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  • How Mount Sinai uses mHealth to pave the way for more robust patient care

    How Mount Sinai uses mHealth to pave the way for more robust patient care

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    The exploding number of healthcare apps ready for download on smartphones and tablets is impressive and shows no sign of letting up. But the real story of their potential impact is far more than a case of raw numbers. Longer term, mobile apps will have a profound effect on the management of chronic diseases and…

  • Survey: Underserved Populations Struggle with Patient Engagement, mHealth Adoption

    Survey: Underserved Populations Struggle with Patient Engagement, mHealth Adoption

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    Urban and rural community health centers and clinics report that patient engagement has been challenging, particularly in areas related to the adoption of healthy behaviors and compliance with standard care recommendation and treatment protocols, according to a new survey by The Commonwealth Fund. Urban and rural community health centers and clinics report that patient engagement…

  • Emerging Health Apps Pose Major Security Risk

    Emerging Health Apps Pose Major Security Risk

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    As new technologies like fitness bands, telemedicine and smartphone apps have become more important to healthcare, the issue of how to protect the privacy of the data they generate has become more important, too. After all, all of these devices use the public Internet to broadcast data, at least at some point in the transmission. Typically, telemedicine…

  • Oregon Telehealth Projects Target Population Health Improvements

    Oregon Telehealth Projects Target Population Health Improvements

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    The State of Oregon has awarded grant funding for five one-year telehealth projects that support the state’s healthcare system transformation efforts. Each project will work to address a unique population and system challenge in areas such as behavior health, youth dental, dementia care, HIV services and connecting paramedics to clinics in rural areas. The State…

  • Updated 21st Century Cures Bill Includes Interoperability, Telehealth Language

    Updated 21st Century Cures Bill Includes Interoperability, Telehealth Language

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    The House Energy and Commerce Committee released an updated version of the 21st Century Cures Act this week, which includes specific language on the interoperability of EHRs and telehealth coverage. Health IT stakeholders have begun to share their reactions to the proposed legislation. The House Energy and Commerce Committee released an updated version of the…

  • Accountable Care Organizations and use of Telehealth/Telemedicine?

    Accountable Care Organizations and use of Telehealth/Telemedicine?

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    By Deborah Leyva Link: Early Savings from Banner Telehealth Pilot  Health Data Management (in the above link) reported savings from use of Telehealth that resulted in reductions in readmissions and healthcare costs. The ONC’s Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan 2011-2015 described the use of technology to improve care, improve population health and reduce per capita…

  • Report: Medicare Reimbursed Nearly $14M for Telemedicine Last Year

    Report: Medicare Reimbursed Nearly $14M for Telemedicine Last Year

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    In 2014, Medicare telemedicine reimbursement totaled $13.9 million, a number that has steadily increased since 2008, according to the Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law (CTeL). In 2014, Medicare telemedicine reimbursement totaled $13.9 million, a number that has steadily increased since 2008, according to the Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and…

  • Telemedicine no more effective than phone counseling to help smokers quit

    Telemedicine no more effective than phone counseling to help smokers quit

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    A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has found little difference between sessions delivered by telemedicine or by phone in the effectiveness of counseling to help rural patients stop smoking. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/telemedicine-no-more-effective-phone-counseling-help-smokers-quit/2015-05-11?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Report: 2015 may be 'breakthrough' year for mHealth wearables

    Report: 2015 may be 'breakthrough' year for mHealth wearables

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    This may be the “breakthrough” year for revenue and consumer adoption of fitness and mHealth wearables, and much of it may be due to the arrival of the Apple Watch, according to a new Visiongain report. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/report-2015-may-be-breakthrough-year-mhealth-wearables/2015-05-10?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • UnitedHealthcare Expands Coverage Options for Telehealth Visits

    UnitedHealthcare Expands Coverage Options for Telehealth Visits

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    Health insurer UnitedHealthcare has announced that it is expanding coverage options for virtual physician visits. Health insurer UnitedHealthcare has announced that it is expanding coverage options for virtual physician visits. read more …read more Source:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthcare-informatics/~3/LHfmxaKoC3s/unitedhealthcare-expands-coverage-options-telehealth-visits