Health IT in 2013 – #HITsm Chat Highlights
Topic One: How can apps help people keep their health resolutions?
T1: It can help you keep track of what you’re doing to simply give you an account of what you actually do that needs changing #HITsm
— Chad Johnson (@OchoTex) January 4, 2013
T1: #Mhealth apps have the power to provide patients w/ discharge info & other care directive so they aren’t readmitted in the new yr #hitsm — Vocera, Inc. (@VoceraCom) January 4, 2013
T1: Sharing! No better way to be accountable than making your friends aware. Even more if you make your enemies aware.
#HITsm — Jarrod Sandel (@JarrodSandel) January 4, 2013
T1: Apps provide real-time monitoring (GPS), social interaction (SolMe) – motivate us to exercise, eat healthy. #HITSM — Gautam Jaggi (@GautamJaggi) January 4, 2013
A1: Beauty of using apps is that they are always with us. Put it front & center on your home screen and you’ll see it constantly #HITsm — TigerText (@TigerTextApp) January 4, 2013
Topic Two: What health app do you use today, and how has it helped you become more engaged in your health?
T2: @runkeeper is great for motivating people to run #BehavioralEconomics #HITSM — Gautam Jaggi (@GautamJaggi) January 4, 2013
T2: I use MyFitnessPal during the work week, but typically forget during the weekends. #HITsm — Chad Johnson (@OchoTex) January 4, 2013
A2: Love the App: Map My Run & Map My Ride – they let me know my route, pace, distance… updates/encouragement during my workouts #HITsm — Melissa Cole(@MelissaColeHTR) January 4, 2013
T2 Closest I have to health app is Daily Mile (to track running). PCP patient portal kinda stinks and I gave up on it. #hitsm — Brian Eastwood (@Brian_Eastwood) January 4, 2013
Responses to T2 makes me wonder what truly defines a health app? Do you consider access to health info on the web an app?#HITsm — Chad Johnson (@OchoTex) January 4, 2013
Topic Three: Speaking of engaged, if you could tell the ONC to do one thing in 2013, what would it be, and what result would it produce?
T3. Change their name and educate consumers as to what is now housed under them. #HITsm
— Elin Silveous (@ElinSilveous) January 4, 2013
#HITsm T3: 2013 has been touted as THE year of patient engagement. Patients and docs are ready; the technology has been here-what’s missing?
— Jock Putney (@JockPutney) January 4, 2013
T3: I would encourage a bigger education push toward patients on benefits of EHRs, PHRs, ACOs, etc.#HITsm — Chad Johnson (@OchoTex) January 4, 2013
T3: Interoperability must remain a key focus in 2013 and beyond. #HITsm#mhealth#ehealth — HIT Lab (@HITLabNYC) January 4, 2013
Topic Four: Who will have the biggest impact in #healthIT in 2013 – hospitals, vendors, consultants, government, trade associations, others?
T4: Hospital execs making decisions to improve the workflow & communication standards at their facilities with #healthIT tools. #hitsm
— Vocera, Inc. (@VoceraCom) January 4, 2013
T4: Hospitals who chose to adopt the smartest technology will have the biggest impact in #healthIT. bit.ly/TNEHMT #HITsm
— M*Modal(@MModal) January 4, 2013
T4: Also, the nurses, doctors & other hospital staff who have the opportunity to use these #healthIT tools to take care of patients. #hitsm
— Vocera, Inc. (@VoceraCom) January 4, 2013
T4: Payers/policymakers drive change w incentives. Patients drive change by demanding more. Everyone else tries to keep up. #HITsm
— Gautam Jaggi (@GautamJaggi) January 4, 2013
