Author: trident50
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Are Doc-Led ACOs Better? The Jury’s Still Out, Say Healthcare Policy Researchers
0 A Health Affairs study finds physician-led ACOs facing challenges with infrastructure for care transition management and IT development If there’s one thing that we at Healthcare Informatics have been stressing for years now, it’s that physician engagement is absolutely crucial to the success of any IT implementation, from the rollout of a core electronic…
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The Role of Informatics in Accountable Care Organizations?
As part of the Masters Program in Health Informatics, I produced videos on The Role of Informatics for Accountable Care Organizations. Links are below. I will be updating this post with videos each week. Key Learning Objectives are: To discuss the establishment of ACO Models of care and legislation that created them. We will also…
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Apple patents may hint at future mHealth strategy
Three Apple patents related to wearable sensors deployed on an iPhone were published last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may offer a deeper look into the vendor’s mHealth strategy. read more …read more
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Smartphone-powered bionic pancreas outperforms traditional diabetes pump
A wearable, automated bionic pancreas, created using an iPhone 4S and a G4 Platinum continuous glucose monitor and a software algorithm, outperformed a traditional insulin pump approach in a study on adolescent and adult diabetic monitoring published in the New England Journal of Medicine. read more …read more
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Lack of brand-name smartphone could be Google’s downfall in wearables battle
There is one big reason why Google may not emerge the victor in the wearable device and apps battle being waged with smartphone makers Apple and Samsung: It lacks a brand-name smartphone and thus faces a big market challenge. read more …read more
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Canada cautiously moves forward in mHealth
There are both cultural and organizational barriers preventing more Canadians from embracing mobile health innovations–and a prime one is a culture of caution, according to the Financial Post. read more …read more
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New Health Affairs Study Compares Experiences of MD-Led and Other ACOs
A new study has come out in Health Affairs, one that sheds new light on the opportunities and challenges of physician leadership in the ACO movement, including IT and care management challenges An important new study has come out in the June 2014 issue of Health Affairs. The article, entitled “First National Survey of ACOs…
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Informatics and Big Data for ACOs
Video Link: Informatics and Technology Internet resources can provide benchmarks and analysis for Medicare Populations. The CMS Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse website is located at www.ccwdata.org. As described on the site, the warehouse provides Medicare and Medicaid beneficiary claims and assessment data, linked by beneficiary across the continuum of care. This website provides dashboards that…
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Research roundup: Improving colon cancer screening; disparities in heart care; Medicaid expansion’s effect on cities
This report estimated the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on 14 large and diverse cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Columbus, Charlotte, Detroit, Memphis, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and Miami. …read more
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Developing a Health IT Academy in the Heart of Texas
Texas A&M Health and Science Center (TAMHSC) is teaming with Dell to start academy that will train practicing physicians on health information technology. In this Q&A, Paul Ogden, M.D., interim dean of the College of Medicine at TAMHSC, explains why the initiative is vital in today’s rapidly changing environment. Not having doctors prepared to use…