Telemedicine has been on the scene since the early days of the internet when the federal government looked to provide rural patients with access to the same kind of healthcare expertise that was available in large urban centers. While telemedicine has been available since at least the 1990s, results from CDW’s 2017 Patient Engagement Perspectives Study…

The rise of the internet with its open sharing of medical research and the explosion in health-related sites has created a much savvier healthcare consumer. High-quality healthcare costs a lot of money today, and patients are asking more questions about their care than ever before. In fact, CDW’s 2017 Patient Engagement Perspectives Study found that…

Healthcare organizations and senior care centers, despite the best of intentions, can be frustrating places — for patients, residents and caregivers alike. Huge volumes of sensitive information are in play, and mistakes can be costly, or even dangerous. Luckily, there are a variety of tools that have begun to make over caregiving spaces in a…

The HIMSS 2015 conference, noted as the largest health IT event in the industry, was held in Chicago on April 12-16. This year, I had the good fortune to both attend the conference and work in our healthcare booth. This was my fourth HIMSS, and, as usual, it was filled with good conversations, informative sessions…

HIMSS 2014 is in the books. It was a massive event with over 38,000 attendees learning from their peers about leveraging health IT (HIT) to improve patient outcomes, lower the cost of care and increase patient satisfaction. At the overall conference, it was impossible to escape the prominent themes including: Analytics Security Mobility Patient Engagement…