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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.

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

This brings up the concept of wearable digital health technologies for monitoring. This technology should be worn by people who need to carry nasal naloxone so they receive a loud cell phone alarm if they stop breathing and know to administer the naloxone. In fact, people taking prescribed opioids should have naloxone available.