Joseph C. Kvedar, M.D., is the Founder and Director of the Center for Connected Health, applying communications technology and online resources to increase access and improve the delivery of quality medical services and patient care outside of the traditional medical setting. The term “connected health” reflects the range of opportunities for technology-enabled care programs and the potential for new strategies in healthcare delivery.
A division of Partners HealthCare, the Center for Connected Health works with Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospitals, including Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals. Dr. Kvedar is also a board-certified dermatologist and Associate Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School.
In his role with the Center for Connected Health, Dr. Kvedar launched the first physician-to-physician online consultation service in an academic setting. He is also leading important research in the use of a combination of remote-monitoring technology, sensors, and online communications and intelligence to improve patient adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes.
Dr. Kvedar is internationally recognized for his leadership and vision in the field of connected health and the application of communications technologies to improve healthcare to patients. Dr. Kvedar is co-editor of the book, Home Telehealth: Connecting Care within the Community, the first book to report on the applications of technology to deliver quality healthcare in the home, published by RSM Press, London. He is a frequent lecturer and has authored over 60 publications on connected health. In 2003, Dr. Kvedar was honored by the New England Business and Technology Association for his extraordinary leadership in the field.
Dr. Kvedar is a past President and board member of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). Dr. Kvedar is also Immediate Past Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Task Force on Telemedicine.
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Dr. Kvedar's Recent Articles and Blog Posts
National Telemedicine Initiatives: Essential to Healthcare Reform, 6/19/09, Telemedicine and e-Health
The Connected Health Evidence Base, 6/10/09, Healthcare IT News
Connected Health as a Lever for Healthcare Reform, 5/18/09, Telemedicine and e-Health
A Research Agenda for the Connected Medical Home, 5/1/09, The Health Care Blog
A Research Agenda for Participatory Medicine and the Connected Medical Home, 3/25/09, The Health Care Blog
Can HIT help with payment reform?, 3/16/09, Healthcare IT News
Is Facebook the up and coming Health IT application?, 2/3/09, Healthcare IT News
Engagement and Connected Health, 1/29/09, The Health Engagement Blog
The Connected Medical Home: Health 2.0 Says "Hello" to the Medical Home Model, 12/22/08, The Health Care Blog
A Strategy to Prepare for Payment Reform, 8/1/08, Healthcare Finance News
Quality, Cost, and Connected Health, 5/1/08, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare
Telehealth in the mainstream: A Rose by Any Other Name..., 3/19/08, TeleHealth World
Diabetes Remote Monitoring, 3/11/08, NextGenWeb
Getting Patients to Take Their Medicine: Guest Blogger Dr. Joseph Kvedar, 9/11/07, HealthNex
My Summer Reading Wish List: Guest Blogger Dr. Joseph Kvedar, 7/16/07, HealthNex
Guest Blogger: Connected Health's Director Dr. Joseph Kvedar, 5/31/07, HealthNex
Quality, Cost and Connected Health, 4/19/07, The Health Care Blog