healthcare IT
More Americans Using Healthcare Review Sites
More and more Americans are using online review sites when making healthcare decisions, according to a new survey.
Forty-two percent of consumers now say they’ve...
Is a Google pill the only hope for cardiovascular disease detection?
Last year, Dean Dupuy, 46, an engineer at Apple, suddenly died of a heart attack while playing hockey. He experienced no warning symptoms and,...
I’d Never Admit That to My Doctor. But to a Computer?...
Admit it: The last time you sat down with a physician and revealed your medical history, did you fudge a bit? Were there certain...
Virtual Doctor Visits: Can You Trust Online Medicine?
The explosion of "virtual medicine" made possible by Internet connectivity, mobile technology and electronic health records is rapidly transforming America's health care and health...
A doctor explains why she won’t text patients their test results
“Can you just text it to me?”
My patient was awaiting the results of her urinalysis, but couldn’t stay in the emergency department any longer;...
