Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 8, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By George Mathew, chief medical officer, North America, DXC Technology Connected consumers, and their data, will play a critical role in transforming the next era of healthcare. In fact, global industry analyst IDC predicts that by the end of 2020, 25 percent of the data used in medical care will be collected and shared with […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 8, 2019

A new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging found that a smartphone camera combined with a transdermal optical imaging system could accurately predict blood pressure.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2019

August 8 is National CBD Day. Who knew? Well, now you do, and I’m going to explain how this three-letter-acronym is rolling into the retail health landscape, opportunities, risks, and other issues I like to cover when forecasting the future of a new-new thing in health/care. “CBD” stands for cannabidiol, which is a derivative of cannabis, marijuana and hemp plants.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Jim Higgins, Founder & CEO at Solutionreach. You can follow him on twitter: @higgs77 Let’s be honest. Life happens to everyone. Which means that sometimes patients miss appointments, show up late, and do a myriad of other annoying things. And yet, no practice can live without them. […].

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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

AUGUST 7, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jared Jost, vice president of marketing, PatientPop. Of all the changes we’ve seen in the last century, the digital revolution has an excellent claim on being the most profound. As businesses of every stripe discover just what can be done within the rapidly evolving digital world, ongoing changes continue to shake up the landscape. […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2019

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2019

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/9 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) on the topic “Health IT IPOs” For many startup companies, they have big dreams of one day doing an IPO with their company. In many […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 5, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By David Wenger, CEO, Bridge Connector. At this point, most of us in healthcare have read similar statistics about why we need to do more to address social determinants of health (SDoH) — the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, and how those factors impact individuals’ health — to improve […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 6, 2019

Yesterday at the Voice of Healthcare Summit at Harvard Medical School, panelists discussed the lure of voice technology, its opportunities and the importance of keeping privacy front and center.

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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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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

When you think “J.D. Power,” your mind probably imagines reviews of automotive performance, retail shopping experiences, or perhaps even health insurance plan customer service. Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. J.D. Power has undertaken a survey on consumer satisfaction with 31 telehealth providers across 15 measures, which will be published in November 2019.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2019

In recent times, Epic has expanded its vision from being merely an EHR vendor to offering access to a gigantic patient health dataset culled from a broad range of providers. However, getting there is proving to be tougher than the company expected. According to John Moore of Chilmark Research, who attended Epic’s 2018 UGM conference, […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 5, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Payal Rathod, editor, Transparency Market Research. TMR’s study expects neurological navigation systems to emerge as leaders in the realm of surgical navigation systems due to high prevalence of brain tumors. According to the National Brain Tumor Society, approximately 700,000 people in the U.S. are living with brain tumor.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 5, 2019

The startup's Cardiogram Care feature, which is typically only included in the premium version, will now be unlocked on Fossil watches.

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Health Blawg

AUGUST 9, 2019

Good luck, David. I hope to hear more about this new chapter. Hoping you address some mental health and addiction stuff.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 5, 2019

I don’t know about you, but I don’t like the idea of governments selling off patient healthcare data. Still, given the financial benefits it could generate, I’m not surprised that people are still kicking around the idea, which is what makes the following article to be so interesting. In her recent piece, EY global health sciences […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 6, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chris Jaeger, advisor for ACO and health system strategy, AristaMD. In April 2019, CMS announced the Primary Cares Initiative which is expected to reduce administrative burdens and increase patient care while decreasing healthcare costs. Learn more about the payment models of the Primary Cares Initiatives, and how eConsults directly support this new initiative.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 6, 2019

DocDoc, a virtual network of physicians and hospitals supporting patients to find quality medical care in Asia, announced that it has raised $13M in its latest institutional capital round. The financing was done on a convertible note and was led by Adamas Finance Asia Limited (ADAM), a London-listed investment company, alongside leading regional family offices, a fund managed by a global investment firm specialising in financial services and the Cyberport Macro Fund.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2019

Sponsor: AWS, Datica, Zipnosis Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Compliance & Legal Patient Engagement Quality and Safety Telehealth Resource Central: Upcoming Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Minneapolis-based Zipnosis sought a flexible, HIPAA-compliant architecture on which to build its telemedicine solution, with support for integrating virtual visit records and customers' HL7 data.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2019

Happy Friday everyone! We hope you’ve had a great week. For this week’s #FunFriday edition, we have some hilarious commentary on data in the EHR. Not to mention a little security humor as well. I hope you enjoy it. Right? If it's not in the chart, it didn't happen. Which is increasingly funny as the […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 6, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Shara Cohen, vice president of customer experience, clinical effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer, Health. Hospitals and health systems are under enormous pressure to provide high quality care in an environment of declining reimbursements and shifting payment models.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 8, 2019

Users earn points for tracking healthy behaviors and may redeem them at various vendors.

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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.

Health Populi

AUGUST 7, 2019

Marc Iskowitz, Executive Editor of MM&M, warmly welcomed me to the Haymarket Media soundproof studio in New York City yesterday. We’d been trying to schedule meeting up to do a live podcast since February, and we finally got our mutual acts together on 6th August 2019. Here’s a link to the 30-minute conversation, where Marc combed through the over 500 endnotes from HealthConsuming ‘s appendix to explore the patient as the new health care payor, the Amazon prime-ing of people, and prosp

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 8, 2019

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Cerner Advanced Reporting position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Cordea Consulting and is available in Massachusetts. Here’s a description of the position: Required Experience: Previous experience with […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 9, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Abhinav Shashank, CEO and co-founder, Innovaccer. “Relief from deadly pain is just a pill away!” How many times have we heard catchlines like these? It was easy to get your hands on colorful pills and capsules that could ease off the pain and were easily available to act as a part-time solution to various […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 8, 2019

It is thought the new lab could improve cancer screening, support earlier diagnosis and personalised prevention, and automate routine tasks.

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