Analytics and Telehealth Emerging Technologies: The Path Forward for Smart Primary Care Environment

Emerging roles for telemedicine and smart technologies in dementia care

Demographic aging of the world population contributes to an increase in the number of persons diagnosed with dementia (PWD), with corresponding increases in health care expenditures. In addition, fewer family members are available to care for these individuals. Most care for PWD occurs in the home, and family members caring for PWD frequently suffer negative outcomes related to the stress and b...

Care redesign--a path forward for providers.

Health care costs are the pounding headache to which all of us in medicine will awaken each day for the rest of our lives. Whereas some problems can be solved, others must be perpetually managed — and costs are among the latter. As long as medical progress continues, paying for it will be a struggle. For clinicians, however, cost reduction alone is not an effective rallying cry: health care is ...

Being smart: Emerging technologies and innovation in the public sector

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Smart government Smart cities Smart governance Governance infrastructure Emergent technologies Innovation Smart government is used to characterize activities that creatively invest in emergent technologies coupled with innovative strategies to achieve more agile and resilient government structures and governance infrastructures. However, there is no consensus in ...

Telehealth Videoconferencing Psychotherapy in Rural Primary Care

The effectiveness of telehealth videoconferencing psychotherapy (TVCP) for a rural sample obtaining services through a primary care setting in Texas was examined by combining single-case and group research methods. Patients were assessed periodically over the course of treatment with the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Short Form B (CORE-B), Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 (PHQ-9), a...

Telehealth: General Aspects in Primary Care