Author: trident50
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A Treatment Plan for Technology in Health Care
The following is a guest blog post by Andy Oram, writer and editor at O’Reilly Media. The kind of health care reform that brings better care at a reasonable cost will consist of many, tightly interlocking strands. Each of us—everyday consumers and patients, health care providers, payers and public health officials, technology developers, policy makers,…
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Where does mHealth fit into the Internet of Things?
Mobile healthcare devices and apps will play a starring role in the Internet of Things given expectations on emerging monitoring and sensor technologies that will be used to track everything from fitness achievements to surgical rehab. read more …read more
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Study: 82 Percent of Young Adults Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits
A new study from MDLive, a Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth software provider, has found that 82 percent of young adults age 18 to 34 who have a doctor say having a consultation with their physician via a mobile device is the best option for them. A new study from MDLive, a Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth software provider,…
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Why hospitals must change the way they view mHealth
Most of us are familiar with mobile health apps like Fitbit, Jawbone and MyFitnessPal, which help people track their activity levels and count calories. However, these are just the tip of the iceberg. read more …read more
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Experience vital to successful mHealth app publishing
The most successful mHealth application ventures use a services strategy, boast a robust tool portfolio and embrace medical APIs, according to a new study published by research2guidance. read more …read more
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Community health centers making HIT progress
Community health centers have adopted health IT at rates higher than office-based physicians, including large practices and large integrated healthcare systems, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund. read more …read more
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Readers Write: EHR Usability – Whose Job Is It?
EHR Usability – Whose Job Is It? By Michael Burger Near misses, good catches, or serious reportable events – how many of these could be a design flaw of the EHR used? This was an underlying question in an article published recently entitled, “Poor Prescription documentation in EHR jeopardizes patient safety at VA hospital.” This…
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ATA: Telemedicine meant to supplement, not ‘totally replace’ in-person care
While telemedicine can serve as a viable and convenient alternative to face-to-face primary and urgent care, particularly for rural patients, it’s not meant to totally replace such care, according to draft guidelines published this month by the American Telemedicine Association. read more …read more
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HHS emergency data mining pushes privacy envelope
Despite all the good a data sharing program developed and impmlemented by the federal government to identify vulnerable patients during emergencies and disasters can provide, the privacy and security of information used looms as a major concern. read more …read more
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First Edition: May 16, 2014
Today’s headlines include reports about the Indiana governor’s alternative plan to expand Medicaid. Kaiser Health News staff writer Sarah Varney, working in collaboration with PBS Newshour, reports: “Men and women involved in the criminal justice system are more likely to be sicker than the general population, with higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, depression, mood disorders…