A recent article in the Concord Monitor regarding the financial health of medical facilities states that New Hampshire “hospitals collectively lost $575 million in revenue between March and July, said Kathy Bizarro-Thunberg, executive vice president of the New Hampshire Hospital Association. The group estimates hospitals will lose $700 million by the end of the year.”…
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights eased HIPAA’s privacy compliance requirements for health-care providers using telehealth platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement, coupled with increased reimbursement opportunity for offering telehealth services, makes a pretty compelling case for diving into new technology. But just because you can skimp on…
If the first quarter of the year is any indication, we are going to be very busy in 2020 spreading the word about patient engagement in both the United States and abroad. “We really feel that we are on the precipice of a tangible shift in how healthcare is being perceived across the globe,” said…
The ONC held its 3rd Annual Interoperability Forum recently where global Health IT leaders came together to discuss the necessary steps to forging a global thought process regarding data sharing and access. Per an article published by the ONC, the meeting yielded three key take-aways; all of which echo our mission. The most basic of…
Proving that Interoperability is more than just a pipe dream for the healthcare industry, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced its partnership with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise, USA (IHE) to advance interoperability. According to an article in Healthcare IT news, the union aims to ‘innovate the technical standards needed for…
The 11th Annual Connected Health Conference may have wrapped up, but our Get Real Health team found that the take-aways have true staying power. Billed as the place to see “practical technologies that empower and improve health for people, patients, and consumers,” the event did not disappoint. “There was just this buzz in the air…
From the onset, Get Real Health set out to disrupt the health IT landscape. Mission accomplished. Not only are our products changing health outcomes around the globe, but for the second time in recent history, Founding Partner Robin Wiener has been recognized by 50 on Fire DC as a change agent in health care. 50…
Targeted market analysis predicts that telehealth will be a $34B market by 2020; less than four short years from now. Yet, a huge gap exists between today’s available resources and adoption; which begs the question, how do we increase engagement and fulfill the promise of telehealth? That question and much more will be addressed at…
Through its “Champions of Change” program, the White House honors individuals who are inspiring and empowering others in their community through extraordinary works. Earlier this year, President Obama launched his Precision Medicine Initiative. The initiative enables a new era of medicine; focusing on research and technology that empower patients, researchers and providers to work together…
July 30th was filled with laughter and cheers as our own Robin Wiener was honored by Washington SmartCEO with a Brava! award. The ceremony featured Robin, along with 31 other exceptional female business leaders, who have made an impact not only in their businesses, but also in their communities. The ceremony was attended by past…
InTheCapital brings some of D.C.’s most elite entrepreneurs to the State of Innovation conference on June 26th to discuss innovative ideas and technologies impacting the area’s most relevant industries. These prominent leaders will be divided into discussion panels focusing on education, policy, marketing and advertising, healthcare and venture capital from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m…
“Responsive,” “Supportive,” and “Productive” are just a few of the words David Newton, Digital Health Program Manager, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, uses to describe his company’s relationship with Get Real Health. In the video above, Newton explains that Get Real Health’s InstantPHR™ was “exactly what we were looking for” to engage their patients in their own…
