Patients Have Difficulty Understanding Health Records According to Zikmund-Fisher, “Improving how we show people their health data may be a simple but powerful way to improve health outcomes.” Having the ability to check your health records electronically sounds like a beneficial tool for someone to possess, but a recent discovery by a team from the…
Dr. Dan Morhaim offered some constructive criticisms about electronic medical records in a September 27 Washington Post opinion piece (“An electronic medical records mess”). We couldn’t agree more with his call to provide instant access to patient medical history. As one of the companies out there developing electronic health record (EHR) systems, we understand his frustrations….
Written by Cortney Nicolato A century ago, “healthcare” consisted of a doctor arriving at a patient’s door in a horse-drawn buggy, or maybe a newfangled Ford Model T, and doing whatever the tools and medicines in his little black bag would allow. Fifty years ago, “healthcare” had made amazing advances, but it was just beginning…
Get Real Health President and Founding Partner Robin Wiener spoke about the company’s work during the White House Roundtable on Health IT and Exports held June 24, 2013, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The four-hour event brought approximately 40 invitation-only participants together to focus on “Exploring Opportunities and Challenges…
On June 6, 2013, Get Real Health’s CEO and Founding Partner Mark Heaney spent the day at the White House for the Patient Access Summit II. This small, invitation-only meeting brings together senior government officials, patients and representatives from provider systems, EHR companies, payers, patient facing applications/tool developers and advocacy organizations for collaborative a discussion. This year’s theme was…
Get Real Health’s Cortney Nicolato, Vice President of Healthcare Strategies, is speaking today at the HIMSS Texas Regional Conference. In her speech, Cortney reveals her perspective on how to maximize return on investment (ROI) from patient engagement applications. To achieve this, Cortney outlines a threefold proposition: Understand what makes patient engagement meaningful Recognize how patient…
Patient engagement is critical in care management. When patients are involved in their care plan, they and their family members become more engaged, and their health and wellness improves. In this video, Damon Auer, VP of Healthcare, and Kevin Lampi, Practice Manager Care Coordinator, explain how Tribridge’s partnership with Microsoft HealthVault and Get Real Health…
Get Real Health CEO Mark Heaney has a big smile on his face. Despite his reserved demeanor, Heaney doesn’t hide his elation when asked how he feels as the end of 2012 draws near. “By all measures, this has been an outstanding year for Get Real Health,” he says. “We surpassed our own very high…
Get Real Health is excited to exhibit our cutting edge technology at the 2012 mHealth Summit being held Dec. 3-5 at the Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center in Washington D.C. This year’s summit will build on last years success by highlighting emerging best practices from mHealth implementations as well as the latest business, finance,…
