Health Online: The Medical Community’s First Use of the Internet

With all the recent advances in eHealth, it may seem as if the internet has only recently become an important tool in health care. In fact, the medical community has been sharing information online since the earliest years of the … Read More

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Moving Forward with mHealth

  The days when physicians made regular house calls are long gone in Western medicine, traded for the efficiency of centralized hospitals and clinics. Modernizing medicine has involved compromise, however, sometimes at the expense of patient care. Today, mHealth technology … Read More

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The Affordable Care Act Gives Telehealth a Boost

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, affects not only how healthcare is paid for, but also how that care is provided. As the ACA shifts reimbursement structures to incentivize better patient care with more … Read More

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Google Glass in Medicine: Revolutionary Technology

The smart glasses market is predicted to grow rapidly, with two million devices shipping this year and increasing growth in coming years, according to ABI Research. While widespread consumer use may still be years away, the medical community has expressed … Read More

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mHealth in Rural Developing Areas Offers Enormous Potential

Modern medicine is rapidly evolving with the advent of mHealth (mobile health) technologies. In advanced healthcare systems, the mobile revolution offers the opportunity to improve quality of care, patient outcomes, efficiency, and the patient experience. In the developing world, however, … Read More

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