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Ed Marx Publishes Second Book on Healthcare Digital Transformation
Ed Marx, Chief Digital Officer for Tech Mahindra / HCI Health & Life Sciences, and Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO Founder and CEO of Damo Consulting Inc, release their new book, which draws from proprietary and public research. The important role of emerging technologies, pandemic, EHR systems, digital health innovations, and big tech firms in the ongoing digital transformation… read more
Learn moreWhy Telehealth Is a Major Tool for Tackling the Opioid Crisis
Telemedicine offers a promising pathway for battling opioid addiction in rural America, but limited reimbursement has been a barrier. That is changing.
Learn moreHow the EHR could help stem the opioid epidemic
The statistics around the opioid crisis are numerous and troubling. More than 2 million Americans are addicted to an opioid. Drug overdoses last year claimed more American lives than were lost in the entire Vietnam War, and overdose deaths for people under 50 are now far higher than fatalities from car crashes.
Learn moreUsing Telemedicine to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
HHS has developed materials to help clarify how clinicians can use telemedicine as a tool to expand buprenorphine-based MAT for opioid use disorder treatment.
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