More consumers are using digital health to manage complex health conditions, Rock Health says
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
The report also showed a decline in consumers' willingness to share data with healthcare stakeholders.
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279 Top Medical Apps For Doctors
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Mobile apps for doctors help organize their workflow, learn more about medicine, and interact with patients. For example, one of the most popular types of apps for physicians is doctor on demand app. It helps patients find doctors and consult with them online anytime and anywhere. Apps for doctors can be a library with a […].
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Is Healthcare Ready for Remote Patient Monitoring?
Health System CIO
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Although remote monitoring has been shown to improve outcomes, it remains a tough sell to many providers, says John Halamka, who breaks down some recent findings on this complex issue.
Open Table for Health: Patients Are Online For Health Search and Physician Reviews
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Seeking health information online along with researching other patients’ perspectives on doctors are now as common as booking dinner reservations and reading restaurant reviews, based on Rock Health’s latest health consumer survey, Beyond Wellness for the Healthy: Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018. Rock Health has gauged consumes’ digital health adoption fo a few years, showing year-on-year growth for “Googling” health information, seeking peer patients’
The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings
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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.
Patients' Google search histories could help link them to appropriate care
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
A new study found that many emergency department patients are willing to share both their health and search data, and that their search behaviors often change in the days leading up to presentation.
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Whatever Happened to Tech-Enabled Home Care?
Aging in Place Technology Watch
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
So much VC money, so little resulting change. Past venture capital investment in home care technology boggles the mind. It seems only yesterday that Tech-Enabled Home Care was published – with that wonderful Forbes graphic “Why VCs Care More About Home Care”. The article noted the $200 million invested just in 2016 -- with the big money that year of $60M in ClearCare , with $46 million in Care.com and $42 million in Honor next in line.
Cost and Convenience Underpin Patient Demands As Health Consumers
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Across generations, from younger to older patients, cost, transparency and convenience drive consumer satisfaction, Accenture’s latest health consumer survey found. I had the opportunity to brainstorm the study’s findings in real-time on the day of survey launch, 12 February, with Dr. Kaveh Safavi, Brian Kalis, and Jenn Francis at HIMSS19.
Novo Nordisk's new insulin pens will integrate with Abbott's Freestyle Libre system
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Abbott joins Dexcom, Glooko and Roche as a data-sharing partner for the as-yet-unlaunched device.
Telemedicine Is the Solution Both Patients and Providers Need
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Robert S. Kaufmann, MD, FACP, The Kaufmann Clinic. Primary care physicians are at the frontlines of our nation’s health. The average family doctor cares for 2,300 patients with visits varying from acute conditions to chronic diseases. Treating patients with the highest quality of care is a fundamental goal of every physician.
Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
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More wearables shift from fitness to clinical use with new Samsung and AT&T smart watches
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FEBRUARY 22, 2019
This week, Samsung and AT&T both unveiled new connected smart watches designed to be health and medical wearables, with Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Active promising a feature the Apple Watch doesn’t yet have—blood pressure monitoring.
How Genomics Can Battle Killer Bacterial Infections in the Hospital – Talking With Philips at HIMSS19
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
When you think “genomics,” your mind probably pictures a human DNA strand. Well, my mind did, prior to meeting with Dr. Joseph Frassica and Dr. Felix Baader at HIMSS19 to discuss Philips’ approach to the tragic problem of healthcare-acquired infections that kill patients. Ever since that conversation, my mind’s eye is filled with images of MRSA cells like those shown here.
Patient data: Who owns it? Who can improve it? What's it worth?
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
As the patient moves into the consumer role in healthcare, more questions emerge around their role in data exchange.
Prescription Drugs Are Ground Zero for AI Innovation In Patient-Centric Healthcare
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Leslie Swanson, president and CEO, eXalt Solutions. We are quickly moving to a patient-centric world in healthcare where treatment is coming to the patient, the patient is treated more like a customer, and medical facilities of all types must use technology from the business sector.
