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The OR eConnections (Pre-Optimizing the Patient)

The OR eConnections (Pre-Optimizing the Patient)

When a health condition needs to be addressed and surgery is necessary, how and where does a patient begin their wellness journey? What information is shared and with whom? How does a patient get through the PeriOperative process and arrive in the operating room in the most efficient manner possible? A surgical procedure does not just ‘happen.’  It involves a process that, thankfully, is foreign to most people.  This process requires answers to specific questions, deci...
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DEFINING TODAY’S DIGITAL PATIENT

DEFINING TODAY’S DIGITAL PATIENT

Helping prevent a suicide. Connecting the elderly. Tracking the responders. Today, care communication and delivery mean more than just what occurs within the hospital. For the vulnerable, the elderly, or the military, there’s a wider range for what “healthcare” means – especially once patient care goes digital.Connecting the patient to the health provider has become a basic in patient engagement, and industry innovators are using this core value to redefine care today. Pr...
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THE DOCTOR IS IN, THE PATIENT IS NOT (The Costs of a Day-of-Surgery Cancellation)

THE DOCTOR IS IN, THE PATIENT IS NOT (The Costs of a Day-of-Surgery Cancellation)

Scene: It’s seven in the morning; operating room 1 is ready; sterile equipment unpackaged and laid per protocol; the surgeon and nurses on stand-by.The patient: fasted for 8-hours; travelled from some distance with his family, who have taken a day off from work to be with him.The anesthesiologist: Checks the patient record; cancels surgery.Another day of surgery cancellation.The waste, the anxiety, the stress, the disappointment, the blame-game, and negative effect on reputations. It all h...
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The ePatient: Empowered and Engaged Digitally

The ePatient: Empowered and Engaged Digitally

A patient is a customer. The customer is the patient. The reality of the interchangeable meanings is that either is just a person being one and the same. The customer, who receives and pays his bills, is also the patient who tries to book an appointment with his doctor by phone.
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The eDOCTOR: Connected, Assisted Digitally

The eDOCTOR: Connected, Assisted Digitally

Connected Health. Technology Enabled Care (TEC). Mobile Health (mHealth). Digital Health (dHealth) Health Technology (HealthTech). Telemedicine. Telehealth.The healthcare industry’s list of digital buzzwords is long but have two things in common: They all refer to health and the power of connectivity.  Paperless billing and electronic medical records, digital health monitors, health apps, simply put, it’s all about -  engagement, ease efficiency and outcomes.And where is th...
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LifeWIRE One of 10 patents ACT: The App Association thinks "deserve recognition for their APP-solutely awesome innovations and contribution to the global economy"

PaTENt MILLION: Celebrating Ten Million Ideas and the Importance of Intellectual Property by Catlin Irr (ACT The App Association)… Today the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) celebrates the issuance of their 10 millionth patent. That’s seven zeros and a whole lot of creativity. USPTO calls this feat a “milestone of human ingenuity” – we call it the representation of American leadership in the promotion of art and science and ideas. Protecting intellectual property (IP) is th...
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How Cloud-based Platform LifeWIRE is Becoming a Critical Lifeline for Homeless Vets

Richmond, Virginia-based LifeWIRE is working to address this problem (of Veteran homelessness) through its cloud-based communication platform. LifeWIRE creates a virtual support team of case managers, pharmacists, and clinicians for homeless veterans. Support teams can check in on homeless veterans via text message, allowing the vets to get help without having to interact directly with an authority figure.
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Outreach & Empowerment: Helping Homeless Veterans

Homeless Veterans require a balanced psychosocial environment to make substantive social change. This requires a coordinated effort to supply secure housing, nutritional meals, basic physical health care, substance abuse care and aftercare, mental health counseling, personal development and empowerment. Specific to employment, veterans need specialized assistance bridging their military skills with civilian job assessments, training, and placement. Ironically, most of these services are curren...
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LifeWIRE Insights: Substance Use and Outreach

As an invaluable aid for the Substance Use (“SU”) population, participants, whether case managers, schedulers, pharmacy, or clinicians are looking to build a ‘virtual relationship’ with their treatment populations. The ‘anonymous relationship’ is key to success with SU population. This facilitates a relationship where the client can have multiple interactive conversations with the treatment team, and address issues about recovery without having to deal directly with a clinician. The ...
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