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Joanne Stevens: 2011 mHealth Summit
http://www.mhealthalliance.org Dr. Joanne Stevens, of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA), speaks at the 2011 mHealth Summit about MAMA’s efforts … Jackie Moller-Larson, who works in Ghana with MoTeCH, speaks at the 2012 GSMA-mHealth Alliance Mobile Health Summit about her interested in mHealth and its p… Video Rating: 3 / 5
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One Hospital Institutes the Ultimate Rewards Program – A Healthier Life
When you fly on the same airline a lot, you get rewards. When you stay the same hotel a lot, you get rewards. Credit card companies, grocery stores, coffee shops all offer their consumers rewards—even 10-year-olds have reward programs. Do your homework, get a few gold stars, and you get a prize. One hospital has…
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St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital Acknowledges Data Breach
St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital, a 50-bed facility in Wisconsin, has notified 629 patients who received treatment from Jan. 1 to Aug. 26 of a data breach that occurred when an unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee’s vehicle. St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital, a 50-bed facility in Wisconsin, has notified 629 patients who received treatment from…
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Iowa Health System Suffers Data Breach
UnityPoint Health, a multi-hospital and clinic health system based in Des Moines, Iowa., has suffered a data breach affecting 1,800 patients. The breach occurred when someone at a third-party company working with UnityPoint illegally gained access to the EMR system by using a password of individuals who were authorized to access the system for medical…
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Fourth Annual Xerox Survey Shows Slow Progress in Patient Knowledge of Electronic Health Records
While more healthcare providers continue to adopt Electronic Health Records, a recent Xerox survey revealed the need for doctors to educate consumers about digital medical records to comply with upcoming federal mandates. Xerox’s fourth annual EHR survey of 2,009 U.S. adults revealed that only 29 percent of those who have a doctor have been informed…
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Doctor Explains Why He’s Avoiding EMR
Dr. Peter Kambelos likes being in solo practice because he can make all the decisions. And for now, the internist has decided to keep using paper records. It’s partially an economic decision. He doesn’t feel he can afford the switch to an EMR. Politics might play a bit of a role, too. Kambelos, who is…
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Secure cloud could resolve interoperability issues
Secure cloud collaboration can help solve interoperability issues as it links mHealth and other applications among healthcare providers, TechCrunch reported. In an article focusing on Box, which… read more Source: Secure cloud could resolve interoperability issues
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Radio frequency technology costly, but could improve hospital supply chain
Using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to track medical equipment, blood, supplies and even patients is saving hospitals money, improving patient safety and even facilitating patient… read more Source: Radio frequency technology costly, but could improve hospital supply chain
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Focus on IT: The secret to a profitable healthcare career
It turns out science and math nerds were right all along–even when it comes to landing profitable careers in the healthcare field. read more Source: Focus on IT: The secret to a profitable healthcare career
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Salaries–computer engineer tops the list; health administrators near bottom
It turns out science and math nerds were right all along–even when it comes to landing profitable careers in the healthcare field. read more Source: Salaries–computer engineer tops the list; health administrators near bottom