KevinMD
JULY 6, 2018
Drivers are distracted klutzes and computers could obviously do better. Self-driving cars will make all of us safer on he road. Doctors have spotty knowledge and keep illegible records. EMRs with decision support will improve the quality of healthcare. The parallels are obvious. And so far the outcomes are disappointing on both fronts of our new war against human error.
Health Populi
JULY 2, 2018
In the USA, July 4th celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776. For people with diabetes, July 4th is also an inflection point when blood glucose spikes and kicks off a rise in blood sugar levels through autumn to New Year’s Eve. The team at Livongo observed this by mining 20 million blood glucose measures among its community of people with diabetes.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 5, 2018
Interest in digital health is now sprouting up all over DC, from the president’s announcement of a new AI task force to FDA Commissioner’s shout out to digital health in his budget request.
Morning eHealth
JULY 2, 2018
ERs are getting more violent — MIPS news
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!
KevinMD
JUNE 30, 2018
Attend any biotech or health informatics conference and one thing becomes clear: the scarcity of physicians. Entrepreneurs, businessmen, angel investors, and software engineers swarm these conferences -- and their encompassing companies -- all the while the imperative persona in this realm remains tied up behind a dysfunctional EHR or in an overbooked operating room.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 5, 2018
This week, the acquisition everyone’s talking about is Amazon’s reported billion-dollar deal to buy pharmacy startup PillPack. But that deal was just the capstone on a busy quarter with 15 digital health mergers and acquisitions. The area of digital health shaken up the most by deal activity this quarter was certainly telemedicine. Both Teladoc and American Well picked up smaller telehealth firms to shore up parts of their offerings, and the world of enterprise telemedicine also saw a merger,
Morning eHealth
JULY 5, 2018
Cyber doings — EHR implementations can hurt patients
FierceHealthIT
JULY 3, 2018
Under a demonstration project, CMS will move ahead with plans to test whether certain Medicare Advantage plans should qualify as an advanced alternative payment model and exempt doctors from MIPS.
Health Populi
JULY 3, 2018
Lady Liberty beckons to welcome the tired, the weary, and the ambitious to America in this Shinola video, made in my hometown Detroit. May this bring you joy and positive vibes on Independence Day 2018. The post Shinola Welcomes Immigrants on the 4th of July: A Love Letter from Detroit to the World Via NYC appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Mobi Health News
JULY 3, 2018
Cleveland Clinic announced Monday that its patients can now access their personal health data on their iPhones with the Health Records feature. That, together with Cleveland Clinic's version of the Epic MyChart app, offers patients more comprehensive mobile access to their own health data and a way to manage appointments, message their physicians and more, officials said.
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 2, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Dental health has always been an important aspect of your overall well-being. While most people may perceive dentistry as a means to improve one’s aesthetic, this is but an extra perk of visiting your dentist regularly. There are a wide variety of diseases and they all function the same way —through infection.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 2, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released new data in its Open Payments database last week. The information, meant to create transparency about the relationships between doctors and teaching hospitals with drug companies, provides information for payments provided for research as well as promotion.
Lloyd Price
JULY 4, 2018
Martec’s Law encapsulates the greatest management challenge of the 21st century: how do we manage relatively slow-changing organizations in a rapidly changing technological environment? It is a hard problem. As shown in the graph above, we know that technology changes at an exponential rate. This is the phenomenon of Moore’s Law — and, more broadly, Kurzweil’s Law of Accelerating Returns.
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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.
Mobi Health News
JULY 6, 2018
Pharma companies are getting more and more open about their digital health initiatives, which has given MobiHealthNews more opportunities this quarter than usual to chronicle pharma’s efforts around adherence, clinical trials, and the burgeoning world of digital therapeutics. In addition, at the BIO conference in Boston this quarter MobiHealthNews heard pharma innovation leaders share their stories.
Morning eHealth
JULY 3, 2018
Digital health investments set to outpace last year — ONC offering $2M for provider IT projects
FierceHealthIT
JULY 2, 2018
The public health system in the Cleveland region also said it was able to reduce opioid prescriptions for chronic pain by 25%.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JULY 1, 2018
In a short month, heard lots about caregiving and hearing. You have 'conversed' with an older person who cannot hear well without hearing aids but owns an expensive pair which are highly adjustable. But they don't put them in , or lost one of them and not replaced it, even though the VA will pay for it. These individuals may ask you a question, but they don’t wait for an answer they can’t hear well.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
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Mobi Health News
JULY 6, 2018
Pharma companies are getting more and more open about their digital health initiatives, which has given MobiHealthNews more opportunities this quarter than usual to chronicle pharma’s efforts around adherence, clinical trials, and the burgeoning world of digital therapeutics. In addition, at the BIO conference in Boston this quarter MobiHealthNews heard pharma innovation leaders share their stories.
Arizona Telemedicine Program
JULY 4, 2018
The Fourth of July is Independence Day for the United States of America. Independence is about individual freedoms and liberties and we celebrate these annually on the 4 th of July. In healthcare, telemedicine, telehealth, and mobile health (mHealth) technologies can help us maintain or improve our health more independently by enabling us to track our health, and access and connect with expert care from where we are.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 5, 2018
While patients prefer a doctor in a traditional white coat, they don’t care if their doctors have tattoos or piercings, a new study found.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JULY 5, 2018
Considering the dog days of summer. Dog days – these are the hottest days of summer , according to that Oracle of modern culture, Wikipedia. As the glow and racket from fireworks fade, it's time to mull over the thoughts that zipped by in recent months, perhaps not noticed, but are worth another consideration. All four of these posts are about our technology life, as shoppers in stores as recently as July 1 , our experience with user interfaces that are designed for none , catching up on
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
Mobi Health News
JULY 3, 2018
New data published yesterday in the journal Hypertension offers another proof of concept for how device and mobile-driven remote monitoring can help care teams manage the conditions of a large patient population.
Health Blawg
JULY 2, 2018
I had a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Kvedar, VP, Connected Health at Partners Healthcare in Boston, where he is leveraging personal health care technologies to improve health care delivery and help providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Joe has a couple of books out, is an active blogger at The cHealth Blog , and chairs the Connected Health conference.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 2, 2018
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Tina Smith, D-Minn., have sent letters to nine pharmacy benefit managers following HHS Secretary Alex Azar's comments that PBMs are preventing drug companies from lowering list prices. The lawmakers noted that Azar's comments "directly contradict" statements from the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JULY 6, 2018
Common HIPAA Violations to Avoid Health care professionals across the industry face common HIPAA violations every day–sometimes without even realizing it. Whether it’s a simple misplaced USB drive, or a piece of patient documentation that’s been improperly disposed of, … Read more. The post Common HIPAA Violations appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 3, 2018
The first half of 2018 has been another standout six months for digital health investments, which comprised a total of $3.4 billion according to Rock Health’s latest midyear report.
Health Blawg
JULY 2, 2018
I had a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Kvedar, VP, Connected Health at Partners Healthcare in Boston, where he is leveraging personal health care technologies to improve health care delivery and help providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Joe has a couple of books out, is an active blogger at The cHealth Blog , and chairs the Connected Health conference.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 6, 2018
Hospital inpatient volume may have a bigger impact on ambulance diversion than emergency department volume, according to a new study. Here's why.
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