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The Internet of Things and its implications for health IT
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the enormous wave of sensor and actuator devices becoming manifest on the Internet, each with its own address that allows its sensor(s) to be read and/or its actuator(s) controlled via other devices, including but not limited to those providing human-computer interfaces.
IBM is working with OASIS to promulgate a standard for communications with and between IoT devices. The connection to health IT may not be intuitively obvious, but this trend is important. Standards-based technologies are what drive the Internet and the World Wide Web, not to mention just about all information and telecommunications technologies.
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Beyond EHRs: The future of health IT
New technologies are always popping up in the healthcare industry to improve care and streamline processes. Health IT is a growing field that your hospital will want to pay attention to, beyond the basics like electronic health record systems (EHRs) and telehealth.
10 examples of the Internet of Things in healthcare
The Internet of Things (IoT) has opened up a world of possibilities in medicine: when connected to the internet, ordinary medical devices can collect invaluable additional data, give extra insight into symptoms and trends, enable remote care, and generally give patients more control over their lives and treatment.
The Internet of Things and its implications for health IT
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the enormous wave of sensor and actuator devices becoming manifest on the Internet, each with its own address that allows its sensor(s) to be read and/or its actuator(s) controlled via other devices, including but not limited to those providing human-computer interfaces.
Digital Health Space
The distance between providers represents the space that Digital Health Space is attempting to close using virtual applications, websites, social media, email, web portals and telehealth.
Healthcare IT Guy
The Healthcare IT Guy Shahid's healthcare IT, EMR, EHR, PHR, medical content, and document managment advisory service. Enjoy.
Australian Health Information Technology
This blog provides a commentary on the progress (or not) of e-health in Australia from the perspective of some-one who has worked in the field for over 20 years and has become a bit jaded with the lack of apparent progress in a very important field.
Christina's Considerations
Writings on my favorite professional topics - hospitals, workplace effectiveness, health information technology, telehealth, social media and enhancing the patient's experience.
Future of Health IT: Trends and Scenarios
Commentary on the future of health information technology and its effects on society and culture, from an entrepreneurial CTO perspective.
Premier
At Premier, we’re reinventing the next generation of healthcare, using every tool in our arsenal to lower costs and improve outcomes.
Technology in (Medical) Education
Stories of my ideas and experiments with technology tools in education.
The Population Health Blog
A contrarian, brainy and literature-based resource by Jaan Sidorov that offers jargon-free information, insights, peer-review links and musings from the world of disease management, the medical home, the chronic care model, accountable care organizations, the patient centered medical home, informatics, pay for performance, primary care, chronic illness and health insurance.
KevinMD.com
Social media's leading physician voice.
TEDMEDBlog
TEDMED is a multi-disciplinary community of innovators and leaders who share a common determination to create a better future in health and medicine. Today’s challenges in health and medicine are rooted in a complex web of poorly understood interdependencies among social, commercial, economic, regulatory, cultural and medical issues.
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Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.
