Katie Wike
Google+Katie Wike is a contributing writer for Health IT Outcomes who focuses on all aspects of mHealth, including mobile computing, telehealth, mobile carts and workstations, remote monitoring, and mobile health apps. Katie graduated from Gannon University in Erie, PA and previously worked in the renewable energy industry.
ARTICLES BY KATIE WIKE
Patient Engagement Market To Boom
In the next nine years the market for patient engagement is expected to increase by 500 percent. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![Healthcare Vertical Promises Big Growth For Beacons Through 2019]( "Connected Health Market Poised To Explode")
Connected Health Market Poised To Explode1/19/2016A recent report from ACT | The App Association predicts growth in the connected health market will cause it to grow to more than $117 billion by 2020. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![Telehealth]( "Patients More Likely To Choose Email When An Office Visit Will Cost Them")
Patients More Likely To Choose Email When An Office Visit Will Cost Them1/14/2016Patients who are responsible for out-of-pocket medical costs are more likely to choose to email their physician rather than spend money on an office visit. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![Patient Flow Automation Solutions]( "Can Your Patients Access Their Health Data?")
Can Your Patients Access Their Health Data?1/12/2016Despite increased measures to allow patients to view their health data from the comfort of their own homes, a Health Mine survey found more than half lack the electronic means for access. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![Telehealth Care]( "80% Of Patients Open To Telemedicine")
80% Of Patients Open To Telemedicine12/16/2015According to a PricewaterhouseCooper’s Health Research Institute report, 80 percent of patients are open to telemedicine in primary care. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![Telehealth Care]( "Most Family Docs Don’t Use Telehealth")
Most Family Docs Don’t Use Telehealth12/15/2015In a recent survey, only 15 percent of family doctors reported using telehealth services. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![CMS Increases Telemedicine Reimbursement]( "Telehealth Worth $2.8B By 2022")
Telehealth Worth $2.8B By 202211/26/2015The current telehealth market is worth roughly $572 million, but a Grand View Research report predicts that number could reach $2.8 billion by 2022. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![Data Sharing]( "Patients See More Data Sharing Than Docs")
Patients See More Data Sharing Than Docs10/28/2015According to an ONC brief, more than half of physicians share information with their patients while data sharing between providers has only increased slightly. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![CMS Increases Telemedicine Reimbursement]( "Patients Prefer Telehealth Follow-Ups")
Patients Prefer Telehealth Follow-Ups10/14/2015In a study of veterans post-surgery, most preferred telehealth visits to in person follow up appointments. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![Telehealth Docs]( "Engagement Through Telehealth Improves Patient Outcomes")
Engagement Through Telehealth Improves Patient Outcomes9/10/2015Patients enrolled in a telehealth engagement program have been shown to have shorter hospital stays and be significantly less likely to return to the hospital for readmission. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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![clinical trials]( "AARP: Older Americans Open To mHealth")
AARP: Older Americans Open To mHealth8/6/2015An AARP report demonstrates most older adults in America are open to using mobile devices but are hindered by physical barriers and complicated apps. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
