| | March 20166UTLOOK Healthcare Tech CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). Copyright © 2016 Valley Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.MARCH - 2016Mailing AddressValley Media, Inc.44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510 230 0396, F:510-894-8405 March - 2016, volume 02 - 03 Published by Valley Media, Inc. To subscribe to HealthcareTech OutlookVisit www.healthcaretechoutlook.com Managing EditorAlex D'souzaEditorial StaffSalesDerek JamesJade RayEileen SinghJem ElizabethKathy ArnoldVisualizerStephen ThomasHealthcare Communication SpecialRon Adamron@healthcaretechoutlook.com 510 230 0395UTLOOKHealthcare Tech UTLOOKHealthcare Tech EditorialAlex D'souzaManaging Editoreditor@healthcaretechoutlook.comFacilitating a better communication and collaboration across the entire care continuum is highly indispensible in a patient-centric environment. Efficient communication enhances care delivery and prevents problems by enabling frequent monitoring and faster interventions. Modern communication technologies play a big role in this.Over the past several years, the omnipresence of smartphones, tablets, and their applications has been one of the biggest cultural shifts in healthcare settings. This has brought in m-health--the combination of wireless technologies and e-health--for better connectivity, to gather health data and improve clinical outcomes. From patient monitoring, medication administration to specimen collection and testing and transfusion verification, advanced mobile apps are fast becoming an integrated element of the healthcare ecosystem. Additionally, as a part of improving internal communications and providing top-tier care, healthcare providers are adopting HIPPA compliant secure messaging systems. It makes vital communication between care providers immediate, easy, information-rich, and secure. As healthcare communication is witnessing a phenomenal shift, digital health platforms like telehealth and telemedicine is also gaining momentum. It is enabling practitioners to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients remotely using the latest telecommunications technologies. This is supporting a wide range of healthcare needs and functions such as chronic disease management, clinical decision support, and population health management. While there are multiple avenues to make smart investments, healthcare providers need extensive expertise and assistance in implementing the right, secure digitized communication platform to make better informed decisions at all points of care. With that in mind, we present to you a special edition on healthcare communication. We hope this information will help you revolutionize connectivity and refurbish care.Communication is theWay Forward
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