Mobi Health News
MARCH 16, 2018
The cost of healthcare in the United States is a burden for many living in the country but some congressional representatives are looking to change that with more innovation in the space.
Digital Health
MARCH 11, 2018
I was in Las Vegas at HIMSS this last week, which, for the uninitiated, is a veritable orgy of health information technology (HIT). Someone from HIMSS leadership told me that over 42,000 people had shown up and they were expecting closer to 45,000. It’s a long way from 1998, I’ll tell you. Back then HIT […].
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Health Populi
MARCH 15, 2018
The U.S. spent nearly twice as much as other wealthy countries on healthcare, mostly due to higher prices for both labor and products (especially prescription drugs). And, America spends more on administrative costs compared to other high-income countries. What do U.S. taxpayers get in return for that spending? Lower life spans, higher maternal and infant mortality, and the highest level of obesity and overweight among our OECD peer nations.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 15, 2018
There’s been no slowdown in the trend toward physician employment, as new data shows that hospitals acquired 5,000 independent physician practices in a 12-month period. Those practices were bought up by hospitals between July 2015 and July 2016, according to data released by the Physicians Advocacy Institute.
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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
MARCH 14, 2018
The uses of augmented reality have moved well beyond just catching Pokémon — now the technology has found its way into the operating room. Earlier this month surgeons from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center became the first in the country to use AR during a minimally invasive sinus procedure.
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Mobile Health Matters
MARCH 15, 2018
Science and medicine continue to advance at an astonishing rate thanks to technological innovation. We have already seen digital health solutions that promise to transform patient care in our lifetime. While these advancements are indeed groundbreaking for the healthcare industry, there are still basic day-to-day care processes in hospitals across the country ripe for improvement by applying technology.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 12, 2018
A new survey by Leaders for Today indicates hospital HR staffs are struggling to fill jobs and potentially hiring subpar people. Thirty-one percent of 200 leaders surveyed say they can’t find qualified candidates to fill a range of clinical and executive positions.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 14, 2018
In new study published in Ophthalmology, Google AI researchers found that they could improve their AI disease detecting software by using a small subset of images adjudicated by ophthalmologists that specialize in retinal diseases.
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Insulin Nation
MARCH 16, 2018
My son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2003, when he was six years old. We were told that a cure was “right around the corner—like, five years out.” Believing this, we faithfully attended all the walks and conventions in our area. Well, needless to say, we are still waiting on said cure, but we did receive a lot of advice about parenting a child with the condition.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 12, 2018
Healthcare.gov is planning to move to the cloud by April 2019, according to Bobby Saxon, the chief technology officer at the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight that oversees the exchange website. Saxon added that the agency used just 36% of it's scheduled downtime after the agency came under fire in September.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 16, 2018
A smartphone app developed the University of Turku, Finland, detected Turku University Hospital patients’ atrial fibrillation with 96 percent accuracy, without the need for additional phone attachments, according to a study recently published in the journal Circulation.
Morning eHealth
MARCH 14, 2018
HHS cybersecurity center still unsettled — FCC and broadband matters
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
Insulin Nation
MARCH 14, 2018
Medtronic’s stand-alone continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, Guardian Connect, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Unlike existing stand-alone CGM technology, this device is predictive. It can alert users of a high or low blood sugar between 10 and 60 minutes before the event occurs. sponsor. Currently, the FDA has only approved the device for use among users between 14 and 75 years of age.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 15, 2018
A group of senators are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to take action that improves Health Net's interactions with providers in the Veterans Choice program. They said providers can face hourslong waits to get Health Net on the phone, and they're often behind on reimbursements.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 13, 2018
Come this spring adults won’t be the only ones with their own line of Fitbit trackers. The company recently announced a new set of products including the Fitbit Ace, which is a tracker designed for children 8 years old and up, as well a much anticipated new smartwatch, the Fitbit Versa.
Morning eHealth
MARCH 12, 2018
Bad news on Shulkin's future — Survey shows nagging cybersecurity hassles
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Arizona Telemedicine Program
MARCH 15, 2018
Adults with congenital heart disease have one thing in common: loss to follow up. Across the world, children born with congenital heart diagnoses often stop engaging with the medical system when they graduate from high school. A lack of understanding of the need for lifelong care, no longer having parents insist on appointments, a fear of learning that something new is wrong, and just the business of life: education, work, family are all touted as potential drivers of this precipitous drop-o
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 15, 2018
What's in a hospital meal? Depends on where it's served. In the United States, it might include chicken pot pie and a chocolate chip cookie. In Russia, buckwheat pudding and cottage cheese are on the menu. A new campaign explores how meals around the globe look (literally) based on different countries' nutritional guidelines.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 15, 2018
Apple has risen to the top of the competitive global wearables market, according to an IDC report that came out at the beginning of this month. Meanwhile the overall growth of the space has slowed as control of the market consolidates among big players.
Morning eHealth
MARCH 13, 2018
VA purges civil servants — NQF pushes for ‘shared decision making’
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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.
Health Blawg
MARCH 14, 2018
I attended HIMSS this year as a Social Media Ambassador. I spoke with quite a number of healthcare innovators and some of those conversations will be coming your way as internet radio broadcasts and podcasts via HealthcareNOW Radio , on Harlow On Healthcare. Here’s a ten-minute video for your listening and viewing pleasure, courtesy of HIMSS.tv (which debuted at HIMSS 2018)wherein I discuss the pros and cons of a strict approach to health data security with Dr.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 14, 2018
The pay gap between male and female physicians is large and only growing, according to a new survey. It doesn’t matter their specialty or where in the country they practice, women doctors are earning less than their male colleagues, a survey of more than 65,000 full-time U.S. doctors by the online medical professional network Doximity found.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 16, 2018
Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles-based global investment firm focused on mergers, acquisitions, and operations, has made a binding offer to acquire Johnson & Johnsons' Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania and Zug, Switzerland-based LifeScan business, which sells the OneTouch line of connected and non-connected glucometers. Platinum Equity will pay $2.1 billion for the business, which reported $1.5 billion in net revenue last year.
Waracle
MARCH 13, 2018
Waracle is delighted to be shortlisted for best Digital Tech Business of the Year. Thank you to our clients and team for their phenomenal support with all of our mobile app development and digital projects. 2018 ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards. The ScotlandIS awards, in their eighth year, celebrate the innovation in Scotland’s world-class digital technologies industry.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Health Blawg
MARCH 14, 2018
I attended HIMSS this year as a Social Media Ambassador. I spoke with quite a number of healthcare innovators and some of those conversations will be coming your way as internet radio broadcasts and podcasts via HealthcareNOW Radio , on Harlow On Healthcare. Here’s a ten-minute video for your listening and viewing pleasure, courtesy of HIMSS.tv (which debuted at HIMSS 2018)wherein I discuss the pros and cons of a strict approach to health data security with Dr.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 13, 2018
Northwell Health's next foray into telehealth could come by way of drone. In an interview with FierceHealthcare at the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, Northwell Health Chief Technology Officer Purna Prasad, Ph.D., explained how the New York health system plans to test the use of drones to supplement emergency response.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 12, 2018
Worldwide there are 422 million people living with diabetes, according to World Health Organization estimates. The condition can lead complications, including diabetic retinopathy, which can result in blindness. However, a recent study suggests artificial intelligence can help identify diabetic retinopathy early.
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