KevinMD
AUGUST 11, 2019
Artificial intelligence (#AI) seems to be all the rage these days, as it should be, given its potential to revolutionize medicine in many ways. #AI is actually already an integral part of many of our lives on Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other sites. Siri and Alexa use #AI too, so we can’t easily escape it. […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 29, 2019
The following is a guest blog post by Yaroslav Kuflinski. As AI, or artificial intelligence, gets more traction across the healthcare realm, it practically becomes the center of innovation in the industry. Vendors and clinical stakeholders base their solutions around AI to optimize numerous care and administrative processes, including workflow assistance, diagnosis facilitation, and clinical […].
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 16, 2019
Industry players warn that while voice technology has the ability to reach a larger audience, it must be implemented with privacy as a top priority.
Optimum Healthcare IT
AUGUST 14, 2019
If healthcare organizations are not engaging with the community they serve on social media platform; then they will inevitably fall behind. The post Why Social Media in Healthcare is Important appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.
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Christina's Considerations
AUGUST 9, 2019
Earlier this year I wrote an article for healthcare professionals on safety leadership. The idea is that scientific methods, standardization and reliability are not enough to reduce error and failure. Sometimes human performance in the actual environment of care is.
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KevinMD
AUGUST 29, 2019
It's always kind of a surprise when you read a patient's chart, and you see an examination of a body part they just don't have. Just the other day, I was reading a consult note on a patient of mine who had been seen by a subspecialist for evaluation of a serious issue, and I […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 8, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By George Mathew, chief medical officer, North America, DXC Technology Connected consumers, and their data, will play a critical role in transforming the next era of healthcare. In fact, global industry analyst IDC predicts that by the end of 2020, 25 percent of the data used in medical care will be collected and shared with […].
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 8, 2019
A new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging found that a smartphone camera combined with a transdermal optical imaging system could accurately predict blood pressure.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 12, 2019
Magellan Health, a healthcare payer organization in Scottsdale, Arizona, needed to address adherence to oral medication therapy. THE PROBLEM. Non-adherence is one of the factors contributing to non-optimized medication use – the latter a term that describes all the reasons an individual doesn’t take medications including costs, lack of ability to pick up the prescription and many others.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
AUGUST 16, 2019
Leadership at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCente realized several years ago that genomics and precision medicine were the future of healthcare and would be invaluable in helping provide better, safer therapies
Health Populi
AUGUST 9, 2019
August 8 is National CBD Day. Who knew? Well, now you do, and I’m going to explain how this three-letter-acronym is rolling into the retail health landscape, opportunities, risks, and other issues I like to cover when forecasting the future of a new-new thing in health/care. “CBD” stands for cannabidiol, which is a derivative of cannabis, marijuana and hemp plants.
KevinMD
AUGUST 5, 2019
I have penned several posts on the pitfalls of the electronic medical record (EMR) system that we physicians must use. Indeed, I challenge you to find a doctor who extols the EMR platform without qualification. Sure, there are tremendous advantages, and the ease of use has improved substantially since it first came onto the scene. But, keep in […].
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 26, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jeff Solis, senior product marketing manager, eFax Corporate. The survival of highly regulated industries such as healthcare depend on secure information exchange. Healthcare organizations, or “covered entities,” as they’re known, exchange large volumes of sensitive data daily: billing and medical records, prescriptions and refill requests, lab requisitions, clinical field trial results, patien
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 12, 2019
Dr. Yaa Kumah, assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discussed the opportunities and hurdles for voice technology in provider organizations last week at Harvard Medical School.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 14, 2019
The baby boomer generation’s later years will be unprecedented. Each time the population aged 65+ is counted, it’s a bigger number. That onslaught, now at 52 million, bears repeating. The boomers, turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day, are pushing and prodding assumptions, deadlines, and pundit predictions. As they do so, they will force industries to change offerings – and drive considerable change in technology that underpins their lives.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
AUGUST 2, 2019
Goal is to provide quicker, more thorough analysis of patient safety reporting system
Health Populi
AUGUST 11, 2019
“In an extreme example of angst over expensive medical bills , an elderly Washington couple who lived near the U.S.-Canadian border died in a murder-suicide this week after leaving notes that detailed concerns about paying for medical care,” USA Today reported on August 10, 2019. Five years ago, financial toxicity as a side-effect was noted by two Sloan Kettering Medical Center in a landmark report on 60 Minutes in October 2014.
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KevinMD
AUGUST 10, 2019
Hippocrates didn't have a server. In 2012 our practice invested $300,000 into building computer infrastructure and the purchase of a brand-spanking-new electronic health record, commonly referred to as an EHR. The mandate for this purchase was brought forth from the federal government with the intent to improve overall health care communication. Since this expenditure, terms […].
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 23, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Shawn Mike, content creator, Dynamologic Solutions. In the age of internet and online shopping, striving to make it into the future by relying on traditional or outdated practices will get you nowhere! Thanks to the younger generations, various private and public departments are favoring online presence more now and we think, healthcare department should […].
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 4, 2019
Most of us are similar with ‘viruses’ and malware relating to our computers or smartphones, but Yoshihiro Minagawa, a researcher from the University of Tokyo has taken it on literally – he has invented a portable, low-cost, battery-powered device that pairs with a smartphone, which was tested with viruses but could also detect other biological markers.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
Following two mass shootings last weekend that ended the lives of 31 people, seven leading medical organizations have said enough and called for action to prevent gun-related injuries and deaths.
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 7, 2019
How do wearables contribute to health and wellbeing of older adults? Did something happen recently propelling sales up 51% that pushed consumers out the door to buy a wearable, like a fitness band or a smartwatch? Was it the coolness of the Apple Watch? Was it fear of ailments that worsen with lack of exercise? Or to put the question another way, what is it that these devices do that can help maintain or improve health, noting that 32% of baby boomers today get no exercise whatsoever , accordi
Morning eHealth
AUGUST 7, 2019
Mobile telehealth urged for military — Breaches set to hit new record
KevinMD
AUGUST 1, 2019
The EMR has become a focal point in the physician burnout discussion. Although I believe EMRs are a necessary evil, current iterations of them are just not good. Each click on a mouse is a prick on the many good souls that figuratively bleed until they are physically and mentally burned out. Scribes are not […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 26, 2019
The use of telehealth services climbed dramatically over the four years between 2014 and 2018, according to new research based on healthcare claims data. To get a look at telehealth’s impact on healthcare overall, FAIR Health analyzed more than 29 billion healthcare claim records. Their analysis concluded that the number of claim lines related to […].
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2019
Fitbit announced yesterday that it will be collaborating with Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) on a healthy population project in support of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative. The HPB is Singapore’s government agency that implements policy and programmes to improve the nation’s health, and a statutory board under the Ministry of Health (MOH).
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 23, 2019
The country's biggest health insurers raked in more than $11 billion in profit in the second quarter, particularly as recent mergers and newly launched business lines are beginning to bear fruit.
Digital Health Today
AUGUST 27, 2019
The World Health Organization reports, based on statistics from the end of 2018, that about 38 million people are living with HIV around the world. While about 62% of those – about 23 million people – were receiving antiretroviral treatment by the end of 2018, another 21% of them did not even know their HIV status. That’s about 8 million people who didn’t even know they are infected, and who are at risk of infecting others.
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