Med Tech Report
Med Tech Report
Breaking down blockchain: How this novel technology will unfetter health care
One evening in 2016, my 9-year-old son suggested we use Bitcoin to purchase something on the Microsoft Xbox store.
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Martin Buber, deep learning, and the still soft voice beyond the screen
While some older physicians have expressed a yearning for the comfort of paper charts, most of us have come to embrace the benefits of the...
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Where to go with wearables
First and foremost, providers need confidence in the accuracy of the monitoring equipment, and, thus far, that accuracy has been questionable.
Med Tech Report
Real-world data, machine learning, and the reemergence of humanism
Innovators are beginning to explore how machine learning (used by Amazon and Google) might be used to improve the care of patients.
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Countdown to launch: Health care IT primed for disruption
Expect for-profit innovators to step into the gap between what physicians expect of EHRs and what the software delivers. Think it can’t happen?...
News
What is an old doctor to do?
Voice recognition software may ease the stress of EHR duties for physicians who never trained in typing.
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Risking it all on the miracle of teamwork
Watch the Philadelphia Eagles to learn team-based medical care.
Med Tech Report
Preventive health: Getting rid of the middleman (uh-oh, that’s us!)
Preventive health is, frankly, really difficult.
Opinion
“I’m sorry, doctor, I’m afraid I can’t do that”
“I’m sorry, doctor, I’m afraid I can’t do that”
Opinion
The Inflection Point
The future belongs to the nimble.
Opinion
Now boarding: How we can skip coach and bump our patients up to first class
To transform medicine into friendlier skies for the health care traveler, don’t follow the example set by the airline industry.