Author: trident50
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EMR Interfaces, MU vs Quality Care, and Data Outside EMR
@samuelrajan yes! I Will help! Moving forward, any emr not interfaced with @CoverMyMeds is obsolete! Pls rt! — natalie hodge (@nataliehodge) April 21, 2014 I’m not sure I agree completely with this tweet. I don’t know enough about Covery My Meds to say either way. Although, I wondered if many EMRs will integrate with Covery…
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Viewpoints: The number keeps rising; new fears about census fracus; patients lose as insurers ‘play games’
Obamacare’s critics have had a bad week. On Thursday, President Obama announced that 8 million people have enrolled in new health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, and a significant portion of them are young Americans. …read more
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Gamification is a winning approach for mHealth tech
A person facing a medical issue and an upsetting diagnosis are hungry for information and typically have to embark on a new lifestyle that incorporates healthier choices. But it can be daunting,… read more …read more
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Patent filing reveals Google may be developing a contact lens camera
A report on Google patents claims the search titan may be making a contact lens featuring a computerized camera along with a sensor and an integrated, thin silicon chip. “One of Google’s… read more …read more
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Monday Morning Update 4/21/14
Top News UPMC (PA) says that the information of 27,000 of its employees was exposed in a February breach, with 788 of them so far being known to have been victims of fraudulent tax return filings. A lawyer seeking class action status of his lawsuit asks the obvious question: why did the breach involve only…
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Q&A: The Opportunity for Patient Engagement in Community Health (Part 1 of 2)
Jan Oldenburg is a leading authority on patient engagement, having edited a book for HIMSS on the subject and worked on developing digital engagement systems for Kaiser and Aetna. She talks about patient engagement in community health in part 1 of this two-part Q&A. To say Jan Oldenburg has written the book on patient engagement…
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Sutter Care at Home reaps big benefits from tablet deployment
The third time was a charm for a large home care agency’s quest to integrate mHealth technology into its practice, and the benefits range from improved data sharing to greater efficiency by… read more …read more
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mHealth still untapped resource for docs
For the most part, providers are still wary over the mHealth movement. And this caution just might be preventing them from big care improvement opportunities, say the findings of a new study. The study, commissioned by mobile professional services firm Mobiquity, finds some 70 percent of consumers use mobile apps every day to track physical…
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Why a gaming touch with mHealth apps could prove beneficial to patients
As FierceMobileHealthcare reported recently a new study reveals mHealth apps using a gaming touch could help patients reduce stress, pay more attention to their health and improve recovery. In fact,… read more …read more
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UPMC Data Breach Affects 27K Employees; Nearly 800 Hit by Tax Fraud
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is reporting that the personal information of 27,000 of its employees might have been put at risk by identity thieves, with nearly 800 workers falling victim to a fraudulent tax return scheme, say multiple news outlets. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is reporting that the personal…