Digital Health
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 23, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
Ninety-four percent of U.S. adult social media users with health conditions agree with use of their health data, shared anonymously, to help clinicians improve care, according to a discussion paper available today from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). This strongly...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 23, 2014 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background The use of social networking sites (SNSs) is widespread. As of December 2012, 67 percent of American adults with Internet access used some form of social media, and 59 percent of them used the Internet to look for health-related information (Brenner,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 6, 2014 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines a learning health system as a system that has the capacity to both apply and generate reliable scientific evidence in the delivery of care (IOM, 2007). Although it may seem obvious that both the demands for higher...
by Laura DeStefano | Jan 24, 2013 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction In virtually all Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports that have touched on patient safety during the last 15 years, information technology (IT) has played a critical role in the future view of safer patient care. This reflects an emerging view of patient...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 14, 2012 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Electronic health records (EHRs) and other forms of health information technology (IT) hold the promise of transforming the way health care is delivered in the United States, improving quality and safety while lowering costs. But after a decade of...
by Laura DeStefano | Jun 15, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
For decades, using electronic health records (EHRs) and exchanging health information has been viewed as essential for modernizing health care and improving patient care. The 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act provided...
by Laura DeStefano | Jun 1, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
In the next 10 years, data and the ability to analyze them will do for doctors’ minds what X-ray and medical imaging have done for their vision. How? By turning data into actionable information. Take, for instance, IBM’s intelligent supercomputer, Watson. Watson can...
by Laura DeStefano | May 11, 2012 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Statement of Purpose Rapid, seamless data exchange in cancer—throughout the continuum from research to clinical care—remains an unmet need with no clear path forward to a solution. We assert that there is a national urgency to find solutions to support and sustain the...
