5 Digital Health Tools Every Practice Should be Using
5 Digital Health Tools Every Practice Should be Using

When the American Medical Association surveyed healthcare providers on their use of digital health tools, they found that 85 percent saw benefits for patients using digital health solutions.

They found that physicians are, “optimistic about digital health innovation and its game-changing potential to benefit medicine.”

Providers reported believing that digital tools could help improve practice efficiency, increase patient safety, reduce physician burnout, cement patient relationships, and improve diagnostic ability.

The digital health field is quickly growing with new applications, devices, and services coming on the market for providers and patients all of the time.

Not every solution makes sense for every practice, of course, but there are some that can benefit providers of all types and sizes. Here are our top five.

Online Patient Portals

In a 2017 CDW survey, 70% of patients reported that they’ve become more engaged with their healthcare in the past year. A whopping 75% of patients are using an online patient portal provided by their healthcare provider.

That’s up from just 45% in 2016. The ability to access health information, make appointments, request prescription refills, and exchange messages with providers all in one easy-to-use online platform is something that today’s patients see as a requirement.

Patient portals benefit providers as well, streamlining administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling.

Secure Text Messaging (STM)

Communication via text is a fact of modern life. With people ditching their landlines and managing their lives from their phones, it makes sense for providers to take advantage of this consumer preference and offer appointment reminders, post-visit instructions, and other updates via text.

Care should be taken that the solution is HIPAA compliant and secure.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine is an exploding area of digital healthcare. The ability to conduct some visits remotely using a secure audio and video application has numerous benefits for patients and providers alike.

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