by Smitha Gopal | Oct 2, 2014 | Patient Engagement
The concept of shared decision making has been around for more than a decade, but in the last several years, the push to make patients active and informed partners in their health care has really allowed it to gain traction. This is especially true in areas of health...
by jsopher | Sep 24, 2014 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Technology & the Internet
Interesting new research has shown that in 2014, two-thirds of U.S. doctors own a tablet, smartphone, and a desktop or laptop computer. While it was once thought that tablets would replace smartphones, that has not turned out to be the case. Rather, doctors are using...
by J. Malanka | Sep 15, 2013 | Patient Engagement
Jobson Optical Research surveyed nearly 5,000 patients and reported: “When asked about what is most important in the doctor’s office, an overwhelming 88.9 percent said that it is very or somewhat important that the doctor’s office utilizes the latest technology and...