Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A Health Affairs study found that telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic was lower in communities with higher rates of poverty – suggesting that the industry must address the digital divide in order to ensure widespread access to virtual care. The study , which was conducted by researchers from Harvard and the RAND Corporation, examined the variation in total outpatient visits and telemedicine use among 16.7 million commercially insured and Medicare Advantage enrollees from January

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The population worldwide is aging. According to the UN, by 2050, one in six people in the world will be over the age of 65, up from one in 11 in 2019. Given that “aging” […]. The article Age-Tech Market 2021: Perspectives and Expectations appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

By the autumn of 2020, U.S. physicians grew concerned that patients who were avoiding visits to doctor’s offices were missing care for chronic conditions, discussed in in Delayed and Forgone Health Care for N onelderly Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Urban Institute. More than three-fourths of people who delayed or forewent care had at least one chronic health condition.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The device reportedly will include a cellular connection and could tie in with third-party health and wellness services, such as those offered by Peloton.

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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Helio Health in Syracuse, New York, treats patients with substance use disorder and behavioral health issues. Many times, these patients have exacerbating conditions on the medical side. On top of those, there is a COVID-19 threat for both staff and patients. THE PROBLEM. Both sides were very vulnerable, and there is an epidemic of substance use disorder – and a pandemic on top of that.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced consumers to define what were basic or essential needs to them; for most people, those items have been hygiene products, food, and connectivity to the Internet. There’s another good that’s essential to people who are patients: prescription drugs. A new report from CoverMyMeds details the current state of medication access weaving together key health care industry and consumer data.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The solution uses AI and machine learning to improve adherence.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

New York City's NYU Langone Health had been investing in telemedicine for several years before the COVID-19 pandemic and had always been keenly aware of the important role technology would play in the future of healthcare. The organization has offered services such as virtual urgent care, telepsychiatry and virtual post-op appointments for several years to meet the needs of patients.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Scott Hampel, president, MedeAnalytics. When I wrote about megatrends last year, the predictions were, naturally, forward-looking. Telehealth, for example, was important because of increased healthcare consumerism and the convergence of technologies to make its […].

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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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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Healthcare applications are increasing in complexity. Health data continues to grow exponentially. To avoid being drowned in this technology deluge, healthcare providers and health IT vendors are turning to 3rd party infrastructure providers for their systems + data needs. IDC predicted that healthcare data would grow 11,000% from an estimated 153 exabytes of data (153,000,000 […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

With a single authentication, iPhone owners whose providers use DrChrono's OnPatient will be able to consolidate their records within Apple's PHR.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

University of California San Diego engineers have developed a skin patch that can be worn on the neck to track blood pressure and heart rate while monitoring the user's glucose, lactate, alcohol or caffeine levels. "Intertwined with concepts of telehealth, the Internet of medical things, and precision medicine, wearable sensors offer features to actively and remotely monitor physiological parameters," wrote the research team in a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering thi

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Target enrichment is an essential process for multiple types of DNA or genetic sequencing techniques, and depending on which technique is in question, the actual process will vary quite a bit in both degree and […]. The article Target Enrichment: What Is It and How Does It Work?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. APIs can enable “Data liberación,” a concept proposed by Todd Park when he worked in the Obama administration.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The partnership will be looking to use AliveCor's Kardia-K AI, which is designed to measure a patient's potassium levels.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. WHY IT MATTERS. In a recent white paper, Optimizing Health IT for Safe Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care , the two groups outline some recommendations to help support and improve such IT integrations.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jamison Utter, director of product evangelism, Medigate. Last year (2020) was a year of chaos, and one that demonstrated why robust cybersecurity is an essential priority for all healthcare organizations. From COVID-19 disruptions to […]. The article Clinical Zero Trust: The Time Is Right In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The following is a guest article by John Janas, MD, Medical Director at Twistle. The COVID-19 pandemic has successfully accelerated the availability of digital health tools, while simultaneously exposing opportunity for improvement in their ability to activate patients in their care. Our nation has struggled to engage patients through patient portal apps over the past […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

MindMed plans to use HealthMode's machine learning capabilities into its new digital medicine division.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The CEO of telecommunications giant BT, Philip Jansen, recently expressed an interest in expanding the company more into healthcare. The news comes with the company facing an imminent, controversial restructure that will see 90% of its buildings close, a move that could potentially result in thousands of redundancies. BT, which is the world’s oldest telecoms company, already has strong links to the healthcare sector, with an entire division of BT Business dedicated to public sector health.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While news about vaccines is mostly dominated by COVID-19 right now, work is continuing to find a vaccine that can protect against different types of cancer. The latest development comes from Anixa Biosciences (ANIX:NASDAQ) and […]. The article Can This Promising Vaccine Really Stop Breast Cancer?

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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

On today’s #HITsm chat, the question was posed “Do you think EHR systems improve care coordination? Please elaborate.” This was my response: I think the EHR offers slight improvements. Easily accessing the paper chart by a clinician helps vs can’t find the paper chart. However, the EHRs best value in care coordination will be when […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The proposal aims to ensure that Europe's data is collated and shared in a secure and transparent way.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bob Burnett, director of B2B solutions deployment and planning, Brother International Corporation. The start of the global pandemic put incredible stress on the numerous healthcare heroes as well as their facilities, and the industry […]. The article Helping Our Healthcare Heroes with Smarter IT appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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