Author: Hans
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Disruptive technologies in health care?
Here’s an interesting article from Wired Magazine, titled “First Aid for Health Care“. In his most recent book, Seeing What’s Next, Clayton Christensen (author of the ever popular The Innovator’s Dilemma) “encourages readers to spot vulnerabilities in the processes, values, and markets of seemingly invulnerable industries”. The writer of the article uses Christensen’s ideas and…
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eHealth trends – personal predictions on significant factors
I’ve been in bed recovering from a nasty bug and just going over some ideas about my research, the e-Health 2005 Conference, and just brainstorming in general. I’m going to go out on a limb and record my predictions for trends/factors that will drive eHealth in the near future. I’ve already posted about “patient safety”…
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e-Health 2005 Conference – some final thoughts
Okay, so I’ve had a night to think about my experience at the e-Health 2005 Conference (day 1, day 2). Here are the thoughts that I take away with me. 1. Patient safety – the new narrative of eHealth It seems pretty obvious that the mantra of “patient safety” (and to a lesser degree –…
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eHealth 2005 Conference – thoughts from day 3
Today’s conference had a different feel to it. Maybe because it was only a half day, or because there was no morning plenary session, but the conference just didn’t seem to have as much energy or buzz of the past two days. Concurrent Session #1: In pursuit of a safe Canadian healthcare system This session…
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eHealth 2005 Conference – thoughts from day 2
Today proved to be an interesting day at the e-Health 2005 Conference as it was both better and worse than day 1. Plenary Session 2: Walking the talk – learning from the doers This session was moderated by Dr. Alex Jadad and featured three speakers representing some of the work going on in the United…
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e-Health 2005 Conference – thoughts from day 1
Here are my observations from day 1 of the e-Health 2005 conference. I would have posted more often during the day, but wireless Internet connections were not provided as part of the conference. I can’t believe that at an eHealth conference, Internet access is not provided for free – access was available for about $15…
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Patient blogs & the Electronic Health Record
In a previous post, I wondered about the utility of turning electronic health records into blogs, owned and maintained by the patient with health care providers providing additional contributions. It wasn’t a completely thought out idea, but I was just brainstorming a bit. iHealthbeat.org reported on how High Point Regional Health System in North Carolina…
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Telemedicine in the news
Here’s an article reporting on how technologies can be used to connect patients and physicians over great distances (i.e., telemedicine). The article is in Today’s Globe and Mail, titled “Hi-tech checkups byte into travel“. What I find interesting is how the technology is portrayed in an entirely positive light. It’s as if the technology can…