Mobile Health = Opportunity
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius opened the mHealth Summit in Washington DC today by talking about the importance of cell phone communications between providers and patients. She said, “When we talk about mobile health, we are talking about taking the biggest technology breakthrough of our time and using it to take on one of the greatest national challenges of our time.”
LodgeNet Healthcare is working towards the very same goal, using our patient engagement solutions to empower patients and encourage provider communications in an effort to drive better outcomes. The availablity of electronic health records was key in providing patients with access to their own health information. Now, mobile health products like LodgeNet’s eXPRESS and eXTEND have increased the value of EHR’s by delivering that information to cell phones, making it readily available for patients who are on the go and don’t always have access to their computers. This is an exciting time for the heatlhcare industry and we’re happy to be part of it.
Read Secretary Sebelius’ entire speech here: http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/speeches/sp20111205.html
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