Health Populi
AUGUST 25, 2020
In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app.
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 27, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Technology has impacted the way we do many things. Where it has become a partner in progress is in the healthcare industry. Many developments that were once the subject of science fiction have become reality […]. The article 4 Significant Healthcare Trends In 2020 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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South Central Telehealth Resource Center
AUGUST 28, 2020
The following perspective was recently sent from one of our services recipients, Alan Faulkner, Vice President at ARcare. ARcare is a FQHC system with over 40 sites stretched across 3 states – Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky. In the following statement from Mr. Faulkner he describes the main types of telehealth assistance requested by ARcare from the SCTRC.
KevinMD
AUGUST 26, 2020
An excerpt from Scope Forward: The Future of Gastroenterology Is Now in Your Hands. Over a decade ago, many of us still used landline phones, watched cable TV, rented DVDs, called for taxis, took photos using cameras, and drove over to Borders to browse and buy books.Read more. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.
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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.
Health Populi
AUGUST 24, 2020
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two certainties emerge in the lives of physicians: they are generating less revenue, and they have adopted more virtual care in practices. The Physicians Foundation surveyed 3,513 physicians in July 2020 on their perspectives on COVID-19 and how the pandemic has impacted practices and patients. This study is part one of three conducted by the Foundation this year, subtitled the “COVID-19 Impact Edition” of the 2020 Survey of America’s P
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Digital Health
AUGUST 24, 2020
John Groetelaars learned to work with his hands on his family’s vegetable farm, but he realized early that he was more interested in using those hands to build motorcycles and mechanical devices. He followed his inclination first by helping manufacture engines and axles after earning his engineering degree through the GM Institute; he later transferred […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 26, 2020
In a new survey of U.S. specialists, 79% said that their use of telemedicine technology had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, from data and analytics company GlobalData, found that fewer than half of the cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology and respiratory specialists surveyed were using telehealth before the pandemic. More than three-quarters of those surveyed said they would continue to use virtual care technology in the future.
Health Populi
AUGUST 24, 2020
“Digital transformation” was the mantra for all industries before we heard about the COVID-19 virus. Since the emergence of the pandemic, the coronavirus has accelerated the adoption of digital platforms, AI, and ecommerce. That is at least as true for the health care sector as it has been for other industry segments. So, will the fast-adoption of virtual care and other forms of digitization in health care last?
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 26, 2020
NurtureVR was designed to be used at home as future moms enter their third trimesters to receive prenatal education, pain and stress management, and postpartum support.
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 26, 2020
Innovation for older adults – not keeping pace in the US. We get pretty excited when a new venture firm starts up in the US that focuses on older adults. One imagines that the phone there is ringing off the hook. Why? That makes at least three US VC firms, including Generator Ventures and Linkage Ventures, that acknowledge the older adult technology market, let alone fund early stage entrants.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 26, 2020
Bridge Counseling Associates is a nonprofit agency and certified community behavioral health clinic based in Las Vegas – in Clark County, Nevada, the southernmost county in the state, which is the seventh largest by land size. THE PROBLEM. In order to provide needed services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge needed to provide services via telehealth.
Health Populi
AUGUST 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed many flaws in the U.S. healthcare system, first and foremost the nation’s patchwork public health infrastructure and health inequities in mortality rates due to COVID-19. The Commonwealth Fund ‘s biennial report, published as the pandemic continues into and beyond the third quarter of 2020, sheds light on another weakness in U.S. healthcare: the cost of health insurance relative to working Americans’ relatively flat incomes.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 25, 2020
Fitbit announced today three new wearables – the Fitbit Sense, Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Inspire 2 – to its product pipeline. The Fitbit Sense marks the company’s first “advanced health” smartwatch, including an electrodermal activity (EDA) sensor, an electrocardiogram app, a heart rate tracker and an on-wrist skin temperature sensor with more than six days of battery life.
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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
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 28, 2020
Hospitals could be facing lower patient volumes for a while due to COVID-19. How are they responding? rking. Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:53.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 25, 2020
Earlier this year, the FCC awarded Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, New York, $97,965 for telehealth services and connected devices, including remote monitoring devices, to care for the elderly and chronically ill in its 527-bed skilled nursing facility and rehabilitation center specializing in the care of older adults.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 26, 2020
I always like to gather insights from practicing clinical informaticists, whose job puts them at the crossroads where health IT and care delivery meet. I particularly like doing so when they find a way to share these insights in a user-friendly way. For this reason, I was delighted to discover a recent blog entry by […].
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 28, 2020
A new report from PitchBook projects solid growth in the industry, but also notes challenges in exits.
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FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 26, 2020
Hospital revenues, delayed elective surgeries top trends to watch over next year: survey. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 16:45.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 24, 2020
In Maine, COVID-19 case counts have been relatively low compared with the rest of the country, though that number has been slowly climbing. But when the pandemic began to unfold this spring, Central Maine Healthcare Chief Medical Information Officer Dr. Steven Martel said the system still worked to minimize risk to patients and team members while delivering the care people needed.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 27, 2020
The following is a guest article by Pavani Munjuluri, Co-Founder, CognitiveHealth Technologies. With dramatic change comes significant opportunity. Healthcare changes experienced in 2020 demonstrate the inexorable truth behind this mantra. Never before have healthcare provider organizations pivoted so rapidly to adopt new processes, workflows and technologies.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 27, 2020
While on average participants lowered their anxiety and depression, a fraction of the original participants filled in the 9-month follow up.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 28, 2020
Blue Cross MN, Allina Health kick off 6-year value-based care arrangement. pminemyer. Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:08.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the daily lives and workflows of healthcare providers across the globe. THE PROBLEM. Whole Life Health Care in Newington, New Hampshire, is a family practice providing conventional medicine and complementary therapies. It needed advice on best practices to adjust to life during COVID-19 and continue treating patients safely and effectively.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 25, 2020
The 21st Century CURES Act Final Rule is a major change for healthcare data interchange. The reason being is because patients are now entitled to use Application Programming Interfaces to download their health data into their application of choice. Further reinforcing the original intent of HIPAA, this empowers patients to download their data and use […].
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 28, 2020
Following a study looking into how adults living with Type 2 diabetes use technology to self-monitor lifestyle and health behaviors, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that technology-assisted self-monitoring was safe and effective in generating positive health outcomes.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 26, 2020
Industry Voices—Healthcare must move beyond fax machines to survive COVID-19. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 11:50.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 24, 2020
Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay. Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electro
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 28, 2020
As some of you may know, voice assistant technology is becoming one of the hottest new applications to hit the healthcare IT world. To be sure, many institutions are still trialing the use of voice assistants in clinical settings, but this also points up that we’re still in the early phase of adoption. Now, however, […].
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