It’s Time To Ask What Comes After 988
In recent months, Dave (a close friend of mine, but not his real name) has been struggling with suicidal thoughts.
I’m the founder of a mental health company, and his situation still makes me feel…
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Care Delivery Is Transforming. So Too Must The Role Of The Physician
I practiced cardiology in North Carolina for nearly 15 years. Many of my patients lived in rural, underserved communities. The effectiveness of my clinical practice was largely informed by my ability to reach my…
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The Rise of the Superclinician – How Voice AI Can Improve the Employee Experience in Healthcare
Voice AI is the new frontier in healthcare. With its constantly evolving landscape, the healthcare sector is famous for its extensive patient and employee challenges. When outdated manual processes and systems fail the average…
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How Patient Monitoring Is Poised to Revolutionize Healthcare
Over the past few years, it’s become a business truism that “every company is a data company.” We’ve seen the use of data analytics help business and IT leaders to arrive at new insights…
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Why We Need a New Category for Safety Devices
Safety is paramount in medical care, rooted in the most basic tenet of medicine: First, do no harm. But, although acute medical care presents myriad risks to patient safety, there is no category for…
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Leveraging AI, Analytics and Medical Robotics To Alleviate Caregiver Shortage and Physician Burnout in the Post-pandemic New Normal
The catastrophic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic – from both a public health and an economic perspective – will stay with us for a long, long time to come. We will likely refer to…
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Virtual Care, Real Outcomes
I won’t delve into Covid-19’s impact on our country and healthcare system, but the one silver lining has been the market response to drive a better consumer healthcare experience. Virtual Care is having its…
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The Home Healthcare Boom is Upon Us
As Americans age—in particular Baby Boomers—there is a corresponding rise in home healthcare, fueled by a growing desire for convenience as well as many seniors’ desire to age in place. Before and especially during…
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How Technology is Enabling Clinical Labs to Become Profit Centers
While most people don’t choose a healthcare career to drive profits, many soon realize that it’s impossible to support high-quality care without having a clear understanding of the financial realities of the business. This…
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3 reasons Why Natural Language Processing Will go Mainstream This Year
Natural language processing (NLP) is the ability of computers to understand human speech terms and written text. Within healthcare, the adoption of NLP is now rising because of its recognized potential to search, analyze…
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