It's that time of year - the summer road trip. Millions of Americans get in their cars, pack the kids, and drive to faraway vacation destinations. But did they bring enough money? What if they run out and need more? This might have been a valid concern in the '60s, but with the interoperability of the banking system, most of us no longer carry physical currency at all.

What happens if the ...

Providers need the ability to use their hands. Unfortunately, the current state of affairs requires more clicking and documenting than assessing and healing with touch. New technology is on the horizon that may free the hands with new ways to navigate clinical systems.

Eye tracking uses light and a sensor to track where a user is looking and for how long. Ideally (see what I did there?), ...

The ability to retrieve patient information on a computer is an improvement over the paper filing system of years past. Some benefits have yet to be realized but among them are the potential to give patients greater access to their information, doctors greater visibility into patient history, and researchers a wider view to learn more about our health. But this transformation has brought ...

A recent report in the Annals of Medicine provided an estimate of the institutional cost of physician burnout. The researchers used mathematical data from other recent studies to come up with the conservatively estimated total annual cost of $4.6 billion or $7600 per physician. The ...

We have talked about how EHRs can benefit physicians and hospital staff by improving the quality of information and facilitating communication. One of the things severely lacking from EHRs is communication TO the patient about their care. Patients and their families want to be informed about treatments, and providers need patients to participate in their care management.

Currently, ...