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Dr. Tech·ie (ˈtekē) : The Anesthesiologist Who’s Into IT

Dr. Tech·ie (ˈtekē) : The Anesthesiologist Who’s Into IT

To be or not to be techie is no longer a choice - it is a need now. For anesthesiologists, “being techie” is not just about being tech savvy - it is understanding healthcare technologies and how to best leverage them to improve patient care and outcomes. When it comes to adopting new technologies, the anesthesiologist is a natural. The tools in his or her practice - from anesthesia equipment to automation of clinical data - are going digital, and they’re adapting with...
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Mission is Possible: Patient Care Anytime, Anywhere

Mission is Possible: Patient Care Anytime, Anywhere

After man landed on the moon, the unimaginable proved to be possible. So finding the cure for cancer may not be far behind. Breakthroughs happen when man believes he can. Reaching for the stars is the mindset on which entrepreneurs and innovators thrive. StartUp Health is investing in, and collaborating with, transformative entrepreneurs around the world on a mission to achieve the impossible: solve the world’s biggest health challenges. LifeWIRE, together with other health trans...
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Healthcare’s 2019 New Year Resolutions

Healthcare’s 2019 New Year Resolutions

“Is it online?” is the most frequently asked question in the digital age, overtaking “Google it.”   With Siri and Alexa already well-established in the tech world, there will be an increasing demand for such personalized services. Indeed, 2019 has the potential to see an explosion of smart assistants in the delivery of healthcare.  Digitization will be full blown in 2019, with all predictions pointing to Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
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Communicating Care with the Vulnerable and At Risk

Communicating Care with the Vulnerable and At Risk

With 95% of Americans already connected through mobile phone , and deaths from drug overdoses and suicide rising, there’s an obvious opportunity to take advantage of mobile technology to help change the direction and improve these mortality trends.  There are numerous factors that prevent individuals at risk of suicide from seeking help. Of them, stigma around mental health is a big one. Related to that sense of stigma is the belief therefore that, unlike physical health, mental ...
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Anesthesiologists Tech Talk in #ANES18

Anesthesiologists Tech Talk in #ANES18

Bridging practice to innovation was the underlying message of this year’s meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists in San Francisco held this past Oct. 13 to 17. Over 10,000 anesthesiologists and other health care professionals from around the world participated. The conference chose a keynote speech on harnessing innovation by best-selling author and tech entrepreneur Josh Linkner (@joshlinkner) “Health care is in the midst of upheaval, with new technology and ...
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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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