KevinMD
AUGUST 1, 2019
The EMR has become a focal point in the physician burnout discussion. Although I believe EMRs are a necessary evil, current iterations of them are just not good. Each click on a mouse is a prick on the many good souls that figuratively bleed until they are physically and mentally burned out. Scribes are not […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 2, 2019
Healthcare chatbots can address some of the most pressing challenges for healthcare providers today. However, the benefits come with some downsides.
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Lloyd Price
JULY 30, 2019
Suddenly, everybody’s talking about ambient computing. I blame Intel, and I’ll tell you why in a minute. Ambient computing is real. It’s the next megatrend in computing. Ambient means “in the air” or “present on all sides” or “all around us.” To interact in an “ambient computing” context means to not care and not even necessarily know where exactly the devices are that you’re interacting with.
Health Populi
JULY 29, 2019
One in three Americans does not have a broadband connection, according to a new report from the NPD Group. This means that about 100 million people in the U.S. can’t benefit from telehealth and other digital health connections that can bolster self-care, home care, and lower cost care. Most of these folks in the broadband-digital divide live in rural America/. “The so-called digital divide, between those that can or cannot make the best use of the Internet, can be clearly felt in rur
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KevinMD
JULY 29, 2019
As Wei Wei Lee sat with her doctor to discuss starting a family, she felt a “distance” between them. The physician was busy on the computer and focused on the screen. “It just didn’t feel very personal,” Lee said. “I didn’t feel heard.” It seemed as though keeping a record of the conversation was more […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 31, 2019
Nearly three quarters of Americans said they are unaware of, or unable to access telehealth services, even though one in 10 said they had previously used telehealth technology. These were among the findings of a J.D. Power survey of 1,000 Americans, which also found patients between the ages of 18 and 24 to have used telehealth more than any other age group – seniors used telehealth services the least.
CE App
JULY 29, 2019
Communicating risk status for a complex disease such as Alzheimer’s can be challenging. Should providers disclose genetic screening and biomarkers risk results that are solely predictive to their patients? Even if a patient cannot use this information to seek further treatment? Are the potential benefits of seeking early treatment once the initial signs of the disease worth any related worries or fears of the onset of cognitive decline and impairments?
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 29, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rik Coder, vice president of public sector, Pexip. Today’s healthcare organizations face tremendous pressure to deliver high-quality care and improve patient satisfaction, all while reducing costs. As hospitals adapt to new value-based care models, telehealth can be a great way to improve patient satisfaction and engagement.
Mobi Health News
JULY 30, 2019
The program is designed to help providers gain additional insights into a patient's health records without changing their workflows.
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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.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
AUGUST 2, 2019
E-prescription manager Surescripts has terminated its contract with data company ReMy Health, accusing it of “fraudulently” providing Amazon’s PillPack with patient prescription data, taking its evidence to the FBI
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 2, 2019
While CMS' new "Data at the Point of Care" pilot took center stage at the Blue Button Developers Conference on Tuesday, there was another initiative announced that could have huge implications for patients getting easier access to their claims data.
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 31, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe Grace, partner, Chief Outsiders. The US healthcare system has serious systemic problems. While the cost of healthcare continues to escalate, access to care is more difficult than ever. As a country we are getting sicker, chronic conditions are on the rise and, for the first time, longevity may be on the decline.
Mobi Health News
JULY 30, 2019
The company's latest algorithm extracts raw data from a variety of sensors and unifies them into a uniform vital signs reading, MobiHealthNews exclusively learned.
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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.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
AUGUST 2, 2019
Goal is to provide quicker, more thorough analysis of patient safety reporting system
FierceHealthIT
JULY 30, 2019
Last August six of the world's largest technology giants publicly committed to supporting interoperability in healthcare and to take steps to advance data sharing standards. A year later, the cloud technology leaders say they have made notable progress to reduce barriers to interoperability and are committed to advancing open standards.
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 29, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Michael Dehoyos, web developer, PhD Kingdom and Next Coursework. Technology is advancing at an unbelievably rapid pace and there are new breakthroughs every day for artificial intelligence and big data in multiple industries. They have the potential to completely revolutionize the field of healthcare and some changes are already starting to take place.
Mobi Health News
JULY 31, 2019
CARIN, a nonprofit dedicated to consumer-directed exchange of health information, has unveiled its Blue Button HL7 FHIR API model and draft guidance implementation guides.
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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!
Enzyme Health
JULY 31, 2019
If you are working in telemedicine, you should be aware of the latest data supporting this method of healthcare delivery. Get to know the most important data on telehealth market growth, insurance and telemedicine, telehealth technology, telemedicine patient demographics, telehealth patient satisfaction, provider adoption of telehealth, and specialty telemedicine statistics.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 31, 2019
Telehealth often is touted as a technology tool that can help improve healthcare access, especially for vulnerable populations, and reduce costs to the healthcare system. But telehealth usage remains low, barely in double digits in even the most engaged demographics, according to a new survey from J.D. Power.
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 31, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kathleen Riordan and Apurva Subramanian, healthcare experts, PA Consulting. Over the next decade one in five US residents will be over the age of 65, over 70 percent of whom will require some form of Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS) as they continue to age.
Mobi Health News
JULY 31, 2019
The study was published today in Nature.
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.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
JULY 30, 2019
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie believes this was a key first step in solving interoperability issues between the VA, DoD and other healthcare providers
FierceHealthIT
JULY 31, 2019
Medical professionals are often saddled with student loan debt that they struggle to pay off, but a not-for-profit community hospital in New York state has come up with a way to help.
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Abhinav Shashank, CEO and co-founder, Innovaccer. Fact 1: As per the latest data made available by the Office for Civil Rights for HHS, more than 208,000 privacy-related complaints have been made in the last 16 years. Fact 2: If a hospital makes a call to a patient to remind them of their upcoming appointment, […].
Mobi Health News
JULY 30, 2019
BabySparks' platform has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times by users living in 180 countries, according to the startup.
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Healthcare IT Today
JULY 30, 2019
The following is a guest blog post by Chris Logan, Director, Healthcare Industry Strategy at VMware. In the last decade, technology has significantly helped the healthcare industry make strides to improve care in rural settings. But many providers in rural areas still face major obstacles. For instance, 1 in 5 rural hospitals are at risk of […].
FierceHealthIT
JULY 30, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a pilot program to put claims data directly into the hands of healthcare providers and clinicians through application programming interfaces via the Medicare Blue Button program.
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 1, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ran Polikane, founder, Nanox. The digital age has of course brought tremendous advances to healthcare, but one area in particular has lagged: medical imaging. The sad truth is that two-thirds of the world’s population still has no regular access to medical imaging.
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