Voice First is changing health and wellness offerings today. Already the predicted capability to speak a request or instruction without having to type or tap on a device – known as Voice First – has transformed how we interact with technology. MORE
While the use of mental health apps has been on the rise, researchers of a recent analysis published by the Annals of Family Medicine, which is broadly critical of these platforms, worry that these apps could lead to unnecessary diagnoses and misinformation about mental illness. MORE
145 Are your IT Service Desk users literally your “best customers?” ” You bet. Every time they must contact the hospital Service Desk they are paying with their precious time, likely stress, and their patients’ time and access to proper care. MORE
Here’s a contribution from a FHIR Implementer who says: I think this spreadsheet might be a useful HL7 training resource to understand this significant change from HL7v2 to HL7 FHIR timing.repeat message structure. Indeed, I think it’s pretty useful – so I’m posting it here so implementers can found it by search engine. HL7-Medication-Request-Dose-Timing-Frequencies-with-table-structure-20180704. FHIR Implementation MORE
50 Mudit Garg, MSEE, MBA is co-founder and CEO of Qventus of Mountain View, CA. Tell me about yourself and the company. Qventus is an AI platform. We work with hospitals and health systems to help them manage their day-to-day operations. I’m one of the founders and CEO of the company. My background for the last 10-11 years has been in healthcare operations, specifically in lean process improvement. I’m proud of that. MORE
What ONC is up to — HITAC task force on interoperability to get underway MORE
Alexander Börve’s company FirstDerm offers online consultations with board-certified dermatologists and a free product that uses AI to give users ideas about what their skin condition might be. But Börve’s background isn’t in dermatology. In fact he’s an orthopedic surgeon by training. MORE
It will cost about $275,000 for a couple retiring in the U.S. this year to cover their healthcare costs for the rest of their life in retirement, Fidelity estimated. But Americans are notoriously pretty undisciplined about saving money, compared with peers living in other developed countries. MORE
Vital Connect and physIQ are teaming up with the Haga Teaching Hospital in the Netherlands to conduct a study on how wearable biosensors and artificial intelligence can augment care for cancer patients undergoing treatment. MORE
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Wilkie vote coming — Big cyberattacks revealed MORE
Israel is continuing to carve out its space as a digital health hub in the Middle East. Today the Israeli government announced a $33 million grant aimed at furthering the country's foothold in digital health, specifically in biotech and medicine, according to Reuters MORE
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Richard A. Royer, chief executive officer, Primaris. MORE
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FHIR defines a Questionnaire resource that specifies a set of questions for a user, along with a QuestionnaireResponse resource to capture their response. Forms/Questionnaires like this are ubiquitious in healthcare, so this has had a lot of attention. A questionnaire contains a list of questions, with a nested structure, and for each question, a way to specify another question that the visibility of the question depends on. MORE
During the last several blogs , we talked about the Cynefin framework and its four types of projects: Simple, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic. MORE
Weekly News Recap. A survey finds that both consumers and physicians recognize the benefits of virtual care, but few consumers have experienced it and few doctors offer it. Tenet Healthcare considers selling its Conifer Health Solutions business for up to $2 billion. MORE
As the author of the soon to be published IHE "Document Sharing Metadata Handbook", I have been involved in some very deep and disturbing discussions on how to do timebound queries in XDS/XCA. I say very deep because this discussion included almost a dozen of the best minds on the XDS Metadata and Query models. Disturbing because the discussion showed that the simple concept of timebound queries in XDS/XCA is not understood well. Perplexing because we have figured this out many times. MORE
If you are looking to hire a mobile app development company for your Android app development, don’t make it a hasty step! With over 8 million apps currently to be found on the Google Play store, you would want your app to stand out in the crowd. MORE
I made this announcement to 63,919 members of the Digital Health group on LinkedIn. If you’re on LinkedIn, please do join the group , which allows you to opt in to receiving these announcements in addition to connecting with thousands of other global stakeholders in digital health. MORE
Opioid addiction – both prescription and non-prescription – has reached crisis levels in the United States. The U.S. population represents just 5 percent of the global population, yet we consume 80 percent of the world’s opioids. MORE
With the vast majority of patients’ medical records now digitized in electronic health records systems, the opportunities to mine, learn from, and act on the findings are promising for U.S. healthcare. MORE
The strategy for women’s health and well-being has been widely discussed at global and domestic levels for many years. With life expectancy remaining higher for women than it has for men, a shift towards prevention and wellness, the rapid adoption of digital technologies improving accessing to a wealth of healthcare information and services at the touch of a fingertip and much more, women are increasingly participating in decision-making on their health throughout their entire life-course. MORE
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Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? from Deloitte. MORE
Healthcare organizations aren't making significant strides in adapting to consumerism, even despite increasing demand, competition for patient loyalty and plenty of lip service to the idea. MORE
