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The Imperative to Develop the Participatory Patient

Society for Participatory Medicine

The Society for Participatory Medicine was founded in 2009 to transform the culture of care. SPM co-founder and former board member e-Patient Dave wrote years ago that it boils down to this: US healthcare is too big to let itself shrink (in 2009!) Remote patient monitoring can bring data previously unavailable to the EMR.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

Our scheduling APIs allow EMR scheduling systems to synchronize scheduled visits with American Well, with the option to trigger emails to patient and physicians. EMRs: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) contain the standard medical and clinical data gathered by a patient’s provider, and allows that provider to track data over time.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

Our scheduling APIs allow EMR scheduling systems to synchronize scheduled visits with American Well, with the option to trigger emails to patient and physicians. EMRs: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) contain the standard medical and clinical data gathered by a patient’s provider, and allows that provider to track data over time.

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Weekender 5/18/18

HIStalk Weekender

My first inclination is to at least publish the Medicare price. The Big Winner here is Leidos which holds the contracts for the DoD in place systems (CHCS the current EMR, which Leidos/SAIC says it claims proprietary IP rights and won’t let any other company touch) and other third-party applications. Associate CIO ).

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5 Reasons Why Remote Patient Monitoring Help to Avoid Diabetes Medication Errors

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Between January 2008 and June 6, 2009, Pennsylvania healthcare facilities registered 2,685 prescription errors concerning the use of insulin products to the Authority. Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are becoming increasingly important for patients to access their records via patient portals.

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The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Healthcare IT Today

Fragmented Healthcare Data is Costly for Patients and Providers Signed into law by President Obama in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) mandated the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across healthcare systems.