Tim Wilson
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- 11/6/2011
Good news: Technology is outpacing demographic change
Could boomers be the first generation to actually reduce the cost of caring for seniors? - 10/30/2011
Siri and her siblings could make health coaching cost-effective
A recently released report from the Institute for Optimizing Health Outcomes and Sanofi stresses the importance of coaching when managing chronic disease. Though not emphasized in the report, the future may see another important link to cost-effective self-management: the digital personal assistant. - 10/23/2011
Technology: obesity’s cause and cure
Technology has been blamed for the rise in obesity in North America, and now it looks as if technology is coming to the rescue, too. - 10/16/2011
Finding a doctor – online
We all know that Canada has a problem with access to primary care physicians. The College of Family Physicians wants every Canadian to have a doctor by 2020. Alberta has taken the challenge online, and the results are interesting. - 10/10/2011
Patient navigators: how to fund and how to help
The CMAJ has reported that patient navigators are now the norm in Canada. The idea is to have an individual who can guide an individual through what can be long and complex treatments, particularly for cancer. - 10/2/2011
Oracle capitalizes on healthcare data
Oracle Corporation has been around since 1977. The company has always had an enterprise focus, like its competitor the German software giant SAP, and as a result has been less of a household name than Microsoft, which has such a large consumer presence. - 9/25/2011
Patient information systems get a new doctor
There was an important piece of IT healthcare news that almost slipped under the radar last week: IBM’s supercomputer “Watson”, of Jeopardy! fame, has been selected by WellPoint in the United States to diagnose medical problems and to authorize treatments. - 9/18/2011
Gold mines of data ready for retrieval
One of the promises of EHRs is that they will be able to provide researchers with a treasure trove of data. - 9/11/2011
It’s time to talk tough on privacy
Defenders of electronic health records – and that means most of us – are confident that the technology is in place to make them secure. We can come up with effective privacy policies, too, though often they are playing catch-up to changing environments. - 9/6/2011
Remote dispensing: Saving money where money fears to tread
PharmaTrust's remote dispensing kiosk is a truly innovative technology. But will pharmacists buy-in to the concept?
