mHealth Insight

APRIL 5, 2018

An interesting BMJ mHealth paper by David Peiris (Director of Health Systems Science) , J Jaime Mirand (Research Professor at the School of Medicine and Director of the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) and David C Mohr (Professor at The Feinberg School of Medicine). mHealth Insights. “mHealth relates to the provision of health-related services via a mobile device.

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CiscoHealth

APRIL 6, 2018

Thomas Yaw Berko rides an old bicycle 30km each way to reach some of the communities he works in as a volunteer health worker in southern Ghana. For the.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 4, 2018

It is no secret that millennials are a driving force in society today, and a new survey shows that their demands and behaviors differ from baby boomer and Gen Xers, and could reshape the healthcare industry especially when it comes to primary care and telehealth.

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Digital Health

APRIL 1, 2018

Note to readers: I originally wrote this piece in May of 2014. I was reminded of it today when a colleague from work suggested I look at the Spurious Correlations website, which I hadn’t checked out in a while. While we don’t often call it “Big Data” anymore, having moved on to the new jargon […].

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 4, 2018

Last year Katherine Kaiser graduated from Stanford University, incidentally meaning she also “graduated” from the Stanford health system. It was time to shop around for new doctors in her area, but that meant her medical records would potentially be scattered across different healthcare systems.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 2, 2018

Preview of week ahead — Never break the blockchain

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Health System CIO

APRIL 2, 2018

Through a major restructuring effort — which includes organizational and leadership changes — Ascension is looking to reduce costs and create a patient-centered care environment, says David Chou, who looks at how this could impact the industry.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 6, 2018

HHS Secretary Alex Azar appointed Landmark Health CEO Adam Boehler to lead the CMS Innovation Center. Long rumored to be the leading contender for the position, Boehler takes over an agency that is in flux, even as senior officials have voiced the need to shift toward value.

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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

APRIL 2, 2018

Folks in need of physical therapy services may not have to leave the house for treatment. Therainc has just launched its latest product, TheraNow, an online platform that connects patients to physical therapists through teletherapy.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 6, 2018

An Arizona teenager died on Tuesday after battling Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) for several days. Alex DePriest was a senior at Desert Vista High School, who planned to attend Arizona State University in the fall. Having lived with Type 1 diabetes since fifth grade, she was inspired to study nursing. Her father told another news outlet that she passionately wanted to help others.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 6, 2018

VA ‘debunks’ Shulkin’s privatization — GAO calls for tighter security guidance at CMS

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 2, 2018

Healthcare mergers have a gotten a bad rap for hurting competition and reducing choices and services. But one home health CEO is pushing back and saying his company's merger will lower costs and readmissions in a quickly growing sector.

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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

APRIL 6, 2018

Digital health-focused news from payers during the first quarter of 2018 generally focused on employee wellness and app-focused member engagement strategies, with a handful of similar partnerships or deals announced around the edges. These came from a number of major players, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fitbit, and a variety of other payers and digital health companies.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 6, 2018

We recently reported on the tragic death of Arizona teenager Alex DePriest, who had been in DKA for several days. A friend of the family, Kim Hrvatin, talked to Insulin Nation about how this tragedy is hitting close to home. Not only was her daughter close friends with Alex, her son has Type 1 diabetes. In fact, he was hospitalized with DKA over the same weekend.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.

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Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 2, 2018

More Americans are afraid of paying for their healthcare than becoming seriously ill, according to a new poll conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and West Health Institute. Nearly one-third of respondents said they had to choose between paying for a medical bill and food or heat.

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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!

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 5, 2018

Trumbull, Connecticut-based FallCall Solutions has raised a sub-$1 million seed round from Connecticut Ventures to develop a pure software-based Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) for the Apple Watch. While automated fall detecction is in the company's future pipeline, the initial launch of the app, on Apple Watch and iPhone, works as an app-based help button that can be activated by voice or touch.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 3, 2018

State Department looking into EHRs — Investors flock to digital health in 2018

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.

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Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 6, 2018

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon offered a brief look under the hood of the company's new healthcare venture with Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway that left many underwhelmed by his proposals. Citing rising costs associated with chronic disease and the need to consumerize healthcare, Dimon said a "bipartisan group of experts" would help fix healthcare's problems.

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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.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 2, 2018

The Department of Health and Human Services’ position of Chief Technology Officer is a relatively new one. President Barack Obama created the role in 2009 and appointed the first three people to hold the post: Todd Park, Bryan Sivak, and Susannah Fox.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

APRIL 5, 2018

April 17 at 1 PM CST. Click here to register! Join Nathaniel DeNicola, MD, MSPH, FACOG, a board-certified Ob/Gyn and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC, as he leads a discussion for health care professionals on mHealth Apps in Pregnancy. Click here to submit a question to be answered during the webinar!

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 2, 2018

Hospitals will be keeping a close eye on the potential merger between Walmart and Humana, as the deal could significantly hurt their bottom lines. Accelerating Walmart's expansion in retail healthcare could pull more patients from hospital-run outpatient clinics, experts say.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 2, 2018

Samsung is developing the long-awaited successor to its Gear S3 smartwatch and could launch it sometime this year, according to a report from SamMobile, a blog focused on all things Samsung. Citing insider sources, SamMobile co-founder Martin Reinders revealed the scoop during a Facebook Live chat last week.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 5, 2018

The tech ideas of March -- change incremental or disruptive. March marked the annual American Society on Aging conference in San Francisco – where Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) are obtained for multiple social and service roles that serve older adults. The purpose was unchanged – and the limited representation of tech in the exhibit hall may hint at the peripheral role that technology use continues to play in these senior-focused jobs, despite the tech disruption this past year of voic

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.

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Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60