Verizon Helps Improve Patient Care with Secure, Connected Technologies
In a short period of time, connected technologies have made a huge impact on the healthcare industry by enabling consumers to take control of their health, providing secure, real-time access to care from virtually anywhere and helping physicians leverage actionable data to improve patient health outcomes. And this is just the beginning.
With HIMSS15, the largest healthcare IT conference and exhibition, kicking off on April 12 in Chicago, I thought it would be the perfect time to look at the top healthcare stories trending over the past few weeks.
Collaborative Support Key to Driving Healthcare Internet of Things (IoT Adoption
While healthcare, as an industry, ranks low when it comes to embracing machine-to-machine connections, compared to other sectors such as manufacturing and finance, Internet of Things (IoT) is creating new care models, improving patient experiences and driving efficiency in providers' business operations, according to new data from Verizon's "State of the Market: The Internet of Things 2015" report. (FierceMobile Healthcare)
IoT and the Humanization of Healthcare Technology
Healthcare delivery is shifting to a new transparency paradigm with unprecedented accountability around improved health outcomes. Driven by the overarching goal to improve health in America and lower the GDP spend for care, the healthcare landscape is fertile ground for the Internet of Things. (News & Insights)
You May be Forced to Wear a Health Tracker at Work
More than 13 million health and fitness tracking devices are expected to be introduced into the workplace by 2018 as employers adopt incentivized wellness programs to tackle rising health care costs, according to a study by Verizon Enterprise Solutions. (MarketWatch)
Transforming Healthcare Data into Actionable Information
Capturing data is not an issue for healthcare, and with the right security measures, transmitting that data is also not an issue for healthcare. Transforming that data into useable information continues to be the challenge. (News & Insights)
The Power of the Network
When attendees hit the HIMSS15 show floor, they will be dazzled by technologies with the potential to improve care and health outcomes and lower costs. But many of these technologies depend on connectivity. Without a secure, fast, and reliable network, these products will fail to meet their full potential. (HealthcareIT News)
If you are attending HIMSS15 and want to learn more about Verizon’s focus on healthcare, don’t miss the numerous educational discussions about how health IT solutions are advancing the industry, featuring Verizon healthcare IT experts David Smith, Nancy Green, Jay Coblentz and Amit Trivedi. Also, make sure you stop by the Verizon booth (#8191) to see demos about how Verizon solutions and services help improve health outcomes, reduce readmissions, increase access to care for remote and underserved patients and secure the exchange of health information exchange to manage risk.
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Visit Verizon Enterprise Solutions’ Healthcare Solution Center to find out how the latest technology is transforming healthcare.
