John Halamka, MD Joins Telehealth and Medicine Today Journal as Editor-in-Chief

New open source peer review journal welcomes health innovation pioneer

Stamford – WEBWIRE – Monday, July 23, 2018

“Telemedicine and telecare will see exponential growth in the next year as healthcare systems adopt value based purchasing contracts and feel the urgency to improve quality while reducing costs. There is no better time to communicate the successes and failures of early adopters," stated Dr. Halamka.

The online peer review journal Telehealth and Medicine Today is humbled to welcome Dr. John D. Halamka MD, CIO of the Beth Israel Deaconess System and International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical School, as editor-in-chief. Dr. Halamka joins Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General, IFA, and Douglas Shinsato, Regent, University of Hawaii Board of Regents, and co-founder, Anthill Ventures.

Telehealth and Medicine Today (TMT) continues to introduce many new facets to the journal’s profile since its launch as market disruptor in 2016. "John is all about experimentation leading to breakthrough results. He is also a proponent of learning from past experience. Working with him on the Blockchain in Healthcare Today peer review journal has been effortless and a terrific honor. With vast expertise in telehealth and medicine, it makes perfect sense we bring him aboard - especially since we have another breakthrough first planned for the journal, “stated Tory Cenaj, Founder and Publisher, John has exactly the right perspective to collaborate with.”

As a new journal launching on an open source peer review platform, TMT encourages scholarly manuscript submissions that present leading edge innovations and outcomes in a field perceived as tired by some. Although legislation lags, digital health and new technologies continue to fuel change in the healthcare sector.

“Telemedicine and telecare will see exponential growth in the next year as healthcare systems adopt value based purchasing contracts and feel the urgency to improve quality while reducing costs. There is no better time to communicate the successes and failures of early adopters. TMT is the perfect place to share experiences with the community" stated Dr. Halamka.

Previously, Dr. Halamka was CEO of MA-SHARE (the Regional Health Information Organization), and Chair of the US Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP). He is the author of five books on technology-related issues, hundreds of articles, and thousands of posts on the popular Geekdoctor blog. His biography may be viewed here.

Telehealth and Medicine Today publishes articles on a continuous basis. As articles are accepted, they are published to ensure timely and accurate reflections of developments to assist building rapid consensus and adoption by the community.

To submit an original manuscript to TMT, register first, then upload your manuscript submission at https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal/user/register

The journal staff welcomes questions and feedback. Please reach out to info@partnersindigitalhealth.com

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Telehealth and Medicine Today is an open access, peer review journal delivering information on the cost efficiency of value based care to inform healthcare leaders and innovators around the globe. We assist an evolving health sector in launching and scaling delivery services to achieve sustainable outcomes within clinically integrated healthcare systems. The journal offers rapid review of research articles and commentaries related to innovations in patient-centered care. Emphasis focuses on advances in program implementation, outcomes, process improvement, financial impact, and clinical research applications across the care continuum in a new era of healthcare.

The audience for Telehealth and Medicine Today includes leadership hospitals and medical research centers, payer organizations, researchers, innovators, medical directors, IT/IS, healthcare providers, and academicians. In addition, biopharm and device companies are represented. Anyone with an interest in digital health and telemedicine can freely access Telehealth and Medicine Today for information on the implementation and advances in the specialty and on the horizon.

Telehealth and Medicine Today is published by Partners in Digital Health, is a forward reaching publishing and media communications company. Additional titles include Blockchain in Healthcare Today, and Converge2Xcelerate annual conference.

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