Author: trident50
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Mobile Health Apps Lack Behavior-Change Techniques
Behavior-change techniques are not well represented in the marketing materials for top-rated physical-activity apps, according to a team of Penn State researchers. They also found that two types of physical-activity apps are available on the market—those that focus on educating users on how to perform different exercises and those that focus on supporting users’ motivation…
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Big data may require more privacy protections
Existing efforts to ensure the privacy of patient health information may be inadequate in the era of big data, according to a newly published White House report. read more …read more
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Blue Cross Blue Shield TX – Tinnes, Kelly
First Name: Kelly Last Name: Tinnes Organization: Blue Cross Blue Shield TX Work Email: kelly_tinnes@bcbsil.com Pledge Type: Data Holder …read more
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ONC: Hospital EHR adoption, interoperability on the rise
Hospitals continue to make progress in the transition to electronic health records, although adoption still varies widely, according to a new data brief released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. read more …read more
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Blue Cross Blue Shield OK – Tinnes, Kelly
First Name: Kelly Last Name: Tinnes Organization: Blue Cross Blue Shield OK Work Email: kelly_tinnes@bcbsil.com Pledge Type: Data Holder …read more
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Blue Cross Blue Shield NM – Tinnes, Kelly
First Name: Kelly Last Name: Tinnes Organization: Blue Cross Blue Shield NM Work Email: kelly_tinnes@bcbsil.com Pledge Type: Data Holder …read more
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St. Bernards Healthcare selects InteliChart’s Enterprise Patient Portal for acute care facilities
InteliChart, a leading provider of patient engagement and health information exchange (HIE) technology, announced today that St. Bernards Healthcare, the largest healthcare integrated delivery network in northeastern Arkansas, has selected InteliChart’s Enterprise Patient Portal to deliver a single portal solution for its system of acute and ambulatory care facilities. …read more
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Blue Cross Blue Shield IL – Tinnes, Kelly
First Name: Kelly Last Name: Tinnes Organization: Blue Cross Blue Shield IL Work Email: kelly_tinnes@bcbsil.com Pledge Type: Data Holder …read more
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Morning Headlines 5/6/14
Epic, Cerner are top EHRs for docs meeting meaningful-use requirement Epic remains the top vendor for Meaningful Use attestations by eligible providers with a complete EHR, while Cerner is the top vendor for EPs attesting with a modular EHR. CMS Cancels ICD-10 Testing Slated for July CMS announces that it has cancelled plans to conduct…
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Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP’s report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations
The final battle of the war over the Affordable Care Act is being waged today over expanding Medicaid. … The refusal of more than half the states to cover so many of their neediest citizens -; the number who have fallen into the “coverage gap” is estimated at 5 million -; amazes and frustrates health…