eVisit
APRIL 16, 2019
Telemedicine: Not Just For Millennials. It would be a mistake to think that Baby Boomers are not tech savvy. Many reports and industry experts focus telemedicine implementation toward the Millennial Generation. It makes sense; Millennials seem to have been born with a predisposition to technology, and there are over 70 million of them. But don’t think telemedicine is only for them because you would be wrong.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 16, 2019
An interview with Siddharth Sharma, patient advocate speaking at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European conference in Helsinki this June.
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Health Recovery Solutions
APRIL 16, 2019
Telehealth methods of care delivery have grown tremendously over the last 20 years. However, despite the growth of telehealth across the medical field, the use of telemedicine for neuromuscular or musculoskeletal outpatients remains less expansive. While historical use of telehealth for neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disorders has been limited, the access barriers faced by these patients combined with the high rates of clinician burnout in the specialty provides a robust opportunity for an ex
Mobi Health News
APRIL 16, 2019
Building on research published last month, the company plans to use the funding to secure additional clinical validation.
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Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 16, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Augusta HiTech announces the launch of One Med Chart, the first blockchain-powered patient-controlled electronic medical records (EMR) platform bringing real-time EMR sharing between patients and emergency medical services (EMS). One Med Chart is a user-driven universal medical record and health information repository designed to give individuals the ability to monitor, improve, and keep track of
Connected Health Pulse brings together the best content for digital health professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
The U.S. economic burden of chronic diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and cancer has reached about $3.8 trillion in direct and indirect costs—or nearly one-fifth of GDP, according to a new report from Fitch Solutions, a unit of Fitch Group.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 16, 2019
This new funding round comes less than a year after Ro raised $88 million to fund its smoking cessation platform Zero.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
First-year residents, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records and documentation, according to a new study.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 16, 2019
The new money will be put toward further expansion of the digital platform and scaling brand partnerships.
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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.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 16, 2019
Sidney Regional Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Sidney, Nebraska, that serves a seven-county area in the western Nebraska panhandle. Like so many rural hospitals, Sidney struggled with connectivity issues. THE PROBLEM. The hospital provides a wide array of services, including those not traditionally found in a rural community. This includes access to acute care, critical care, 24-hour emergency room, physicians’ clinic, walk-in clinic, surgical services, home health and hos
Mobi Health News
APRIL 16, 2019
Also: LindaCare unveils platform to monitor implantable devices; MyndVR releases its second version.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 16, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has received a $3.6 million primary award for the SPROUT-CTSA Collaborative Telehealth Research Network. This five-year grant is focused on supporting the development of telehealth research efforts, metric development, identification of best practices and the development of collaborative policy and advocacy materials across the country.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
Sutter Health is teaming up with DNAnexus, a biomedical informatics and data management company, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on precision medicine research to advance treatments for multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide.
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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.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 16, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Bridge Connector, a technology company offering data-driven workflow automation to solve health IT interoperability challenges, has secured an additional $10 million in funding from Axioma Ventures. This brings its total capital raise to $20 million in 13 months of being in business.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
Advanced communications tech, internet of things devices, the ability of physicians or nurses to remotely monitor every aspect of a patient's condition—all these are creating conditions that will enable patients to rest, recuperate and recover in familiar surroundings with access to family and friends. The "next big thing" in hospital care, many experts believe, will be providing care not at the hospital but at home.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 16, 2019
Swinburne University of Technology, a public university located in Melbourne, Australia, has partnered with Coviu, a telehealth software platform, to further embed digital health technology in the classroom, clinic and research. What’s it about. The partnership will engage students studying health-related courses, and the wider community, in using the latest telehealth technology, equipping them to treat Australians remotely and redefine models of healthcare.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
A new study published in JAMA shows that there is little evidence that employee wellness programs are in fact improving employee health and productivity.
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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!
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 16, 2019
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FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
Doctors who want to make the highest salaries should go into orthopedics, according to a new report. But the good news for all physicians was that the average salary continued to climb in 2019, increasing to an average of $313,000.
TheraNest
APRIL 16, 2019
Lessons Learned From My First Private Practice. This post has been authored by Elizabeth Shoop, LPC as part of our guest post series. Learn more about Elizabeth at the bottom of this post. On December 8, 2014, the testing center attendant casually handed me the piece of paper and wished me a nice day before turning to her other tasks. It was just a regular day for her.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is undertaking a comprehensive review of its regulations and processes when it comes to ensuring safety and quality in nursing homes, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced Monday. On the same day, HHS' Office of Inspector General released a report saying CMS needs to do more to address gaps in federal oversight of nursing home investigations in Oregon.
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.
Geonetric
APRIL 16, 2019
Want ways to be more strategic when it comes to digital marketing? Wish you knew what your competitors are spending on digital? Looking for ammunition to help sell a website redesign or the need for more resources? Geonetric’s 2019 Healthcare Digital Marketing Trends Survey has all the answers you need – and more. Watch this […]. Read Industry Insights from Geonetric’s 2019 Healthcare Digital Marketing Trends Survey at Geonetric.com.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
UnitedHealth Group’s revenue jumped by 9% in the first quarter of 2019, buoyed by significant growth in Medicare Advantage.
Digital Health Today
APRIL 16, 2019
Combining commercial nous with digital tools to deliver universal access to healthcare. There are over 1.2 billion people living in Africa, and another 1.3 billion living in India. Together they account for about 34% of the world’s population. These two regions represent some of the highest levels of healthcare burden, and some of the lowest numbers of healthcare professionals.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
An additional 4.4 million people would gain insurance coverage if the ACA’s Medicaid expansion were implemented nationwide, according to a new report.
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Optimum Healthcare IT
APRIL 16, 2019
Leaders have sought to improve healthcare quality, delivery, efficiency, & service by using organizational change as a mechanism for success. The post 3 Steps to Drive Change Management appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2019
Humana is working with physician groups across the U.S. to launch a value-based care oncology program.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
APRIL 16, 2019
Editor’s Note: While most stakeholders agree the shift toward value-based care is imminent, the current political environment and uncertainty surrounding healthcare reform have caused many healthcare organizations to slow or stall their efforts to prepare for risk-based medicine. Click HERE and discuss how BHM services reach your goals. Value-based care programs are flourishing across the U.S., with a seven-fold increase in the number of states implementing such initiatives in the past f
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