Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease can be isolating, but researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI) Indianapolis have developed a Facebook “friendsourcing” app that is designed to help caregivers connect.
Clocktree
MAY 10, 2018
CBS This Morning aired a segment today spotlighting the emerging use of video appointments in place of in-office visits to identify and treat allergies. While telemedicine won’t replace all in-office visits, this is yet another example of a service that healthcare providers can administer through video just as effectively as they can in person — and with the added convenience benefits.
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Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Andrew Crabtree, Google Cloud Customer Engineer, gives a detailed presentation on the API threat landscape, security practices, and fresh tips on how to secure your API application to keep vulnerable health data secure.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
The VA finalized a long-awaited rule that will allow clinicians to treat patients across state lines using telehealth. Neil Evans, M.D., who spearheads the VA's telehealth initiatives, told FierceHealthcare the new regulation will give the system more flexibility to provide in-home care.
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Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Digital health was a topic of discussion this week at the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in Boston as researchers and clinicians from around the world presented their most recent study results. The focus of these studies included wearables, AI, and web-based platforms.
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Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Of the hundreds of diabetes self-management apps currently available, very few have been evaluated with health outcome-focused studies, according to a recent report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
After purchasing XLHealth in 2012, UnitedHealth's HouseCalls program has surpassed 5 million visits and expanded into 45 states. Focusing on preventative health, the program has helped identify life-threatening conditions that slipped by primary care physicians.
Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Boston-based Wellist, a digital health company that helps hospitals connect their patients to non-clinical support services, has raised $10 million in its first round of institutional funding. Summation Health Ventures, a strategic healthcare investment fund affiliated with MemorialCare Health System and Cedars-Sinai Health System and.406 Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm, led the round.
Christina's Considerations
MAY 10, 2018
There was a time when I could hardly squeeze toothpaste out of the plastic tube, but that was nothing compared to the metal tube of my favorite hand cream. So, I started thinking and researching. In the process I learned.
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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.
Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Dan Gottleib, who leads the Smart Health IT project at Boston Children's, and Verily's Josh Mandel talk about FHIR, SMART and the concept of "substitute ability" as a means to improve interoperability.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
U.S. physicians’ clinical notes are, on average, four times as long as those in other countries. Are documentation regulations to blame?
Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Drew Myklegard, who leads the Veterans Affairs project, discusses with HIMSS Innovator in Residence Adam Culbertson the role outside developers are playing in finding solutions to improve the agency's care for veterans.
Arizona Telemedicine Program
MAY 10, 2018
While the computer revolution of decades past seemed to favor only younger generations, the technology advances of this decade have developed on a completely different trajectory. Our gadgets and computers aren’t just more helpful; they’re becoming much easier to use, introducing users of all ages. A recent study shows that almost 70 percent of seniors use the internet and 80 percent own a cell phone—double the number of just a few years ago.
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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.
Mobi Health News
MAY 10, 2018
Avizia has announced a partnership with Regroup that will allow the telehealth company to offer comprehensive mental health services through its platform. The new telepsychiatry service will be staffed by Regroup’s provider network, and available to the health systems Avizia serves.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
A study by The Commonwealth Fund reports a 50% jump in the combined death rate from suicide, alcohol, opioids and other drugs between 2005 and 2016. Rising death and obesity rates also remain key public health challenges across the country, they said.
Morning eHealth
MAY 10, 2018
Azar no micromanager — Agenda, unified
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
A record number of doctors have become board certified in obesity medicine; CMS says before adopting future policies it will consider the burden on small, rural practices; and more physician practice news.
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iSALUS Healthcare
MAY 10, 2018
Is your private practice struggling to keep its patients engaged on a day-to-day basis? Providers and their staff have a difficult task, figuring out how to get patients invested in their health especially when they don’t value it, or even care. Many providers know that patient engagement at any private practice results in better health outcomes and healthier lives.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
Most physicians believe that social determinants matter to their patients’ health, but most do not think it is their responsibility to address those factors.
Christina's Considerations
MAY 10, 2018
There was a time when I could hardly squeeze toothpaste out of the plastic tube, but that was nothing compared to the metal tube of my favorite hand cream. So, I started thinking and researching. In the process I learned.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
The CEO of Anthem's pharmacy benefit manager IngenioRx has resigned after just two months on the job in favor of another pharmacy services provider, Diplomat Pharmacy. Meanwhile, a new poll shows drug prices are high on the minds of voters six months from the midterm elections.
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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.
Redox
MAY 10, 2018
Within healthcare, there’s a single organization that sets the standards for most clinical data. HL7 was created in 1987 to provide a framework and standards for the exchange and retrieval of electronic health information. Today, the organization has more than 1,600 members from over 50 countries, including healthcare providers, government officials, payers, vendors, and others with a vested interest in the healthcare industry.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
The number of overdose deaths where gabapentin was involved is growing, UPMC has named a new director for its institute on aging, plus more healthcare industry headlines.
Health Populi
MAY 10, 2018
It’s a fairly even split between voting first on gun policy, jobs, or healthcare for the 2018 mid-term elections, ac. cording to the May 2018 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. Arguably, gun policy can cut in two ways: in light of the Stoneman Douglas High School shootings and wake-up call for #NeverAgain among both students and the public-at-large, vis-a-vis Second Amendment issue voters.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
HHS Secretary Alex Azar touched on President Trump's priorities with drug prices, including list prices and generics, as he testified before the Senate appropriations committee on Thursday. Here's a look at what Azar said.
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Health Populi
MAY 10, 2018
The rolls of the uninsured are growing in America, the latest Gallup Poll indicates. The U.S. uninsurance rate rose to 12.2% by the fourth quarter of 2017, up 1.3 percentage points from the year before. 2017 reversed advancements in health insurance coverage increases since the advent of the Affordable Care Act, and for the first time since 2014 no states’ uninsured rates fell.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 10, 2018
While the President and Republican lawmakers might be eager to slow the ever-increasing budget deficit with a rescission package, children's health groups are likely to do everything they can to stop them.
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