Doctors need to know a lot. Least of all, they need to know how to help us feel better. So it seems kind of crazy that they’re also expected to know a great doctor who can help with that shoulder pain, or that skin rash, or perform a needed surgery. Why does healthcare depend on our general practitioners to act as Yelp for specialists?
Continue readingWhen talking about mobile health, focus often drifts towards patient-facing apps and technology, but that’s not even close to describing the full scope of mobile healthcare. An abundance of apps and tools now exist–some estimates place the number at 95,000–to help healthcare providers, and the technology developments allow for some amazing new opportunities.
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