Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Leslie Sanchez, clinical educator, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Active shooter training was initially seen as cumbersome and just “more training” to complete in our emergency department. However, after staff received the active shooter education which included statistics, active shooter profiles, videos of active shooters in action, and recorded interviews with victims and […].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s National Health IT Week in the US, so I’m kicking off the week with this post focused on how digital health can bolster economic development. As the only health economist in the family of the 2018 HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors, this is a voice through which I can uniquely speak. In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), less formally known as the Stimulus Bill.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Experts speaking at next week’s Connected Health Conference discuss the importance of technology adoption and how new tools can encourage stronger patient-provider relationships.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 10, 2018

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Have you ever had disciplinary action against your license as a health care professional? Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a criminal offense? Have you ever been convicted of fraud or patient neglect? If so, then you may have also been terminated or excluded from the federal Medicare Program or your state Medicaid Program.

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 11, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. DocuTAP crafts on-demand healthcare software and services that make over a thousand urgent care clinics run efficiently. We design a tablet-based EHR and PM, offer RCM services, and refine patient workflow. Elevator pitch A better urgent care experience. Founders’ story In May of 2000, DocuTAP’s founders realized that wireless devices would play an increasingly important […].

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 10, 2018

NASA will now be piloting the clinical decision support tool UpToDate, which gives users access to thousands of clinical resourcers, on the International Space Station.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 8, 2018

By Achal A. Aggarwal, J.D., M.B.A., Attorney, The Health Law Firm The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) is an organization that sets certain standards for anyone seeking licensure in the US It prepares and administers state recognized examinations for medical students and medical residents, to assure they meet certain requirements for clinical knowledge (CK) and ability to interact effectively with patient using the English language, the latter know as "clinical skills" (CK).

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 11, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Join Electronic Health Reporter partner Goliath Technologies on Tuesday, October 16th at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT. During the live seminar you’ll gain the opportunity to learn more about how healthcare organizations like Monroe Healthcare, of Wisconsin, and Catholic Health Initiatives proactively use Goliath Technologies’ new Epic Module to anticipate, troubleshoot and prevent end user […].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna was approved this week by U.S. Federal regulators after months of scrutinizing the antitrust-size-market control implications of the deal. I wrote this post on the deal as an inflection point in American healthcare on 3rd December 2017 when CVS and Aetna announced their marriage intentions. This post updates my initial thoughts on the deal, given the morphing US healthcare market on both the traditional health services front and fast-evolving retail health envir

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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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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The biopharmaceutical serivce will launch a new service on Microsoft's Azure App Services that will be able to send care teams patient data alerting them of saftey issues.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 8, 2018

At this month's Connected Health Conference Preview, digital health developers and providers will explore the best ways to keep the human element front and center.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Recently granted patents show a shopping cart that monitors your heart rate, Alexa listening for coughs

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 12, 2018

At next week's Connected Health Conference, doctors from Harvard and UPMC will tackle the question of whether telemedicine's costs outweigh its benefits.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The three-year-old startup made waves last month at TechCrunch Disrupt and Health 2.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Maryland-based RightEye now has clearance for its software that helps clinicians assess reading skills, brain health and functional vision.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The app monitors heart rhythms via the smartphone's camera and uses AI to identify irregularities.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Manal Almalki, PhD, of Jazan University in Saudi Arabia, is empowering patients to monitor their health at home so they can gain insights into their own body using wearables; the tool is also aggregating data during the patient-run experiments.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Skipping out on comprehensive device documentation and risk assessment will cripple an organization's cybersecurity program, experts say.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2018

A new report from StartUp Health Insights shows large, late-stage deals are driving the trend.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 10, 2018

NHS Digital introduces new mental health data hub, Babylon creates new Healthcheck feature, institute launches £3m competition paving the way for a UK-wide infrastructure for health data research and EY releases preliminary findings from survey on digital health attitudes.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Singapore-based Mobile Health plans to use Doctorbell's AI capabilities for emergency and tertiary care triage.

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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.

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The Department of Health and Social Care estimates that the WannaCry cyber attack from May 2017 cost the NHS £92m.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Most likely, in one of the few lucid moments you have in your hectic, even chaotic schedule you contemplate healthcare’s greatest problems, its most pressing questions that must be solved, obstacles and the most important hurdles that must be overcome, and how doing so would alleviate many of your woes.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Flo Health plans to use the new money to kick of its next growth phase and continue product improvement.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2018

High deductibles and increased engagement are changing what patients expect out of their insurer and provider.

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