Author: trident50
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GSMA announces mobile ecosystem partnership to provide mHealth services to women, children
The GSMA today announced that its Mobile for Development mHealth programme has launched a new cross-ecosystem partnership designed to provide a range of mHealth services to women and children, with a particular focus on nutrition, across Sub-Saharan Africa. …read more
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Crowdsourcing in Healthcare, Scribes, and Mandated Inefficiencies
Top 5 tech trends healthcare leaders should pay attention to. #healthIT http://t.co/q9e26RGazF pic.twitter.com/9FxqimfYwJ — InsightDrivenHealth (@AccentureHealth) June 25, 2014 I’m a HUGE fan of crowdsourcing. I do it for so many things in my life and it’s incredibly effective. Although, I haven’t seen much of it done in healthcare. I’d love to hear examples where…
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4 of 5 smartphone users interested in mobile healthcare interactions
Four out of five smartphone users worldwide are interested in mHealth technology that will let them interact with healthcare providers, a new FICO survey reveals. read more …read more
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Big promise, hurdles await adoption and innovation of mHealth
Mobile healthcare poses tremendous opportunities in the next 10 years, but “significant barriers” will challenge consumer and care industry adoption–including the complexity of the U.S. medical system, an economic approach that does not pass on cost savings to patients, fuzzy federal regulations and poorly defined guidelines–according to a recent presentation. read more …read more
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Virtual medical visit platform taps smartphones, tablets
A soon-to-debut mobile health platform from will let patients make virtual appointments with physicians via a smartphone, tablet or computer. read more …read more
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Morning Headlines 6/30/14
Report Finds Health Unit of V.A. Needs Overhaul A review of the Veterans Health Administration conducted by Rob Nabors, deputy chief of staff to President Obama, finds that VA leadership “is not prepared to deliver effective day-to-day management.” The report says that inept managers and a corrosive and non-transparent culture across the system have eroded…
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mHealth holds potential to aid pregnant women, newborns worldwide
The increasing availability of wireless service and mobile phones is helping healthcare efforts relating to pregnant women and newborns by improving data collection and response systems, according to a recent research viewpoint post published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. read more …read more
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Feds, states successfully pilot exchange of behavioral health data
Patient behavioral health data has been successfully exchanged across state lines, opening the door to further interoperability of such data, according to a new report released by ONC. read more …read more
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Monday Morning Update 6/30/14
Top News White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rob Nabors delivered his review of the VA to President Obama Friday. The report’s high points: The VA is the country’s largest health system with 1,700 sites and $150 billion per year in funding. The 14-day patient scheduling standard was unrealistic and encouraged inappropriate behavior. The Veterans…
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Progress and Collaboration: One Industry Expert’s Perspectives on Clinical Transformation and Health IT Advancement
Annamalai Ramanathan, director of Georgia Regents Health System in Augusta, Georgia, shares his perspectives on the challenges and opportunities embedded in forward progress in healthcare Among the liveliest of the numerous important sessions at the Health IT Summit in Atlanta, sponsored by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) was a panel discussion entitled “Achieving…