{"id":19278,"date":"2013-09-24T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/?post_type=article&p=19278"},"modified":"2023-06-13T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:58:15","slug":"e-health-are-you-connected","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/blog\/e-health-are-you-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"E-health: are you connected?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You may have never heard of \u201ce-health<\/a>\u201d even though it is already part of your life! According to a recent Google study, 84% of patients use both online and offline sources for research. 21% book appointments via the Internet or on mobile devices. All of these new means to connect and organize our healthcare are leading us to talk about e-health rather than just health.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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E-patient and e-doctor<\/h2>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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The arrival of Smart phones and health care mobile applications is changing how patients and providers of health care interact. Mobile phones are becoming high-tech tools that enable us to monitor our body\u2019s functions (see the\u00a0CiteWorld\u00a0special report).<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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In the US and UK, patients often first try to inform themselves before seeking out medical help visiting online health information resources and communities organized around certain health issues (see\u00a0WebMD<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0MayoClinic.com<\/a>). They do not automatically visit doctors preferring to take control over their health decisions by becoming informed consumers.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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As for doctors, e-health is changing how medical teams collaborate, allowing for remote and real-time demonstrations (see the article about\u00a0surgeons using Google Glass<\/a>), and finally enabling remote patient monitoring.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Today, what solutions exist?<\/h2>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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Several solutions have been set up to answer this desire for real-time information and to harmonize patient flow management. Among these solutions: smart hospital beds to measure body temperature or sweating, electronic wristbands, customized bedrooms to improve patient experience (color, music, etc.) and even\u00a0interactive kiosks<\/a>\u00a0to direct and identify patients. \u00a0Some hospitals are even equipping themselves with a\u00a0Patient Journey solution<\/a>\u00a0to better manage the patient journey and ease medical staff workload.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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And tomorrow?<\/h2>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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E-health is only in the early stages. \u201cHospital 2.0s\u201d where the patient\u2019s experience and well-being are central are still few, but should become more numerous as the years go by.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Regulation and security must be taken into account. For instance, a legal framework to inform patients and data security to protect patients will be imperatives going forward.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

E-patient and e-doctor The arrival of Smart phones and health care mobile applications is changing how patients and providers of health care interact. Mobile phones are becoming high-tech tools that enable us to monitor our body\u2019s functions (see the\u00a0CiteWorld\u00a0special report). In the US and UK, patients often first try to inform themselves before seeking out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19215,"template":"","activity":[22],"client":[],"class_list":["post-19278","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/19278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity?post=19278"},{"taxonomy":"client","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esiiblog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/client?post=19278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}