what if we’re looking at this so-called problem in the wrong way? What if we don’t have a shortage of physicians, but rather a shortage of using them efficiently?
By Katie Brenneman – As a healthcare professional, you always want patients to leave your office satisfied and informed. After all, happy, well-informed patients are far more likely to adhere to the care you prescribe and will buy into their treatment plan.
By Dr. Bruce Bassi – In an increasingly digital world, individuals continue to turn to digital tools to address a wide range of challenges and concerns. Whether it’s managing daily tasks, seeking information, or connecting with others, the integration of technology into our lives has become pervasive.
By Kyle Neuman – Part 1 of 5 – Identity credentials and unique identifiers are critical to enable data sharing and interoperability across healthcare and other industries. While both are important, each solves different problems, and it’s important to understand the purpose of each.
By Scott Stuewe – Part 6 of 6 – As I mentioned in my introduction, patient matching doesn’t work terribly effectively today. The problem has its root in the identity challenges we have been discussing, although it is important to separate the patient matching challenge from trust-in-identity – these are related, but not congruent topics.
By Beth Friedman – The “population health” movement began two decades ago and the term was solidified in 2003. Population health has come a long way these past two decades. Last week’s 23rd Population Health Colloquium was a clear demonstration of the sector’s success and ongoing commitment to improving health and wellness in the US,
By Vid Desai & Jessica N. Berrellez – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its comprehensive FDA Information Technology Strategy for Fiscal Years 2024 to 2027 (IT Strategy), marking a defining roadmap for the agency’s technological advancement and the alignment with its broader public health mission.
By Matt Fisher – Without taking time to think about an answer, what first comes to mind when asked where the cost for healthcare services is the highest? In or connected to a hospital is the usual answer. Is that the correct answer? It can be complicated (as everything in healthcare usually is), but there are more than a few grains of truth and accuracy to the answer.