In the quest to deliver personalized, relevant and more immediate healthcare, automating selected processes is one way to meet the challenge. Streamlining data exchange between providers and patients has terrific applications, such as providing access to information about a diagnosis or wellness education. One way to direct patients to this information is by QR code (see this example from a rural healthcare organization in southwest Iowa).
A QR code is a 2D barcode used to access online information quickly, typically through a smartphone camera. QR codes were invented in Japan in 1994 for…
