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Who will regulate mHealth? Patient Engagement at Crossroads; New Alliance Takes On Interoperability

Chilmark Research

Public vs. Private Oversight of Mobile Health. The group’s stated purpose is to enable interoperability across the five founding members’ EHRs. In its simplest form, CommonWell will establish a set of standards and services that enable query-based health information sharing in a heterogeneous EHR environment.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015.

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Apple Health app will link to your medical records (thanks to FHIR)

Medicine and Technology

Apple recently announced that its mobile Health app will link to electronic health record (EHR) systems. This will allow patients/consumers access to their personal health record (PHR). FHIR is finally allowing true interoperability to become a reality.

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How One Hospital System Baked Love Into Their Health App

Health Populi

Enter the enterprise health cloud (EHC). Health clouds yield many benefits to hospitals looking to address the digital service chasms between providers and patients/consumers. EHCs can: Simplify interoperability, enabling data to move into applications. This post has been published on Progress Software’s website here.

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COPD Management: A Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in 2024

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Through RPM, patients can use wearable devices and mobile health applications to transmit data such as oxygen saturation levels, respiratory rate, and activity levels to their healthcare providers in real-time. These apps often integrate with wearable devices, allowing seamless data sharing and analysis.

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

Apple recently announced its foray into the personal health record market. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas.

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

Apple recently announced its foray into the personal health record market. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas.