With an impending healthcare worker shortage and a relatively high rate of burnout among physicians and nurses, there’s a significant buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to take some tedious tasks off clinicians’ plates, such as maintaining electronic health records (EHR). Furthermore, AI-based...
While the thought of applying artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare might bring to mind images of a robotic doctor’s office where scans, questionnaires and prescription printouts could be all it takes to tend to patient care, the reality of using the technology in this sector...
In the wake of the pandemic and its shakeup of traditional healthcare patterns, both patients and physicians are reporting high levels of satisfaction with telehealth. Now, state legislatures and the federal government are also getting in on the action, seeking to make some of the...
The COVID-19 pandemic might have pushed alternative treatments channels like telemedicine forward, but in terms of regular care, there was a decided backlash. Now, thanks to continuing statistical research, a clearer picture is starting to emerge in terms of who missed care and how various...
The concept of home healthcare has had an inconsistent journey since the doctor house calls of 50 years ago. For example, according to the National Association for Home Care (NAHC), in the mid-80s, home care providers were down to a total of 5,900 across the...
Quest Diagnostics had been preparing for 2020 for two years. As one of the top medical-testing providers in the nation, it first launched its consumer-initiated testing program, QuestDirect, at the end of 2018. Through it, consumers can visit the company’s website and order at-home testing...
According to an estimate by Grand View Research, the telehealth market is expected to experience a 22.4 percent compound annual growth rate from now until 2028. Considering that the current global telemedicine market size was estimated at almost $56 billion in 2020, that’s a significant...
Thanks to rapidly advancing technology, our homes are becoming much more of a commerce command center than a simple living space. Companies like Roku and Netflix have turned them into mini-movie theaters. Meal delivery services like Green Chef have turned them into intimate restaurants. And...
Remember the old days, when the first thing you did when you had a medical issue was to call your local doctor? Thanks to its omnipresent search engine, Dr. Google has now taken over that role, with a full 70 percent of people conducting a...
