Category: apps
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Advisory Panel: Telehealth Projects
The HIStalk Advisory Panel is a group of hospital CIOs, hospital CMIOs, practicing physicians, and a few vendor executives who have volunteered to provide their thoughts on topical industry issues. I’ll seek their input every month or so on an important news developments and also ask the non-vendor members about their recent experience with vendors.…
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Cancer smartphone apps for consumers lack effectiveness
There is a lack of evidence on the utility, effectiveness and safety of smartphone-based cancer applications, according to an article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. “Overall, this… read more …read more
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Humana, Healthsense Activate Telehealth Pilot
The Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana and Healthsense, a Mendota Heights, Minn.-based provider of aging services technologies, have completed member enrollment in a remote monitoring pilot program. The Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana and Healthsense, a Mendota Heights, Minn.-based provider of aging services technologies, have completed member enrollment in a remote monitoring pilot program. The…
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Kvedar: Mobile mood trackers are promising mHealth trend
Mood tracking apps could be the next phase of “self-health” mobile technologies, according to Joseph Kvedar, M.D., founder and director of Partners HealthCare’s Center for Connected Health. read more …read more
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TeamHealth Holdings announces acquisition of Professional Anesthesia Services
TeamHealth Holdings Inc., one of the nation’s largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, announced the acquisition of the operations of Professional Anesthesia Services, LLP. Based in Omaha, Neb., Professional Anesthesia Services’ physicians and certified registered nurse anesthetists manage more than 18,000 cases annually through anesthesia management services for Bergan Mercy Medical Center…
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Bill attemps to clear up mishmash of state laws on telehealth
A bill introduced in the U.S. House seeks to establish a federal definition of telehealth and clear up the confusion from myriad state policies. read more …read more
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Tablet-Based Mobile Carts Drive EHR Engagement
As health systems and eligible healthcare professionals transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2 Meaningful Use to meet the 2014 reporting deadline, they are often faced with having to find innovative solutions to satisfy the new objectives and reporting requirements. Some of the core objectives of Stage 2 specifically address engaging patients with their medical…
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Telehealth chronic disease self-management effective for boosting care to isolated areas
Telehealth chronic disease self-management programs can be effective for boosting care access to isolated areas, research published this month in Telemedicine and e-Health has determined. read more …read more
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mHealth in 2013: Two steps forward, two steps back
It was a momentous year for mobile health, and in my estimation there were four pivotal events or trends–two good, two bad–that best captured the current state of mHealth as this year comes to a… read more …read more
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Global telemedicine market forcast: 18.5 percent growth rate through 2018
The shortage of physicians in rural areas combined with continuous development of telecommunications capabilities are a boon to the market for telemedicine services, according to a new report. read more …read more