eVisit
JANUARY 17, 2019
What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.
KevinMD
JANUARY 11, 2019
The purpose of clinical documentation is to efficiently communicate critical data to peers in a readable fashion while meeting compliance and billing requirements. This documentation should not represent a data dump. Physicians continually increase our dependence on technology as the digital age deluges us with data. Accessing the right information at the right time is […].
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Health Populi
JANUARY 6, 2019
As #CES2019 kicks off in Las Vegas with today’s first Media Day, the Consumer Technology Association presented its forecast on the 5 Technology Trends to Watch in 2019 — and they all play into health, wellness, and medical care. The five trends are: Artificial Intelligence on the Rise. Envisioning the Smart Home of the Future. Digital Health Tech Empowers Patients.
Digital Health
JANUARY 22, 2019
Her illustrious career has taken her from clinician to biotech executive to university chancellor to CEO of the world’s largest foundation, yet throughout this exceptional journey, Susan Desmond-Hellmann has remained empathetic, inquisitive, and emphatically true to herself. Growing up in Reno, Nevada as one of seven children, Sue was inspired by her father, a pharmacist, […].
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Mobi Health News
JANUARY 7, 2019
Last year, Ping An Good Doctor, a one-stop healthcare ecosystem platform from China, piloted unstaffed clinics that employ artificial intelligence called “One-minute Clinics” in the Wuzhen Scenic Area outside of Shanghai, which connect patients with a clinician on Ping An Good Doctor’s in-house medical team.
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FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 22, 2019
Medicare reimbursement isn’t cutting it for many physician practices. Some 67% of medical practices said that 2019 Medicare payment rates will not cover the cost of their delivering care to patients, according to an MGMA Stat poll.
KevinMD
JANUARY 18, 2019
With nearly 80 percent of internet users searching online for health-related information, it’s no wonder the catchphrase “Dr. Google” has caught on, to the delight of many searchers and the dismay of many real doctors. What’s received little attention from physicians or the public is the company’s quiet metamorphosis into a.Read more. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.
Health Populi
JANUARY 21, 2019
Have you read the life changing magic of tidying up , or Spark Joy , books by Marie Kondo ? Her new Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo debuted on January 1, and has enjoyed passionate early viewership by consumers in America who are among the world’s major hoarders. If you opened any pop culture magazine or newspaper in the past week, you probably saw the results of a PR blitz promoting KonMari, the trademarked name for Marie’s clean-out method.
Morning eHealth
JANUARY 28, 2019
Optum comes back swinging in employment war — Comments on EHRs and clinician burden
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Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 29, 2019
The Attain program will combine members' health record data with activity tracking to offer personalized goals, with rewards that include the Apple Watch itself.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 17, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Jayne Warwick, director of market insights, PointClickCare. The Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is more than just a new name attached to Medicare payment reform. The shift from Resource Utilization Group (RUG) IV to PDPM moves the skilled nursing reimbursement model away from therapy provision as its main driver.
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 8, 2019
The FDA has released model 1.0 of the Software Precertification Pilot Program to give guidance to the health IT community about artificial intelligence. The FDA wants to make sure such technology is safe and effective when it's making decisions about patients' health.
KevinMD
JANUARY 25, 2019
As a hospitalist, like most in health care, I am afflicted by the slow march of thousands of mouse clicks on the electronic health record (EHR) every day I work. But after starting a new job and learning a new EHR, I have become painfully aware of the volume of alerts that pop up when […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.
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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.
Health Populi
JANUARY 30, 2019
Most consumers would be willing to try an FDA-approved app or online to treat a medical condition, as well as receiving hospital care at home if would be less costly. We’ve reached an inflection point on the demand side among consumers for digital health options, PwC suggests in their report on the New Health Economy coming of age. The report outlines health/care industry issues for 2019, with a strong focus on digital health.
Morning eHealth
JANUARY 8, 2019
Apple's pivot to health — Digital health companies' dearth of peer-reviewed data
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 6, 2019
An algorithm trained on a deep neural network was able to perform on par with board certified cardiologist when annotating 12 different types of hearth rhythms.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 4, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Dr. Sean Otto, business development, Cyient. The approval of electrocardiogram’s (EKG) through the FDA that enables atrial fibrillation detection right from a patient’s watch band is just one example of how the digitization of medical devices, a part of the Internet of Things movement, is leading product development and innovation in medicine.
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 25, 2019
A group of health insurers including Aetna, now owned by CVS Health, launched a collaboration with PNC Bank and IBM to design a blockchain that will improve transparency and interoperability in the healthcare industry.
KevinMD
JANUARY 2, 2019
Recently the Apple Watch’s latest feature went live – an electrocardiogram (ECG) app that monitors irregular heart rhythms. The internet is overflowing with reports from people didn’t know they had irregular heartbeats until they took their data to their doctors and received diagnoses of atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common cause of stroke. As neurologists who […].
Health Populi
JANUARY 20, 2019
Have you heard the story about a boy born in Yorkshire, England, who studies art in Birmingham, finds his way to Finland to work with design maestro Alvar Aalto, and then crafts a printer that Steve Jobs loved? I have, at CES 2019, when I sat down with Sean Carney, Chief Designer at Philips. It’s well-known that Philips has been firmly focused on health and health care, covering both clinical/professional healthcare as well as personal health for self-care.
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 3, 2019
Effective Therapeutic Rate. A combination of two drugs enhances the production of beta cells such that they proliferate at the highest rate ever observed in humans – a rate of 5 to 8 percent per day. “Beta cell regeneration is a ‘holy grail’ for the treatment of diabetes,” said Dr. Peng Wang, associate professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai and first author on the study, in a statement. “We are excited to finally have drugs that can induce beta cell proliferation at r
Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist
If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 9, 2019
At CES 2019, the digital therapeutic company's CEO and cofounder described work on an independent prescription, procurement and support platform specific to digital medicines.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 29, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The implementation of electronic health record (EHR) is not a new thing in the industry. The digital wave has completely transformed the way medical records were maintaining before and now. With increased demand for efficiency and faster solutions, more and more medical practices are embracing EHR to simplify and organize their data storage process.
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 21, 2019
HIPAA governs much of the healthcare industry, but it doesn't protect healthcare data that is stripped of personally identifiable information. That distinction has caused some concern, and a new bill in Oregon is moving to ban the sale of such data without patient consent.
KevinMD
JANUARY 23, 2019
Earlier this year, we put together a list of what we thought were the best medical apps for health care providers. Now at the end of 2018, we’re augmenting that list to give you a full picture of what we think are must-haves medical apps for those in primary care. Safe Motherhood Initiative: ACOG DII SMI […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.
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Health Populi
JANUARY 9, 2019
All health/care is retail now in America. I say this as most people in the U.S. who have health insurance must take on a deductible of some amount, which compels that insured individual to spend the first dollar on medical services up until they meet their financial commitment. At that point, health insurance kicks in, and then the insured may have to spend additional funds on co-payments for general medicines and services, and coinsurance for specialty drugs like injectables and high-cost new t
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JANUARY 17, 2019
CES 2019 – Gone but certainly not forgotten. Multiple blog posts and articles have surfaced since CES 2019 – including some offerings that should be recapped here. No doubt they would have been viewed in person with more time and better tennis shoes at the Sands Convention Center. There was ANOTHER convention center (LVCC) and various hotel events that remained sight unseen.
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 28, 2019
Researchers built a secure app-based system that runs on an unlocked smartphone and connects to glycemic control devices from multiple manufacturers.
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