From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience
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
Report: 8,000 medical practices acquired by hospitals in 18 months
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Some 44% of physicians were employed by hospitals or health systems as of January 2018, compared to just 1 in 4 in 2012, when the Physicians Advocacy Institute began tracking data on hospital acquisitions of independent medical practices.
Retina telemedicine tech helps save vision at Grady Health System
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Grady Eye Center had a backlog of 14,000 patients to see, and most of these were diabetic screenings. THE PROBLEM. The center did some research and realized it had more than 20,000 diabetics in Grady Health System and only 20 to 25 percent were being adequately screened for retinopathy. In addition, the burden of acute onset blindness from diabetes – vitreous hemorrhage, neovascular glaucoma, tractional retinal detachment – presenting to the emergency room was extremely high.
Shimmer unveils wearable sensor platform for clinical trials
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
The Verisense platform is designed to address problems created by consumer devices in the clinical research world.
Tech Health Devices for Seniors to Consider
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. When you are reaching senior age, there are various challenges that you may need to face. As you get older, you will be at more risk of developing an illness. With that in mind, there are plenty of tech health devices that can keep you active, fit and out of danger. Here are a few […].
Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide
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Reducing costs, improving patient experience top of mind for health system leaders: survey
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Healthcare executives identified declining reimbursement, the patient experience, maintaining and upgrading IT, and cybersecurity as the top challenges their facing health systems in 2019.
Complaint to FTC says Facebook violated health group users' privacy
Morning eHealth
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Startups say Cerner blocking spirit of info-blocking rule — Ruminating on the HIMSS rule drop
Novo Nordisk's soon-to-be-released insulin pens will connect to Glooko's diasend platform
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
This morning Glooko also announced that its diasend platform will be compatible with the Dexcom G6.
Audio: CMS Administrator Seema Verma Speaks To the Healthcare Media at HIMSS19
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. During her trip to HIMSS19, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service administrator Seema Verma spoke with registered members of the media to preview her keynote speech and answer questions about her department’s newly released proposed interoperability rule. The rule dictates that data generated by patients while in the scare setting is theirs to own, transfer […].
The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring
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These states have the most rural hospitals at 'high risk' of closure: report
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FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Unless their financial situations improve, at least 21% of rural hospitals in the U.S. are at high risk of closing, according to a new report from Navigant. Here's which states have the highest risk.
Marshfield Clinic launches tablet-based telehealth program
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Marshfield Clinic has introduced a tablet-based telehealth program in partnership with software specialist Health Recovery Solutions. It's geared to patients enrolled in Marshfield’s Heart Failure Improvement Clinic, according to the Wisconsin health system. The service enrolls approximately 1,500 patients with congestive heart failure, and Marshfield will select patients who have experienced an exacerbation requiring IV diuretics to participate in the first stages of the telehealth pr
FDA grants De Novo clearance to interoperable insulin pump
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
The Tandem Diabetes Care t:Slim X2 can work in tandem with other blood sugar management devices, or on its own.
Ways Technology Can Benefit Your Health
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In one way or another, almost every person is depending on technology for something. Technology has improved almost every aspect of our lives, including our health. It has made a huge difference in the health sector today. The use of technology has improved diagnosis and how treatment is administered into our bodies.
Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth
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Why New Jersey's top insurer wants to expand its work on the social determinants of health in 2019
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FEBRUARY 22, 2019
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Millennials, Urgent Care Clinics & Telemedicine: A Match Made In Heaven
eVisit
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The healthcare landscape is evolving — all the time. Improvements in technology, changes in healthcare legislation, and changes in the makeup of the U.S. population are only three catalysts that influence this change. Look at our population, the number of Millennials will surpass the number of Boomers this year. The Millennial patient has had to become more knowledgeable about healthcare, health insurance, and provider networks — something that was not necessary a decade or two ago.
Genetic data interpretation startup raises $6M
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Emedgene's constantly updating algorithm highlights genetic variants that could affect a patient's health.
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