Healthcare

The Augmented Reality (AR) market, although in its early stages, has been growing rapidly since the last two years. The next 5 years will produce diverse AR content from varied fields and industries and affordable solutions for consumers. AR enterprise applications and subsequent subscription models will boost revenue for start-up companies in this...

African nations are adapting eHealth (mHealth, video tele-medicine, and healthcare IT) technologies to streamline their healthcare systems and catch up with the healthcare systems in other parts of the world. Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana are ahead of other African nations in East, South, and West Africa, respectively. This study explores how Keny...

06 Jan 2016  |  North America  |  Customer Research

Creating a Culture of Health—A 2015 Survey of US Consumers

Benchmarking Consumer Attitudes on Health and Wellness Along the Road to Patient Engagement

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This research profiles the American health consumer regarding perceptions of their current health status, their engagement in health and health-related activities, and their use of mobile and wearable devices and health tracking applications. It benchmarks attitudes on health and wellness issues as part of understanding the shifts in the US healthc...

The following Vital Signs presents highlights from our attendance at Health 2.0 in Santa Clara, CA. This meeting is held every fall in the San Francisco area and is considered to be one of the premier events to gage the latest trends in disruptive health IT, particularly related to consumer health and patient engagement. We discuss our perspectives...

Wellness has emerged as a fairly umbrella term within the last 5 years. Factors for this include changing attitudes to control health cost by moving from defined benefit to defined contribution structures, and technology tools and transparencies that are shifting capitation from providers to consumers through increased consumer participation and re...

Beginning October 1, American citizens who do not have health insurance will be eligible to purchase standardized insurance coverage using the new health insurance marketplaces, formally referred to as health insurance exchanges (HIX). This offering will be administered either by their state, federal government, or a combination of both. CMS has re...

This study provides a roadmap for understanding the patient engagement movement and the use of patient portal technology by hospitals and physicians as the essential tool to drive that process. Included is an overview of macro trends in patient engagement and a comprehensive look at key features and functions associated with patient portals. Major ...

Cloud technologies are rapidly invading all industries, and healthcare does not want to be left behind. Healthcare delivery and solutions are undergoing a transformation, thanks to cloud-based solutions that are emerging as the technology of choice for many healthcare providers. However, the significant cost and business process change associated w...

The following Vital Signs presents analyst perspectives from our attendance at ACE 2013. The Allscripts Client Experience (ACE) is the companys annual user conference, held this year in Chicago, August 21-23. It offers registrants access to educational sessions, networking opportunities and more. During the event, Allscripts shows clients how to g...