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Three Big Questions for Stage 3 & Patient Engagement

Chilmark Research

For many, the delay of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program evoked a collective sigh of relief, providing a much-needed extra year to focus on the challenging requirements for patient engagement and interoperability. The final rule is expected to drop sometime in Q1-Q2 of 2015 – just one year away.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Their approach is focused on hardware - using its popular iPhone and Apple Watch to turn its devices into trusted, secure channels through which medical data can flow, to help consumers better track and manage their health. Clinical Trials In 2015, Apple introduced new software, called Apple ResearchKit, for health researchers.

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Your Home as Clinical Lab: Withings Brings “Your Urine, Your Self” to #CES2023

Health Populi

Thus the program, “unlocks the wealth of health data in daily urine,” the press release notes. The product earned honors for a prestigious 2023 CES Innovation Award, recognized by reviewers as a front-runner in digital health tech at this year’s conference.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

However, distinguishing between the two forms of health IT tools can often be difficult, due to nebulous definitions and overlapping features. Patient portals give users an online view of their health data, as do PHRs. In a 2015 report, AHIMA researchers indicated that tethered PHRs were no different than portals.