Patient generated healthcare data

< I've often written about the IT strategies of Accountable Care Organizations and the need for a Care Management Medical Record which incorporates EHR data, patient generated data, customer relationship management features, protocols/guidelines and a workflow engine. Although I have yet to see mature products in the marketplace, components are evolving that will fundamentally change the way we deliver care. People know that I have been very transparent about my own medical history, as described in this Politico editorial. Here’s how I’m using Patient Generated Healthcare Data in my own care management activities. For the past 15 years, I’ve had a supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) – an AV nodal reentry issue.    My resting heart rate is 45-50 beats per minute.   On hot days, after I’ve eaten, my heart rate leaps to 170 beats per minute if I exercise vigorously then suddenly stop.     I perform aValsalva Maneuver  and within a few minutes, my heart rate returns to normal. I’ve never had any lasting consequences from this SVT.    I could take beta blockers, have an ablation of the ectopic pacemaker in my heart, or just accept that a few times per year I’ll have an arrhythmia.    I’ve chosen the later. We’ve attempted to capture an ECG of my arrhythmia, but have never been successful.  We’ve tried a stress test, a holter monitor, and other wearable approaches.   It occurs too infrequently to captur...
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tags: Blog Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Life as a Health Care CIO Source Type: news