mHealth Insight

APRIL 5, 2018

An interesting BMJ mHealth paper by David Peiris (Director of Health Systems Science) , J Jaime Mirand (Research Professor at the School of Medicine and Director of the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) and David C Mohr (Professor at The Feinberg School of Medicine). mHealth Insights. “mHealth relates to the provision of health-related services via a mobile device.

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CiscoHealth

APRIL 6, 2018

Thomas Yaw Berko rides an old bicycle 30km each way to reach some of the communities he works in as a volunteer health worker in southern Ghana. For the.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 4, 2018

It is no secret that millennials are a driving force in society today, and a new survey shows that their demands and behaviors differ from baby boomer and Gen Xers, and could reshape the healthcare industry especially when it comes to primary care and telehealth.

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Digital Health

APRIL 1, 2018

Note to readers: I originally wrote this piece in May of 2014. I was reminded of it today when a colleague from work suggested I look at the Spurious Correlations website, which I hadn’t checked out in a while. While we don’t often call it “Big Data” anymore, having moved on to the new jargon […].

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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.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 2, 2018

Preview of week ahead — Never break the blockchain

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 4, 2018

Last year Katherine Kaiser graduated from Stanford University, incidentally meaning she also “graduated” from the Stanford health system. It was time to shop around for new doctors in her area, but that meant her medical records would potentially be scattered across different healthcare systems.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 3, 2018

The Drug Enforcement Administration has arrested 28 medical professionals and revoked the licenses of 147 others to dispense controlled substances as part of a nationwide opioid crackdown promised by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 5, 2018

NIH puts $1.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 6, 2018

An Arizona teenager died on Tuesday after battling Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) for several days. Alex DePriest was a senior at Desert Vista High School, who planned to attend Arizona State University in the fall. Having lived with Type 1 diabetes since fifth grade, she was inspired to study nursing. Her father told another news outlet that she passionately wanted to help others.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 6, 2018

Digital health-focused news from payers during the first quarter of 2018 generally focused on employee wellness and app-focused member engagement strategies, with a handful of similar partnerships or deals announced around the edges. These came from a number of major players, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fitbit, and a variety of other payers and digital health companies.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 6, 2018

HHS Secretary Alex Azar appointed Landmark Health CEO Adam Boehler to lead the CMS Innovation Center. Long rumored to be the leading contender for the position, Boehler takes over an agency that is in flux, even as senior officials have voiced the need to shift toward value.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 6, 2018

VA ‘debunks’ Shulkin’s privatization — GAO calls for tighter security guidance at CMS

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 6, 2018

We recently reported on the tragic death of Arizona teenager Alex DePriest, who had been in DKA for several days. A friend of the family, Kim Hrvatin, talked to Insulin Nation about how this tragedy is hitting close to home. Not only was her daughter close friends with Alex, her son has Type 1 diabetes. In fact, he was hospitalized with DKA over the same weekend.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 5, 2018

Trumbull, Connecticut-based FallCall Solutions has raised a sub-$1 million seed round from Connecticut Ventures to develop a pure software-based Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) for the Apple Watch. While automated fall detecction is in the company's future pipeline, the initial launch of the app, on Apple Watch and iPhone, works as an app-based help button that can be activated by voice or touch.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 2, 2018

Healthcare mergers have a gotten a bad rap for hurting competition and reducing choices and services. But one home health CEO is pushing back and saying his company's merger will lower costs and readmissions in a quickly growing sector.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 3, 2018

State Department looking into EHRs — Investors flock to digital health in 2018

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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 2, 2018

Guest post by SPM member Francie Grace. Here’s a last minute Important item for your Monday To Do list. Spotted in a reminder tweet Friday from former U.S. Chief Data Scientist D.J. Patil (@dpatil): Hey data scientists, just a few days to give the @NIH @NIHDataScience @NIHDirector your feedback on their approach to data science. I’ve got my letter ready to send in.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 2, 2018

Folks in need of physical therapy services may not have to leave the house for treatment. Therainc has just launched its latest product, TheraNow, an online platform that connects patients to physical therapists through teletherapy.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 2, 2018

More Americans are afraid of paying for their healthcare than becoming seriously ill, according to a new poll conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and West Health Institute. Nearly one-third of respondents said they had to choose between paying for a medical bill and food or heat.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 4, 2018

IDS privacy cases seize attention — Puerto Rico’s Medicaid data hub online

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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 1, 2018

For years many have argued that it’s wrong for research that’s funded by the government (i.e. taxpayers) to be hidden from the people who paid for it (taxpayers) by hiding the results behind paywalls. This tradition not only makes it harder for taxpayers to share in the benefits of what we paid for, it makes it harder for as all to examine, frankly, how good the research was.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 2, 2018

Samsung is developing the long-awaited successor to its Gear S3 smartwatch and could launch it sometime this year, according to a report from SamMobile, a blog focused on all things Samsung. Citing insider sources, SamMobile co-founder Martin Reinders revealed the scoop during a Facebook Live chat last week.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 6, 2018

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon offered a brief look under the hood of the company's new healthcare venture with Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway that left many underwhelmed by his proposals. Citing rising costs associated with chronic disease and the need to consumerize healthcare, Dimon said a "bipartisan group of experts" would help fix healthcare's problems.

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Health System CIO

APRIL 2, 2018

Through a major restructuring effort — which includes organizational and leadership changes — Ascension is looking to reduce costs and create a patient-centered care environment, says David Chou, who looks at how this could impact the industry.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Many factors need to be considered when deciding to use email for clinical purposes. Considerations for email privacy and security are best grouped into at least four separate but overlapping categories: legal, ethical, technical and clinical1. The checklist below represents … Read more. The post Email Privacy & Security Checklist: HIPAA, HITECH & PIPEDA appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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.

Mobi Health News

APRIL 4, 2018

Rock Health and StartUp Health, two groups that track investment in digital health, have come out with their respective quarterly reports on funding in the space, and both agree on a couple of interesting insights: that Q1 2018 is the largest Q1 yet, that larger late-stage deals contributed disproportionately to that total, and that investment is increasingly coming from non-traditional investors, especially providers.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 2, 2018

Hospitals will be keeping a close eye on the potential merger between Walmart and Humana, as the deal could significantly hurt their bottom lines. Accelerating Walmart's expansion in retail healthcare could pull more patients from hospital-run outpatient clinics, experts say.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.

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