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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
In the last month I have spoken at an event about digital therapeutics and been invited to speak at 5 more unrelated events on the same topic (note: I am not doing them all).
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
The prices of medicines prescribed in outpatient settings rose, on average. 10.3% in 2018. Wages increased about 2.6%, and consumer prices, 1.3%, based on the 2019 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey. Segal forecasts that medical cost trends will moderate for 2019, lower than 2018 rates.
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Consumers who have long purchased over-the-counter medicines, anti-dandruff shampoo, whitening toothpaste, and cosmetics-with-benefits at food, drug and mass merchant retailers are switching to other places to shop for health, new data from AT Kearney and GMDC have found.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a 25 page report on the FDA's regulatory function in the medical device cybersecurity is domain.
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I’d be willing to bet most of you have heard of, or previously used, telemedicine in some shape, form or fashion. Stated simply, telemedicine is the process of seeking care from a medical provider using your phone or laptop.
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Born directly from its acquisition of Twine Health earlier this year, Fitbit Care is a connected health platform for health plans, employers, and health systems
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Today Apple released the Apple Watch Series 4 watch. Later this year they will add functionality that allows users to record an ECG. This would make Apple Watch one of the first FDA-cleared over-the-counter devices with an electrocardiogram. Here are 5 reasons we’re not ready for this. No bandwidth.
Perficient
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
By 2022, we predict 25% of healthcare consumer interactions will be digitally executed outside of a traditional care setting; while the remaining 75% will gravitate to digitally coordinate real-time health systems. Digital Health is coming of age, bringing with it new capabilities for healthcare interactions and care delivery for consumers, patients and members, and the ecosystem that supports them.
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Today, most hospitals count on external outsourcing services for a myriad of essential functions like revenue cycle management, health information management, IT support, data storage and security, housekeeping, and many other clinical and non-clinical functions. Many (most?) of these partners are business associates under HIPAA — and therein lies major potential security risks for your organization.
Mobi Health News
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The smartphone-connected system can perform five different tests that could help diagnose UTIs, diabetes, and kidney disease
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Should healthcare be inconvenient by design? And should slow medicine be the default option in some circumstances? Slow medicine is a movement calling for change in medical practice which is inspired by the slow food movement.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
In the realm of healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing continue to gain momentum, and they have the potential to revolutionize healthcare. In fact, Forrester predicts that 70% of enterprises are anticipated to implement AI in 2018.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Robert Barras, vice president of health solutions, CTG Inc. There’s nothing like a good bandwagon to get everyone excited.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Lee Horner, CEO, Synzi. While telehealth has been around for years, virtual care technology is emerging as a powerful tool that goes beyond the traditional telehealth model.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
The not-yet-FDA-cleared device uses three electrodes to create a more detailed reading than existing consumer devices
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
The Fourth Wave: Digital Health Newsletter — Sep 23, 2018 — No. My newsletter for Sep 23, 2018 is viewable here and inline text below, without images. Subscribe for free here. JOIN THE 65,000+ MEMBER DIGITAL HEALTH GROUP ON LINKEDIN!
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Northwell CEO Michael Dowling says the new drive in healthcare will be consumer-focused technolgoies.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Leading healthcare organisations are leveraging the game-changing power of the Internet of Things and blockchain to improve patient outcomes and optimise internal operations.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
White House cyber strategy sparse on health — John Hancock says wearables aren’t a requirement
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
One of the questions many health systems ask when considering telehealth is whether the patient will use the service.
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The global aging population may be straining resources, but could also be what pushes digital health innovations
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Companies like Medicalchain and Patients Know Best are offering people smartphone access to their health data. Smartphones leave you a fingertip away from your bank balance. But having on-the-go access to your medical records is still a work in progress.
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HHS convenes innovation forum — Business and tech update
Perficient
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Perficient’s Life Sciences practice regularly monitors the software release notes for several Oracle Health Sciences applications, including: Argus Saf ety. Oracle Clinical/Remote Data Capture (OC/RDC). Thesaurus Management System (TMS). Generally speaking, we review release notes at the beginning of each month for the previous month. On occasion, there are no new releases and, therefore, nothing to review; however, we post a fresh version monthly to eliminate confusion.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Current efforts to create interoperability mostly focus on clinical, not research, use cases
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I have not written a blog article on the output of the Panel discussion I lead at the ONC Interop Forum. The discussion I wrote up before the event is a good place to start.
Lloyd Price
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Apple has launched the Apple Watch Series 4 at its annual showcase event in Cupertino, Silicon Valley. The latest iteration of its wearable device focuses on health-tracking and wellbeing, with particular relevance for senior and boomer demographics.
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E&M proposal draws docs’ ire — Cavalry coming for VA
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