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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

2 As questions on how to rein in increasing healthcare costs continue to mount, and politicians focus on passing legislation and targeting the pharmaceutical industry, a possible solution may be wearable health devices. The study also anticipated that over 25 years, these devices could help decrease healthcare costs by $200 billon.

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Role of Big Data in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

The healthcare industry generates a large amount of data. 1 Electronic health record (EHR) data is at times so massive that it can be difficult to manage with the usual data management tools that hospitals and physicians currently use. Healthcare Internet of Things (IoT). This will be no easy task! Three Top Trends.

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Future of Healthcare: Virtual and Augmented Reality

Tom Spencer

Currently engineers, physicians, other healthcare providers, and educators are working to create innovative ways to apply these immersive technologies in order to transform clinical teaching and practice. The main focus of any change to healthcare is to improve patient outcomes. Medical Student and Resident Training. Kuehn, Bridget M.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: Possibilities and Limitations

Tom Spencer

The blockchain revolution continues…next stop: healthcare! Blockchain has shown the ability to streamline and revolutionize a number of industries and sectors and its ability to have a sizeable impact on the healthcare industry will be no different. nephrologists, surgeons, gastroenterologists), other healthcare providers (e.g.

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Healthcare Branding: The Need for a Strong & Unique Brand

Tom Spencer

In contrast, the modern day healthcare marketplace is much more competitive. So, with that being said, what are hospitals, health systems, and healthcare companies doing to build a strong brand and develop a clear and distinct position in the market? Patients who needed your services would simply go to “the hospital”. Review the Brand.

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Impact of Low Health Literacy on the Healthcare Industry

Tom Spencer

As the American health system continues to find ways to improve care and do so at a lower cost, one of the most costly aspects for the healthcare industry is high administrative costs due to low healthcare literacy. The national report noted that health insurance companies spend $26 more on a patient with lower healthcare literacy.

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Artificial Intelligence: It’s Current and Future Role in Healthcare (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

This two part blog series will delve into arguably the two most important vowels in healthcare: A-I. In healthcare, most of the computer generated solutions rely on expert knowledge and hard-coded algorithms rather than true computer based intelligence. The market for artificial intelligence in healthcare is expected to hit $6.6