Author: trident50
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Study: Mobile Apps With Decision Support Lead to More Diagnoses
Mobile devices featuring decision support tools may hold the key to getting more nurses to diagnose patients with chronic health issues such as obesity, smoking, and depression, according to a study from Columbia University School of Nursing. Mobile devices featuring decision support tools may hold the key to getting more nurses to diagnose patients with…
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UnitedHealthcare expands mHealth app with payment, Fitbit functionality
UnitedHealthcare plan members can now pay medical bills via the provider’s mobile app, Health4Me; the payer’s mHealth software is the first to have an electronic bill-payment service, according to an announcement. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/unitedhealthcare-expands-mhealth-app-payment-fitbit-functionality/2015-02-23?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Two Healthcare Orgs to Connect on Cancer Care Through Telehealth
The Calif.-based Stanford Health Care’s Cancer Center and the Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services are using telemedicine technology to allow local oncologists and other clinicians to connect to present complex or rare cancer cases and discuss treatment options and plans. The Calif.-based Stanford Health Care’s Cancer Center and the Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services are…
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Are Legacy EHR Sytems the HIPAA Ticking Time Bomb?
Healthcare IT and EHR security is a really important topic right now. Many organizations have started to spend time and resources on this problem after a series of healthcare and non-healthcare breaches. The Anthem breach being the most recent. Overall, this is a great thing for the industry since I think there’s more that could…
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Healthcare industry ‘behind by a country mile’ in email security
The healthcare industry lags behind almost all others when it comes to privacy and security practices–and that holds true when it comes to email communication as well, according to a recently published report. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/healthcare-industry-behind-country-mile-email-security/2015-02-20?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Health threat-analysis organizations to boost cybersecurity prep
President Barack Obama’s executive order to use information sharing and analysis organizations to boost cybersecurity will raise awareness and help create better coordination between private entities and government, according to Deborah Kobza, executive director of the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/health-threat-analysis-organizations-boost-cybersecurity-prep/2015-02-20?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Mobile Health to Transform Care: The Case for Adoption Now – Breakaway Thinking
The following is a guest blog post by Todd Stansfield from The Breakaway Group (A Xerox Company). Check out all of the blog posts in the Breakaway Thinking series. Mobile health (mHealth) is here to stay, and you don’t have to look far for proof. Patients now use mHealth to comparison shop basic healthcare services…
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Mobile Applications Update
By John Halamka I have long believed that social networking concepts, mobile devices, analytics, and cloud are key tactics for the success of any IT organization. We’re in an era as significant as the mainframe to PC revolution in which BYOD devices and apps are becoming the platform of choice. Given the regulatory/compliance mandates for…
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Making the “Mobile” Rounds to Improve Patient Satisfaction
At the Ohio-based Genesis HealthCare System, leaders have recognized the importance of improving patient satisfaction, and have implemented mobile rounding solution that captures patient feedback in real-time to better their experience. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), hospitals, and insurers alike are striving to better define and measure quality of healthcare, of which…
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Morning Headlines 2/17/15
Feds, states extend Obamacare enrollment period for some Healthcare.gov and most state-level exchanges will extend open enrollment through next weekend due to complaints of long waits and computer glitches. Analytics Predict Which Patients Will Suffer Post-Surgical Infections Predictive analytics systems are having a direct impact on post-operative infection rates. By analyzing risk factors and intraoperative…