Get Real Health’s esteemed client, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, was honored at the 10th Annual EHI Live Awards, September, 29th The winning solution, My Medical Record, was developed by Get Real Health on the InstantPHR platform. It was deemed the best solution in the “Best Use of IT to Support Clinical Treatment and…
Get Real Health’s Third Annual User Group kicked off on Sunday, September 18th with a welcome reception for attendees, speakers and Get Real Health Staff at the Hotel Monaco, the site of the three-day event. When we originally contemplated the idea of a User Group, we were cautiously optimistic about the results. The ensuing years…
Get Real Health’s Senior Healthcare Strategist, Christina Caraballo, had the opportunity to testify before Federal Advisory Committees’ Interoperability Experience Task Force on Friday, May 13th. The topic of her speech was the evolution of the patient engagement landscape and what the industry’s focus should be today and in the future. Her testimony honed in on…
Are you reading this blog on your smartphone? If so, you are not alone. A recent report estimates that nearly 55% of Americans not only text, email and communicate with their phones but they get their news there as well. These statistics indicate that smartphones are an integral part of our everyday lives as people…
Recently Get Real Health’s Senior Healthcare Strategist, Christina Caraballo authored a blog post on the topic of Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD). Here are some highlights of the piece written at the behest of HIMSS: There is no denying that healthcare in the United States is undergoing a massive shift toward a value based model….
According to the Mayo Clinic over 3 million people are treated for hay fever every year and, no doubt, countless other cases go unreported as well. Hay fever affects the head, sinuses and throat and can cause a decrease in productivity and general malaise. Although seasonal allergies are the most common culprit, it is possible to…
For most, hospitalization is a scary proposition. Even if admitted for a specific procedure, the reality of interrupted routines and sleep patterns plus constant poking and prodding makes even the most compliant of patients anxious for discharge. Yet, according to a recent New York Times article, patients should be very leery of a rapid discharge…
Because pediatric patients are not of age to consent to care and procedures, facilitating parental involvement in all medical choices is critical. Increasingly, hospital systems are leveraging technology to not only keep parents informed but to communicate with families during a hospital stay and throughout discharge and recovery as well. This technology is part of…
When the President of the United States echoes your sentiments about the state of healthcare technology, it is very gratifying. President Obama recently addressed the issue as he summed up the White House’s Precision Medicine Initiative. The initiative, announced as part of the 2015 State of the Union Address, is a $215 million investment in…
HIMSS16: The excitement is building Our inner geek is getting pretty psyched for all the great sessions scheduled for HIMSS16. From policy based symposiums to connectivity and security themed seminars, HIMSS has something for everyone. At HIMSS15, the focus was on the importance of patient engagement and creating patient-centered health solutions. This year, HIMSS seems…
The advent of technology in the medical field has transformed not only patient expectations regarding their care, but the manner in which patients communicate with providers as well. This sentiment was echoed recently by Matthew Patrick, CEO of Get Real Health client South London and Maudsley Foundation (SLaM). As the UK’s largest metal health provider,…
Get Real Health not only builds solutions to empower patients, we advocate for their right to access health data in a way that makes it usable and relevant. As such, we recently co-authored a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) stating the urgent need for improved laws regarding…