123 Embleema, a Delaware company, emerged from stealth and launched the public beta of its HIPAA-compliant, personal health records blockchain after one year of research and development, the company said on Tuesday. MORE
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. YourDoctors.Online provides patients direct access to the North American doctors. The company’s general physicians are available online to answer any general inquiry and experienced specialists for second opinions. MORE
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Global venture capital funding for digital health companies in the first half of 2018 was 22 percent higher year-over-year (YoY) with a record $4.9 billion raised in 383 deals compared to the $4 billion in 359 deals in the same time period last year, according to Mercom Capital Group’s latest report MORE
Health Wizz has updated and is piloting its unusual blockchain- and FHIR-enabled EHR aggregator mobile app, which uses blockchain to tokenize data, enabling patients to securely aggregate, organize, share, donate and/or trade their medical records MORE
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Henry Albrecht, founder and CEO, Limeade. Leading CEOs will never say “wellness” is a top priority. Instead, they care about increasing revenue, providing great customer service or disrupting their market. MORE
Cyber attacks onslaught continues — Distracted MORE
To expand beyond the small- and mid-size employer market, digital physical therapy, telehealth, and patient engagement platform Physitrack has launched two new enterprise-focused offerings for new or current customers MORE
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Dental benefit management is no easy task. Besides engaging members to use their dental benefits, dental administrators must keep costs low and operate efficiently in order to be as profitable as possible. MORE
New cyber threat: hospital hijacking — R2D4 MORE
M ounting patient population base for chronic and infectious diseases, clinical and technological expansions, and rising demand for minimally invasive diagnostic techniques have boosted the growth of global ultrasound market, which is expected to reach USD 6.86 billion by 2021 at a CAGR of 5.2% ( MarketsandMarkets report, Feb 2017 ). Emerging markets such as China and India, with swelling healthcare expenditure, are providing a huge fillip to the rapidly advancing ultrasound market. MORE
52 Eric McDonald is founder and CEO of DocuTap of Sioux Falls, SD. Tell me about yourself and the company. My background is computer science and mathematics. I founded the company about 15 years ago. We have created an electronic medical record, practice management system, and strong business analytics solution for the on-demand space. That’s also known as the urgent care space, but it is morphing and changing into more what we call on-demand care. MORE
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JULY 20, 2018
Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? from Deloitte.
Mobi Health News
JULY 20, 2018
Alexander Börve’s company FirstDerm offers online consultations with board-certified dermatologists and a free product that uses AI to give users ideas about what their skin condition might be. But Börve’s background isn’t in dermatology. In fact he’s an orthopedic surgeon by training.
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JULY 17, 2018
Are your IT Service Desk users literally your “best customers?” ” You bet. Every time they must contact the hospital Service Desk they are paying with their precious time, likely stress, and their patients’ time and access to proper care.
Morning eHealth
JULY 17, 2018
New cyber threat: hospital hijacking — R2D4
Telehealth Blog
JULY 17, 2018
Click here to register!
Morning eHealth
JULY 16, 2018
What ONC is up to — HITAC task force on interoperability to get underway
Health Populi
JULY 17, 2018
With the vast majority of patients’ medical records now digitized in electronic health records systems, the opportunities to mine, learn from, and act on the findings are promising for U.S. healthcare.
Story of Digital Health
JULY 20, 2018
I made this announcement to 63,919 members of the Digital Health group on LinkedIn. If you’re on LinkedIn, please do join the group , which allows you to opt in to receiving these announcements in addition to connecting with thousands of other global stakeholders in digital health.
Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
While the use of mental health apps has been on the rise, researchers of a recent analysis published by the Annals of Family Medicine, which is broadly critical of these platforms, worry that these apps could lead to unnecessary diagnoses and misinformation about mental illness.
Morning eHealth
JULY 18, 2018
Cyber attacks onslaught continues — Distracted
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 18, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Richard A. Royer, chief executive officer, Primaris.
Perficient
JULY 17, 2018
During the last several blogs , we talked about the Cynefin framework and its four types of projects: Simple, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic.
HIStalk Interviews
JULY 16, 2018
Eric McDonald is founder and CEO of DocuTap of Sioux Falls, SD. Tell me about yourself and the company. My background is computer science and mathematics. I founded the company about 15 years ago. We have created an electronic medical record, practice management system, and strong business analytics solution for the on-demand space. That’s also known as the urgent care space, but it is morphing and changing into more what we call on-demand care.
Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
Health Wizz has updated and is piloting its unusual blockchain- and FHIR-enabled EHR aggregator mobile app, which uses blockchain to tokenize data, enabling patients to securely aggregate, organize, share, donate and/or trade their medical records
Morning eHealth
JULY 19, 2018
AHRQ still lookin’ — FDA unveils new EHR-in-clinical-trials guidance
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 19, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. YourDoctors.Online provides patients direct access to the North American doctors. The company’s general physicians are available online to answer any general inquiry and experienced specialists for second opinions.
