

Happy Birthday Halo Health!
If I can humble brag a bit, Halo Health turns 7 this month. In this time, we took an idea and turned it into a company that has helped millions of patients learn more about their providers, their disease states and how to live healthier. But our work is not done. We need to continue to reach more providers to help them impact their patients. Halo Health has always had one simple goal- to help our friends and neighbors live healthier. We do that by working with our clients


In House Messaging Boards Are Not Patient Education
A couple of potential clients have told us that they are not interested because they have in house messaging systems in their lobbies. These systems alert people of cafeteria hours, parking validation procedures, gift shop hours, and the like. This is all important information for visitors, but it cannot be considered patient education. Patient education should be designed to help the patient navigate their health and their health system. It should focus on content that is


Time to Remove TV from Waiting Rooms
How many more tragic events need to occur to upset your patients before you decide to consider a digital patient education station for your waiting room? The argument that your patients want to watch TV to forget about their problems does not wash. The carnage that has been on TV since early September does not allow anyone to forget about their problems, but is a constant reminder of how bad life can be. Couple that with the incessant political news that never has a good be