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Another Health Care Money Saver: Empathy
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
While everyone’s focused on preventative care and electronic records as ways of reducing health care costs, David Rakel, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, found evidence that empathy has concrete benefits (surprise!). From the BPS Research Digest:
David Rakel and colleagues have found that patients who rate their doctor as highly empathic recover more quickly from a cold. Their illness is shortened by about a day—the same effect shown by the most promising anti-viral drugs. But a doctor’s empathy, unlike the anti-viral, doesn’t trigger nausea and diarrhoea.
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Cough Into Your Mobile Phone For Instant Diagnosis
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Software being developed by American and Australian scientists will hopefully allow patients simply to cough into their phone, and it will tell them whether they have cold, flu, pneumonia or other respiratory diseases.
Whether a cough is dry or wet, or “productive” or “non-productive” (referring to the presence of mucus on the lungs), can give a doctor information about what is causing that cough, for example whether it is caused by a bacterial or a viral infection.
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What if we could deflect traffic from The ER?
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Innovation in Healthcare – A Look at Online Doctor’s ‘Visits’
Friday, November 13th, 2009
I recently learned about an online medical practice that uses the Internet to connect with and take care of patients. I was intrigued by what I heard, so I researched the site further and found it to be a very interesting concept.
Through the site, patients use the Internet as a primary means of communication with their healthcare provider. They create an account where their healthcare information will be stored and then have access to multiple physicians at a click of the mouse.
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Holland-Mark gets assignment from Myca Health
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Boston ad agency Holland-Mark said it has been hired by Myca Health of Canada to launch its primary-care practice model in the United States.
The model is called “Hello Health,” and Holland-Mark described it as a “customizable Web-based platform that simplifies and streamlines the engagement between health care providers and patients.”
Scheduled to launch in January, Hello Health will include …
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Visiting Your Doctor Online Is a Virtual Reality
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Patients in Brooklyn, N.Y., who don’t have health insurance (and physicians who don’t want to deal with insurance claims) have the option of joining Hello Health. After an initial face-to-face visit, patients pay $100 to $200 an hour for each encounter, whether it’s in person or online. In addition, the $35 monthly membership fee covers unlimited E-mail exchanges with Hello Health doctors…
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Connected Health Symposium 2009 Wrap-up
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
I attended the Connected Health Symposium last week in Boston and got a healthy dose of the past, present and future in health care connectivity, connectedness and connections. As always, I enjoyed connecting in person with a whole host of folks I know online — including those who know my twitter handle, @healthblawg, better than my name.
The conference was kicked off by Stuart Altman, who regaled us with tales of his days with the Nixon Administration, and made a couple of key points: …
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Startup Software Firms Showcase New Tools at Health 2.0 Conference
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Several startup software companies are launching innovative new products in an effort to bring health care delivery into the digital realm, the New York Times‘ “Bits” reports.
At the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco this week, several of the companies showcased their latest technologies. Descriptions of some of the new applications are provided below…
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