by Todd Berner | Jan 31, 2019 | Health Econ |
The lifecycle of any new drug or medical device is complicated, to put it mildly. With any new development, intensive clinical testing is required to gauge its efficacy and potential side effects. Any clinical tests must adhere to policy as well as ethical guidelines,...
by Todd Berner | Jan 22, 2019 | Health Econ |
As medicine has become more evolved, physicians have adjusted their diagnoses accordingly. Before the era of modern medicine, many conditions were poorly understood and consequently lumped under the broad umbrella of a “bucket diagnosis”. Also derisively called...
by Todd Berner | Dec 13, 2018 | Health Econ, Todd Berner |
Patient portals are a dream come true for many healthcare providers—anything that promotes health involvement is a godsend for ensuring that procedures and checkups go off without a hitch. Carers have sought to incentivize adoption by offering rewards for signups or...
by Todd Berner | Nov 29, 2018 | Health Econ, Todd Berner |
While there are common tactics inherent in good patient engagement, any health organization must realize that patient populations are inevitably diverse. It can be difficult to make generalizations about any patient population, which is why it falls to hospitals and...
by Todd Berner | Oct 19, 2018 | Health Econ, Todd Berner |
Patient engagement technology is a huge focus in the medical community for its potential to solve a range of problems. Communications, medication scheduling, and patient education are all areas that patient engagement technology helps improve. Implementing this...
by Todd Berner | Sep 12, 2018 | Health Econ, Todd Berner |
There are a lot of ways in which the human genetic code can go wrong. Even beyond that, other conditions can plague individuals for their entire lives. With so much out there, it’s a wonder sometimes that we live as long as we do. Across the world, small groups of...
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