08/07/2014

The Doctor’s Office of 2024: 4 Predictions for the Future

What’s next on the horizon for doctors and patients? Medical experts predict the biggest changes likely to occur in primary care over the next decade.
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- Doctors will rely on Wearbale tech for Real-time Insights..

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- Waiting Rooms will be phased out ..

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- Up to 35 Percent of Visits Will Happen Virtually—Or Not at All

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- Patients Will Increasingly Control Their Medical Charts

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The key for success, Burgert says, is for physicians to push through the learning curve and anxiety associated with many new technologies and be open to the changes that lie ahead. She explains: “Physicians who maintain their willingness to listen and learn, despite the common anxiety of not knowing everything in uncharted territory, will be better positioned in the future.”..

Source: profitable-practice.softwareadvice.com

08/07/2014

Industry usage of social media in clinical research

The Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development convened 20 pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs) to provide insight into how social media was being used in drug research. Some of the findings highlight the worries that pharmaceutical companies have when dealing with social media in general.

Source: www.klick.com