HIStalk Weekender
JULY 20, 2018
Weekly News Recap. A survey finds that both consumers and physicians recognize the benefits of virtual care, but few consumers have experienced it and few doctors offer it. Tenet Healthcare considers selling its Conifer Health Solutions business for up to $2 billion.
Perficient
JULY 17, 2018
The strategy for women’s health and well-being has been widely discussed at global and domestic levels for many years. With life expectancy remaining higher for women than it has for men, a shift towards prevention and wellness, the rapid adoption of digital technologies improving accessing to a wealth of healthcare information and services at the touch of a fingertip and much more, women are increasingly participating in decision-making on their health throughout their entire life-course.
Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
To expand beyond the small- and mid-size employer market, digital physical therapy, telehealth, and patient engagement platform Physitrack has launched two new enterprise-focused offerings for new or current customers
Morning eHealth
JULY 20, 2018
Wilkie vote coming — Big cyberattacks revealed
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 17, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Henry Albrecht, founder and CEO, Limeade. Leading CEOs will never say “wellness” is a top priority. Instead, they care about increasing revenue, providing great customer service or disrupting their market.
Health Portal Solutions
JULY 17, 2018
Dental benefit management is no easy task. Besides engaging members to use their dental benefits, dental administrators must keep costs low and operate efficiently in order to be as profitable as possible.
Health Intersections
JULY 18, 2018
Here’s a contribution from a FHIR Implementer who says: I think this spreadsheet might be a useful HL7 training resource to understand this significant change from HL7v2 to HL7 FHIR timing.repeat message structure. Indeed, I think it’s pretty useful – so I’m posting it here so implementers can found it by search engine. HL7-Medication-Request-Dose-Timing-Frequencies-with-table-structure-20180704. FHIR Implementation
Mobi Health News
JULY 18, 2018
Israel is continuing to carve out its space as a digital health hub in the Middle East. Today the Israeli government announced a $33 million grant aimed at furthering the country's foothold in digital health, specifically in biotech and medicine, according to Reuters
New Age Healthcare
JULY 16, 2018
M ounting patient population base for chronic and infectious diseases, clinical and technological expansions, and rising demand for minimally invasive diagnostic techniques have boosted the growth of global ultrasound market, which is expected to reach USD 6.86 billion by 2021 at a CAGR of 5.2% ( MarketsandMarkets report, Feb 2017 ). Emerging markets such as China and India, with swelling healthcare expenditure, are providing a huge fillip to the rapidly advancing ultrasound market.
Affle
JULY 16, 2018
If you are looking to hire a mobile app development company for your Android app development, don’t make it a hasty step! With over 8 million apps currently to be found on the Google Play store, you would want your app to stand out in the crowd.
The Arizona Telemedicine Program Blog
JULY 19, 2018
Opioid addiction – both prescription and non-prescription – has reached crisis levels in the United States. The U.S. population represents just 5 percent of the global population, yet we consume 80 percent of the world’s opioids.
Health Intersections
JULY 17, 2018
FHIR defines a Questionnaire resource that specifies a set of questions for a user, along with a QuestionnaireResponse resource to capture their response. Forms/Questionnaires like this are ubiquitious in healthcare, so this has had a lot of attention. A questionnaire contains a list of questions, with a nested structure, and for each question, a way to specify another question that the visibility of the question depends on.
Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
Healthcare organizations aren't making significant strides in adapting to consumerism, even despite increasing demand, competition for patient loyalty and plenty of lip service to the idea.
Healthcare Exchange Standards
JULY 21, 2018
As the author of the soon to be published IHE "Document Sharing Metadata Handbook", I have been involved in some very deep and disturbing discussions on how to do timebound queries in XDS/XCA. I say very deep because this discussion included almost a dozen of the best minds on the XDS Metadata and Query models. Disturbing because the discussion showed that the simple concept of timebound queries in XDS/XCA is not understood well. Perplexing because we have figured this out many times.
HIStalk Interviews
JULY 18, 2018
Mudit Garg, MSEE, MBA is co-founder and CEO of Qventus of Mountain View, CA. Tell me about yourself and the company. Qventus is an AI platform. We work with hospitals and health systems to help them manage their day-to-day operations. I’m one of the founders and CEO of the company. My background for the last 10-11 years has been in healthcare operations, specifically in lean process improvement. I’m proud of that.
Lloyd Price
JULY 21, 2018
Embleema, a Delaware company, emerged from stealth and launched the public beta of its HIPAA-compliant, personal health records blockchain after one year of research and development, the company said on Tuesday.
Healthcare Informatics
JULY 18, 2018
Global venture capital funding for digital health companies in the first half of 2018 was 22 percent higher year-over-year (YoY) with a record $4.9 billion raised in 383 deals compared to the $4 billion in 359 deals in the same time period last year, according to Mercom Capital Group’s latest report
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