Understanding the human factors in consumer health IT
As a relatively healthy individual, I have little use for consumer health IT devices or applications. However, when I received an invitation to sign into the patient portal offered by my health care...
View ArticleConsumer health technologies need to be simple
Although many factors hinder the adoption of consumer health technologies, poor design remains the biggest obstacle. This phenomenon isn’t limited to devices that are difficult to use — patient portals...
View ArticleHospital ranking system evaluates patient engagement
Today’s consumers often look to the experiences of other consumers to inform their own decisions, a phenomenon which has been expanding into healthcare. One company’s recently released patient...
View ArticleHealth data startup gets unusual attention
It seems like health IT is in a perpetual, super-charged cycle of announcements, unveilings and acquisitions ranging from the recent Salesforce foray into healthcare, for example, to IBM Watson...
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