The Digital Reconstruction of Healthcare is Upon Us

The transition from brick and mortar to digital medicine will profoundly impact the way clinicians and patients interact —and will likely improve clinical outcomes.John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article.Paul Cerrato and I are excited to finally announce the publication of our 5th book together:The Digital Reconstruction of Healthcare: Transitioning from Brick and Mortar to Virtual Care.In March, we posted thetable of contents of the new book. Now that it ’s reached the “newsstand,” we wanted to whet readers’ appetite by sharing some additional excerpts.The logical place to start any discussion on this topic is to explain why digital reconstruction is necessary, which we address in Chapter 1:Episodic Medical Care Often Falls ShortWhite coat hypertension, the tendency for patients to only present with elevated blood pressure during a doctor visit, illustrates a problem that permeates the entire healthcare ecosystem. Any sign or symptom that a patient exhibits during an office or clinic visit may not be a true presentation of their underlying condition. Unfortunately, this phenomenon not only affects a person ’s blood pressure but other common parameters. White coat hyperglycemia has also been documented. And since psychosocial stress is likely a contributing cause of such white coat reactions, white coat hypercholesterolemia, asth...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs