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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

This brings up the concept of wearable digital health technologies for monitoring. Approximately 25% of patients experience an adverse event in US hospitals, with over 40% caused by preventable errors. Our patients in hospitals are not monitored continuously unless in a special unit.

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Delivering Patient-Centered Care Means Decluttering the Digital Health Landscape

HIT Consultant

On the surface, the blossoming of the digital ecosystem is a tremendous step forward in the use of technology to address gaps in traditional healthcare. However, “an app for everything” mentality has significant downsides, namely a complex and disjointed patient experience – and arguably, does not result in better quality of care.