Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Brooke Faulkner, freelance writer; @faulknercreek. Up to a fifth of patients with serious conditions are first misdiagnosed, and that leaves tremendous consequences. With the help of healthcare technology, doctors are able to diagnosis patients more effectively and easier. For example, migrating patient data from paper to online, known as electronic health records (EHRs), has […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The HeartGuide watch uses a flexible synthetic band to inflate and maintain its shape to comfortably take an oscillometric wrist blood pressure on the fly.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For the first time, we can take a clinically accurate blood pressure measurement from our wrist — welcome to the first of its kind wrist-worn blood pressure monitor, HeartGuide, brought to market by Omron. I know this journey has been a long, patient one, as I came to know Ranndy Kellogg, Omron’s President and CEO, several years ago at CES.

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Health Law Gurus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The Trump administration has issued a 119-page report Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition that reaffirms the administration’s effort to deregulate the healthcare industry in an attempt to encourage competition and lower costs. This healthcare manifesto is a blueprint to reform the delivery of care and consumer choice by relaxing state and federal laws.

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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 20, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Erica Doherty, healthcare industry and solution strategy director, Infor. You may be familiar with the Gallup study that identified—across industries and organizations—that 68 percent of employees are not engaged in their work. That is not only disheartening, but scary, especially when talking about workers in the healthcare industry.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

It would not be surprising to know that when the Great Recession hit the U.S. in 2008, one in three Americans delayed medical treatment due to costs. Ten years later, as media headlines and the President boast an improved American economy, the same proportion of people are self-rationing healthcare due to cost. That percentage of people who delay medical cost based on the expense has remained stable since 2006: between 29 and 31 percent of Americans have self-rationed care due to cost for over a

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CMS.gov

DECEMBER 21, 2018

“Pathways to Success,” an Overhaul of Medicare’s ACO Program. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Fri, 12/21/2018 - 13:09. Seema Verma. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Topic. Innovation models. Medicare Parts A & B. “Pathways to Success,” an Overhaul of Medicare’s ACO Program. Today the Trump Administration announced our overhaul of the program for Accountable Care Organizations, or “ACOs,” in Medicare.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 18, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Harnil Oza, CEO, Hyperlink InfoSystem. Today, the level at which the vast majority of us place our reliance on mobile devices for the completion of so many of our tasks every day, even some of the more complex and daunting tasks, has risen so high. All over the globe, so many users from every field […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Comprised of a Samsung touch screen device and an app-based platfrom, the InterStim smart programmer helps patients and physicians more easily monitor incontinence implants.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 18, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Vyne Medical, the leading provider of healthcare communication and data management technology for more than 800 hospitals and health systems, today announced a partnership with Adventist Health System for implementation of its Trace communication management and quality assurance platform.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Headlines also highlighted changes to Wear OS and designs for sensor-laden smart diapers.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Companies are using blockchain-backed currencies to motivate users to share data, workout and stay sober.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Emily Vaughn, product development director of Change Healthcare, and Tim Dunlevy, VP of engineering at PokitDok, discuss first use cases and applications for blockchain as well as the process of going from private to public blockchain networks.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Startup founders warn their peers to think carefully about deploying distributed ledger technologies.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The K app will not only help users better understand their condition, but in 2019 will quickly link them to a licensed virtual care provider.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The update looks to bring new health data and features to the forefront while streamlining the overall user experience.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Abel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University and co-founder of Health Data Link, says that addressing the fragmentation of data in healthcare is needed to make the most of blockchain technology.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Dr. Manish Kohli, HIMSS' Chair Global Board of Directors, discusses global struggles with access, quality and cost of care and how China has stepped up to those challenges with remarkable speed and level of ambition.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Sensors connected via Bluetooth to a smartphone app can provide users frequent reports on their foot's temperature.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2018

From multi-organization collaborations to single-hospital pilots, this year has seen its fair share of experimental blockchain initiatives.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Also: The pharma industry continues to use digital technologies for R&D and diabetes management.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Amazon's 2018 news also included new hires, machine-learning tools for healthcare organizations and more.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The regulatory changes also come alongside Pre-Cert Program updates and roughly a dozen noteworthy digital health approvals.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Yesterday, Shanghai-based insurtech startup CareVoice (who launched their AI voice-based virtual health assistant for insurers and employers in Greater China in May 2018) announced the official launch of StartupCare, the first health benefit and insurance for startups in China. StartupCare combines a premium medical insurance with fully digitalised health and insurance services.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The funding, which comes alongside $2.5 million in debt financing, will go toward an expanded sales team and product development.

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