3 Tensions to Telehealth and How We Can Resolve Them
There are three major tensions that still need to be addressed in virtual care or telemedicine before it can work as promised. Convenient
There are three major tensions that still need to be addressed in virtual care or telemedicine before it can work as promised. Convenient
Ambient scribing solutions are technical marvels, but in the end, don’t address the root problem of physician documentation. The fundamental goal is to provide an easier way for physicians to take the mental model in their head and put it into the patient’s digital file.
Clinical decision support systems don’t need to be distracting. We can design them to stop pointing out the patients in the middle of catastrophe, and start helping us prevent them from ever arriving there.
Driving change in the health sector is challenging precisely because no one can seem to agree upon who’s driving who, or when, or where. In theory, the ecosystem’s set up to benefit the patient first.
At every state of development, the unique complexities of the healthcare industry stall progress. Innovators can start by partnering with existing entities that already have robust access to healthcare expertise, distribution, networks and funding, along with demonstrated capability to conduct real-world pilots.
If satisfying emotional needs allows one doctor to improve the life of one patient, imagine what a winning product can do for millions of them.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
The solution is clear, the need is urgent, and the infrastructure is in place. Send in the troops.