KevinMD
MARCH 26, 2018
It is all too common for a section in a progress note to look something like this: # Aspiration pneumonia: Continue vancomycin 1 g bid. Continue Zosyn 3.325 g q6h. Follow-up blood cultures. Follow-up sputum cultures. MRSA nares screen negative. Blood cultures negative. Discontinue vancomycin. Yesterday, a version of this note (lines 1 to 5 to be precise) had my name on it.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 26, 2018
The average cost of development for a mobile health app from conception to launch is approximately $425,000, with nearly half of this expense outsourced to third-party app development agencies or freelancers, according to new research data recently released from a Research2Guidance survey of 2,400 mobile heal
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Health Populi
MARCH 26, 2018
If it’s true that “your ZIP code is more important than your genetic code,” you’d look for a job in 22046, buy a house there, and plant your roots. You’d find yourself in Falls Church, Virginia, named number one in the Healthiest Communities rankings of 500 U.S. towns. You can see a list of all of the communities here. The project is a collaboration between the Aetna Foundation and U.S.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 26, 2018
Good news for Winnie-the-Pooh — a new wearable device may be able to track exactly what that rumble in his tummy is.
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FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
After being placed on administrative leave last year, two cybersecurity officials at HHS are demanding answers about their reassignment and pushing back on claims that they were under investigation by OIG. Meanwhile, Deputy Cybersecurity Information Officer Leo Scanlon, who is still on administrative leave, says the HCCIC is "derailed.
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FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
After interviewing 1,500 clinicians, the Mayo Clinic layered a data analytics platform on top of its EHR that distilled tens of thousands of data points into 60 usable pieces of critical information. The approach has been particularly impactful in the ICU, cutting mortality rates in half.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 26, 2018
“Disabilities are the last frontier.” This is the opinion of Austin Basis, a Hollywood actor with Type 1 diabetes, who is working on a comic series featuring superheroes with disabilities and chronic illness, including Type 1 diabetes. From his perspective, the movie-making industry has only partially responded to the public’s appetite for increased diversity by involving more individuals from historically underrepresented groups onscreen and behind the scenes.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
Despite concerns from industry analysts, Medicare Advantage plans are thriving in the wake of the ACA; a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll suggests support for a "Medicare for all" program is on the rise; plus more health insurance headlines.
The Digital Health Corner
MARCH 26, 2018
I would like to apologize to the readers of this site for the long hiatus. I have been spending time as cardiologist, consultant, and caregiver for a seriously ill family member. My goal is to continue writing as it is something I truly love to do. I hope and believe that all of the above roles I engage in add to the quality of this blog. A good definition of blockchain is: “A blockchain , [1] [2] [3] originally block chain , [4] [5] is a continuously growing list of records , called block
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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.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
Over the past five years, cost increases for evaluation and management services have greatly outstripped those for other types of healthcare services, with charges growing 28% and allowed amounts increasing 26%. Use of nontraditional care providers, such as urgent care centers, retail clinics and telehealth outpaced ED visits.
KB Dental Consulting
MARCH 26, 2018
Introduction. Air Ambulance Service Market offers time-saving and also onboard medical help. These types of services are known as “Medevac or Aeromedical Evacuation”. They could be offered from many different organizations such as government and also fee-for-service companies. They could be run on various donations from private corporations or some public sectors.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
The Michigan Nurses Association claims charity care spending by Detroit Medical Center has declined 98% since the hospital was purchased by Tenet Healthcare in 2013. But DMC CEO Anthony J. Tedeschi said data from MNA's report was cherrypicked, calling it an attempt to “distract us from what is most important.
ACA Times
MARCH 26, 2018
5 minute read: . It’s hard to believe, but many organizations continue to be in denial about their need to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Time and time again we hear stories of companies, non-profits and local governments that believe they either do not have to comply with the ACA or something will change legislatively to remove their obligations to offer their full-time employees health insurance under the ACA’s employer mandate.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
The recently passed federal spending plan would allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence, but experts say that it doesn't go far enough. Plus, public health advocates warn that the plan's allocation for opioids is a mere fraction of what's needed to combat the crisis.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini agrees with Warren Buffett's assessment of healthcare costs as a "tapeworm" on the U.S. economy, but he says a community-focused approach can help reduce some of those costs simply by keeping people out of the emergency room.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
The former CEO of the American Telemedicine Association has launched a new advocacy group focusing on AI in healthcare. Meanwhile, sources say Trump is likely to fire Shulkin this week, and AMIA wants HHS to move forward with Common Rule implementation.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
AARP says older Americans and those with pre-existing conditions will be hit hardest by the Trump administration's proposal to expand short-term health plans. The group argues the policy will pull healthy individuals off of the ACA marketplace and exemptions tied to age-rating and pre-existing conditions would lead to higher premiums for older Americans.
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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!
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
Former CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt says a wave of growing support by Americans will prompt more states to expand the program. Meanwhile, current CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the agency is required to review state proposals to expand Medicaid, even if it clashes with the Trump administration's position.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to fire Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. Sources told the Associated Press that Trump could decide whether or not to fire Shulkin this week, but a White House spokesman said the president has confidence in the VA secretary.
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