Author: trident50
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Apps aim to help Medicaid patients improve health and wellness
Two free text messaging services aim to help Medicaid patients take an active role in their wellness and health management. The adult service, called Txt4health, offered by UnitedHealthcare Community… read more …read more
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UnitedHealth Group’s Stephen Hemsley: Telemedicine innovation begins with fundamentals
Consumers will be the most important factor in how the healthcare industry evolves and how organizations use health information technology, UnitedHealth Group President and CEO Stephen Hemsley said Monday at the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore. read more …read more
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Payers embrace wearable tech
Health insurers are well-positioned to take advantage of the rise of wearable technology, such as fitness bands. The devices provide the type of information health insurers need to drive better health outcomes, reduce risks and attract more consumers with incentives and rewards. read more …read more
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As stakes grow higher, health IT pros struggle to comply with regulations
Healthcare leaders are so caught up in an overwhelming number of federal regulatory mandates that IT leaders “can’t do anything else,” Randy McCleese, CIO of St. Claire Regional Medical Center and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) board chairman, told InformationWeek. read more …read more
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You Get What You Ask For
I recently had a chance to meet Dr. Dave Levin, the first CMIO from Cleveland Clinic, at the Texas HIMSS conference, where I spoke about Google Glass in healthcare. During his keynote, he gave a quick overview of his book – mHealth: Global Opportunities and Challenges – that I’m reading now. The most important thing…
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4 ways hospitals are meeting Meaningful Use
By Marla Durben-Hirsch Hospitals trying to meaningfully use their electronic health records are caught between a rock and a hard place in 2014. Meeting the Meaningful Use requirements has become… read more …read more
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Little privacy protection for personal health data culled from fitness-tracking apps
Privacy protections aren’t keeping up with fitness-tracking apps and devices that collect personal health information and the developers who store and sell the lucrative data, The Washington Post reports. read more …read more
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Morning Headlines 5/19/14
Veterans Affairs Chief Accepts Resignation Of Robert Petzel, Under Secretary For Health Robert Petzel, the top VA official for health care, resigns after it was discovered that the Phoenix VA Medical Center had been falsifying appointment wait lists to appear compliant with the VA’s standards. Petzel was already scheduled to retire in just a few…
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Healthcare Risks, Privacy Risks, and Blowing Up MU
There’s a big difference in cutting your pill in half, and using @evernote for your #EMR or building your own #EKG. All have risks. #hcsm — Lauren Still (@laurencstill) May 19, 2014 All of healthcare has risks. The key is getting a good grasp of all the risks. Are we doing that really well in…
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eHealth Week 2015 is coming to Riga 11-13 May, 2015
RIGA, LV (HealthTech Wire / News) The next eHealth Week will be in Riga, Latvia, 11 13 May 2015 and will take place during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. eHealth Week comprises of two main events: the high level … …read more