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  • Study: Mobile Apps Lead to Health Plan Satisfaction

    Study: Mobile Apps Lead to Health Plan Satisfaction

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    Individuals who have contacted their health plan via a mobile app are more satisfied with their plans than those who have not used the technology, according to a survey from J.D. Power, a Westlake Village, Calif.-based information services firm. Individuals who have contacted their health plan via a mobile app are more satisfied with their…

  • VA missed opportunities to enroll patients in telehealth program

    VA missed opportunities to enroll patients in telehealth program

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    Non-Institutional Care Patients had some of the best outcomes through the Veterans Health Administration’s Home Telehealth Program; however, a recent audit found that the agency missed opportunities to expand enrollment for those patients. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/va-missed-opportunities-enroll-patients-telehealth-program/2015-03-10?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Clinicians Developing Mobile Apps on Several Fronts

    Clinicians Developing Mobile Apps on Several Fronts

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    0 Many clinicians are working on developing mobile apps with specific agendas in mind. Some are creating narrowly focused apps that reach across their discipline to solve particular pain points. Others are developing consumer-facing apps tied to specific chronic disease management programs within their health systems. For one of Healthcare Informatics’ 2015 Tech Trend stories,…

  • Apple Watch is an mHealth disappointment–so far

    Apple Watch is an mHealth disappointment–so far

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    Monday was a big day for Apple. But not such a big day for those of us eager to discover what Apple can do when it comes to developing an mHealth wearable device. That’s because for the most part, we still don’t know what Apple can do with wearable mHealth tech. Apple’s Watch, available next…

  • HITRUST Analysis Deems Healthcare “Reactive” to Cybersecurity

    HITRUST Analysis Deems Healthcare “Reactive” to Cybersecurity

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    The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), a Frisco, Texas-based industry group working to establish a common security framework (CSF), analyzed how healthcare organizations tackle data security against cyber threats and risks, and found most were reactionary in their approach. The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), a Frisco, Texas-based industry group working to establish a common…

  • Ohio Hospitals Begin to Apply Predictive Modeling to Patient Safety Efforts

    Ohio Hospitals Begin to Apply Predictive Modeling to Patient Safety Efforts

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    0 the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA), has offered its members access to software called Wayfinder developed by Healthcare Colloquium Inc., a subsidiary of Columbus, Ohio-based research nonprofit Battelle. Wayfinder software uses records to compare an individual hospital’s performance against regional, state and national peers. It also uses predictive modeling to help hospitals identify the trajectory…

  • GAO rips Healthcare.gov for continued flaws

    GAO rips Healthcare.gov for continued flaws

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has improved Healthcare.gov since its disastrous launch in 2013, but still lacks the IT management policies to fully fix the system, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/gao-rips-healthcaregov-continued-flaws/2015-03-06?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • HITECH: Doomed from the start?

    HITECH: Doomed from the start?

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    Despite $28 billion spent to date, the HITECH Act has failed to boost efficiency, cut costs or improve care quality for patients, primarily due to a lack of interoperability, five republican senators say. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/hitech-doomed-start/2015-03-06?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • State Progress on Telemedicine Includes Medical Licensure Compact

    State Progress on Telemedicine Includes Medical Licensure Compact

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    State legislatures across the country have a keen focus on telemedicine in 2015, including adding Medicaid coverage for telemedicine. Last week, the Utah Legislature passed the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact drafted by the Federation of State Medical Boards to make it easier for telemedicine practitioners to offer their services across state lines. State legislatures across…

  • Tian Ge, Xi He collaborate to develop new mobile health management platform

    Tian Ge, Xi He collaborate to develop new mobile health management platform

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    Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Limited, the largest “many-to-many” live social communities platform in China, announced that the Company has agreed to invest approximately RMB24 million (~USD$3.8 million) in exchange for approximately 34.47% equity interest in Hangzhou Xi He Technology Co., Ltd., a market leader in providing health management software to hospitals and physical check-up clinics…