Utilizing Technology to Deal with Data and Reduce Waste

Healthcare spending in the United States declined two percent in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), this is the first decline in annual health spending since at least 1960, when the U.S. government began tracking it. However, the country still spends approximately $3.8 trillion annually on […]

mHealth: An Important Tool for Virtual Care

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Technology has been utilized by physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide care to patients without increasing their risk of being infected with the novel coronavirus. Telehealth, telemedicine and mobile health (mHealth) are three of the primary technologies being used to provide virtual care during the pandemic. According to Healthcare, an international, peer-reviewed and open […]

Using Technology for Physician Burnout and Shortages

The Role of Technology in Decreasing Clinician Burnout Nearly four in 10 Americans say that worry and stress related to the threat of COVID-19 has played a negative role in their mental health. Rates of depression have tripled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  For many doctors, the stress and worry about the pandemic […]

Telecommunications: Taking a Commanding Role in Healthcare

Telecommunications Taking a Commanding Role in Healthcare

It’s been almost 145 years since Alexander Graham Bell was granted his telephone patent and made the first-ever phone call. Without that invention, no one knows if or when telecommunications would be a part of our world. Telecommunications has become an essential part of the healthcare industry. Defined as the suite of technologies, devices, equipment, […]