by Katie Moyer | Nov 17, 2016 | Patient Engagement
There’s a movement underway in health care. Some would even call it a revolution. Patient engagement, doctor-patient communication, and shared decision-making are growing by leaps and bounds, driven largely by technology. Gone are the days when doctors scribbled...
by Katie Moyer | Sep 28, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement
In a previous post, we talked about how patient satisfaction surveys can help health care providers improve. As we discussed, certain factors are well within doctors’ control—such as whether they listen and show respect to patients, and if they explain things in a way...
by Brad Sopher | Jul 14, 2016 | Patient Engagement, Technology & the Internet
Screens are everywhere in our lives now, even in the exam room. More than 80 percent of doctors now use EHRs, and the hype is building surrounding new technologies in healthcare such as virtual reality. The benefits of technology are numerous—but we all know that too...
by jsopher | Jul 7, 2016 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
We predicted that virtual reality (VR) would be a trend in health care in 2016, and it looks like we were right. Some are calling this “the year of VR,” thanks to the wave of new, relatively affordable devices now available. Market research firm IDC projects that...
by Quin Ashworth | Jun 23, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Technology & the Internet
I know the waiting room has been discussed on this blog before, but I want to approach it from a different angle. Your waiting room is the chance for you to make a great impression and own up to the promises made on your website – almost like a first date with...