Improving Care for Rural Communities with Digital Health Tools
Sound healthcare requires reliable networks that include primary physicians and specialists. However, rural America tends to lack these networks. Medical providers serving rural populations often work alone, sometimes without even basic resources like a hospital,...
Can Postpartum Contraceptive Care be Enhanced with Technology?
Using mHealth to Facilitate Family Planning Authors: Lauren Thaxton, MD, MS and Rameet Singh, MD, MPH The Importance of Contraceptive Counseling During the Antenatal Period Addressing birth spacing and desired family size is an essential part of reproductive...
Supporting COPD Patients in Treatment Education and Adherence
Receiving a diagnosis of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) can be overwhelming for patients. Not only is COPD often misdiagnosed but there is currently no cure. Furthermore, starting a new treatment can be a challenge, as patients can receive numerous COPD...
11 Ways to Rethink Your Patient Engagement Strategy
Consumer technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Not only do 81% of U.S. adults now own a smartphone, they’re increasingly relying on their phone to shop, search for information, and a wide range of other activities. This evolution in technology has also...
COVID-19 Continues to Bring New and Unique Challenges for Healthcare Providers
Delta Variant Fueling New Surge The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare providers across the US. From the outset in March of 2020 up to today, hospitals and health systems have had to navigate unpredictable and ever changing...
The 5 Key Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring
Over the past year we’ve experienced the important role of telemedicine in monitoring and managing patient health and wellness. Adding remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology to a telehealth program increases access to care and enhances the quality of care...
3 Top Benefits of Defining ROI for Patient Engagement
Return on investment (ROI) is not a simple calculation when evaluating technology. It’s a multi-faceted model that takes factors and metrics that are meaningful to your organization and aligns them with the anticipated value that a particular solution is expected to...
Consumer Devices Are Rapidly Improving. What Does It Mean for Healthcare?
A recent “lunch and learn” presentation for the Twistle team featured James Peacock, MD, MS, an Electrophysiologist at White Plains Hospital and long time friend of Twistle. He shared some of what he’s learned over his exceptional career as a physician, and researcher...
4 Ways to Improve Your Patient Communication Outreach
In today's fast-moving healthcare environment, patient outreach is a critical component for driving engagement and improving outcomes. And yet, many healthcare organizations continue to struggle with patient communication and consumerism-related initiatives. Whether...
How technology is improving patients’ experiences for leading endocrinologist
We recently got a chance to connect with Asheesh Dewan, MD, an endocrinologist and founder of The DOCS, Nevada’s only American Diabetes Association Certified Center and a designated "Center of Excellence" for Medtronic, a manufacturer of insulin technology. Dr....
Remove Barriers to Medication Adherence with Step by Step Support
From managing chronic conditions to treating diseases like cancer, adhering to prescribed therapies is essential for optimal outcomes. The consequences for non-adherence can include poor quality of life, physical limitations, hospitalization or worse, and yet it’s...
Why Healthcare is Ripe for Disruption and How it Can Respond
Twistle Medical Director Rameet Singh, MD, MPH FACOG, recently participated in a panel discussion at a HIMSS Accelerate Health digital event. The discussion centered around disruptive innovation in healthcare and how to address it (read a recap here). In addition, the...
People Managing Hypertension Can’t Do It Alone – Here’s How You Can Help
Hypertension is known as the “silent killer” because there are typically no symptoms. Elevated blood pressure during an office visit is often dismissed as an incidental finding, or the patient is told, “we’ll recheck your BP again next time.” It can also be easily...